Save Union Learning

With the flick of a pen, Gavin Williamson can reverse these cuts. But he will not lift a finger unless we force him to.

Individual stories are powerful - if you personalise your message and speak from the heart there's a better chance of persuading your MP to act.

Can you take a moment to tell your MP why union learning is important?

Tips for an effective letter to your MP:

Your message can be short or long, just make sure it's from the heart.

If you have completed union learning, be specific about the course or apprenticeship you did.

If you need some inspiration, others have written about how union learn has impacted their lives or about how union learning projects have:

Improved their skills and confidence
Helped them go on to further study
Inspired them to become lifelong learners
Funded union learning centres that have benefitted the whole community
Helped them find further employment

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Dear [recipient position will go here]  [recipient name will go here],

I’m writing to ask you to contact the Secretary of State for Education to raise my concerns about his department’s decision to cut all the funding for the Union Learning Fund (ULF).

Union learning reaches workers who might not otherwise have got back into learning. There were more than 200,000 learners last year, and it’s open to union members and non-members alike. Employers are clear that support from union learning reps and the Union Learning Fund boost take-up of training and skills development.

It’s crucial that the UK helps workers retrain and reskill to take on the jobs of the future – especially in the middle of this recession caused by the pandemic. The Union Learning Fund supports workplace learning projects that help meet this aspiration and fulfil the government’s adult skills priorities.

Please ask the Secretary of State to reconsider his decision and continue to fund the Union Learning Fund.

I look forward to your reply.

Sincerely,
[your name will go here]
[your email address will go here]

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