Literacy is about inclusion!

A labour commitment

We've all been at events where we've felt confused or left out if we don't understand what's going on. Sometimes, this happens because of the way people talk or how information is presented. Over the last few years, the CLC, unions and federations of labour have taken steps to integrate a literacy and clear language approach into our communications, our courses and our conferences. Together with our commitment to diversity, it is part of the effort to make our labour principles of social justice, equality and inclusion a reality across the work of the union.

Toward a model conference

We are working towards making Literacy and Labour Education: Building the Movement a model conference for accessible and inclusive language. We hope that you will join us in our efforts to build this approach into all aspects of the conference, at the Literacy Forum, in our workshop and plenary sessions and in our materials. Our plan is to document this innovative process and to produce a suggested set of guidelines for use by unions.

The Literacy Forum

The opening Literacy Forum will introduce conference delegates to what a union approach in literacy and clear language is all about. We will:

• hear how unions are creating new learning opportunities for their members through literacy and workplace education.
• share stories and examples of how literacy and clear language have helped unions reach out to members who are not yet active.
• learn how literacy and clear language have helped unions plan, organize and communicate in new ways.
• find out how to bring literacy and clear language to your union!