Battersea and Wandsworth Trades Union Council

Battersea and Wandsworth Trades Union Council The Battersea and Wandsworth Trade Union Council is the campaigning voice of trade unionists in our part of South West London.

The BWTUC is an organising Trades Council with the clear goal of building trade union membership and union strength in every workplace. The BWTUC works to bring local trade unionists from all sectors together to create unity and bring support to local union campaigns and social justice issues affecting the Borough.

24/07/2026
24/05/2026

Proud to announce one of our young member panellist, Seamus Farrell.

"Theme: Housing, industrial relations, EU"
https://redflagfestival.com/schedule

Seamus Farrell has worked as a mental health support worker, community worker and education facilitator and has been involved in grassroots community housing organising since 2014, organising with the Irish Housing Network and Take Back the City.
In 2019 Seamus helped set up the Community Action Tenants Union (CATU). CATU has built a unique combination of grassroots democracy, community organising and direction into a large member organisation to tackle the housing and community crisis we face, in a few short years. Seamus is now an organiser with the union.

24/05/2026

Proud to announce one of our young member panellist, Darragh Ó Dúil.
"Theme: Housing, industrial relations, EU"

https://redflagfestival.com/schedule

Darragh Ó Dúil is a 3rd year law student at Maynooth University and a delegate to the ICTU Youth Committee on behalf of the Meath Council of Trade Union. A proud Gaelgóir and political activist, he brings a socialist and student perspective.
Darragh hopes to keep the Red Flag flying for his fellow students and young people to prepare for the next generation.

24/05/2026

Proud to announce one of our young member panellist, Tiernan Murray.
"Theme: Housing, industrial relations, EU"

https://redflagfestival.com/schedule

Tiernan Murray is a member of the Financial Services Union and a Meath Council of Trade Unions delegate to the ICTU Youth Committee. A long-time trade union and political activist, he brings a Socialist and Republican perspective to contemporary political events.
Now Co-Chair of Navan Sinn Féin, Tiernan hopes to keep the Red Flag flying over a 32 County Democratic Socialist Republic, as proclaimed in 1916.

24/05/2026

Proud to announce our Moderator for the young member panellist, Leonie Cooper.

"Theme: Housing, industrial relations, EU"

https://redflagfestival.com/schedule
Leonie Cooper AM was elected to the London Assembly in May 2016 and has been Labour’s lead on Environment and Energy since then. She is also the Deputy Leader of the Labour Group.
Leonie has successfully campaigned on reducing single-use plastic bottle waste in London, leading to the Mayor’s programme of water fountains and work with Refill London.
She has also helped tackle Londoners’ fuel poverty. Her campaigning led to the first ever Mayoral Fuel Poverty Strategy.
She produced her own report on biodiversity in housing developments which led to the London Plan including Biodiversity Net Gain as a Planning Principle 3 years before it was introduced nationally. Her report also led to the inclusion of the Urban Greening Factor in the London Plan.
Leonie has led a number of campaigns, including holding Thames Water to account for poor performance, campaigning for clean air in our city and arguing for a windfall tax on oil and gas companies to support Londoners with energy bills.

Leonie is a Union member and delegate to the Battersea & Wandsworth Trades Union Council.

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68A Clapham Manor Street
London
SW46DS

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07580818671

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