Youth Fight for Jobs (YFJ) is a campaigning youth organisation based across England, Scotland and Wales backed by 7 national British trade unions the PCS,[1] RMT,[2] the CWU,[3] Unite,[4] UCU,[5] TSSA[6] and BECTU[7] as well as individual trade union branches, student unions and labour movement figures.
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| Abbreviation | YFJ |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2009 |
| Type | Youth representation |
| Purpose | Anti youth unemployment |
Region served | United Kingdom |
| Website | www.youthfightforjobs.com |
Foundation
editYouth Fight for Jobs was launched through a 'March for Jobs',[8] in the tradition of the Jarrow Marchers, to the G20 on 2 April. It held a foundation conference in May 2009.
Activities
editSince its foundation, the organisation has been attempting to raise awareness of the issues surrounding youth unemployment and creating local groups to campaign for action on these issues.
On 28 November 2009, YFJ organised a national demonstration in London with over 1000 participants.[9]
To mark the 75th anniversary of the Jarrow March on 1 October 2011, YFJ began a 330-mile march from Jarrow in South Tyneside to London to highlight youth unemployment.,[10] with the support of several MPs[11] and the backing of eight national trade unions.[12]
YFJ also marched from Merthyr Tydfil to Cardiff starting 4 August 2011 to highlight that Merthyr Tydfil had the fourth highest level of youth unemployment in Britain.[13][14]
References
edit- ^ Public and Commercial Services Union support
- ^ Rail Maritime and Transport Union support Archived 3 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Communication Workers Union support Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Unite and UCU add their support to Youth Fight for Jobs Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Unite and UCU add their support to Youth Fight for Jobs Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Youth Fight for Jobs: Campaign moving forward
- ^ Conference 2009 Emergency propositions Archived 6 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ March for Jobs Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BBC News, Young Protestors March for Jobs - Retrieved 25/12/09
- ^ BBC News, Unemployment campaigners recreate 1936 Jarrow March
- ^ Parliament.uk Early day motion 1614 - Retrieved 23/02/11
- ^ Marching for a Future - We have received the support of eight national trade unions – Unite, UCU, Bectu, CWU, TSSA, RMT, PCS and the FBU Archived 3 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Why we’re marching; Merthyr Tydfil Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BBC News - Young protesters' jobs march from Merthyr to Cardiff