Consists of an attendance register, minutes and agendas, papers relating to trade union affiliation, correspondence and miscellaneous items.
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DD/DM/1383, DD/DM/1214, DD/DM/893
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Names (with union representing) of attendees at Council meetings
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Years 1990 and 1998-2001 only
Includes audited accounts
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Subjects include administrative matters, educational/social and employment issues, conferences/courses, appeals, rallies/demonstrations, charitable activities. Correspondents include: TUC (Trades Union Congress), Wales TUC, other trades union organisations, politicians (councillors, AM's and MP's) and County Council officers.
Additional correspondents include CND, CND Cymru, Trade Union CND and Labour CND
Includes correspondence/reports relating to "Rhuddlan Borough Debt" (a debt of c. £8,000,000 inherited from the former Rhuddlan Borough by Denbighshire County Council).
Includes additional correspondence relating to "Rhuddlan Borough Debt"
Includes papers connected with Diamond Jubilee
Includes (amongst other things) items relating to refuse collection, parking charges and a strike by the Public and Commercial Services Union connected with staff safety.
Includes (amongst other things) police funding, on-street parking charges in Rhyl and improvements at Prestatyn Railway Station.
Includes (amongst other things) items relating to the Public Audit (Wales) Bill, compulsory purchase of land in Prestatyn for supermarket development and proposed closures of Social Security offices and Job Centres.
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Correspondence and forms from trades union branches affiliating to the Trades Council
1990 and 1999-2001 only
75 years restricted access under data protection
75 years restricted access under data protection
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Features left-wing comedians, musicians, cabaret artists and theatrical productions
Relates to providing a powered wheelchair for a child with spina bifida
100 years restricted access under data protection
Model rules and standing orders approved by the General Council of the Trades Union Congress for the use of trades councils.
'For all anti-poll tax organisations [...] and all who want to defend our rights and our communities'. Organised by Trafalgar Square Defendants' Campaign (the 'National Defence Campaign for all those arrested as a result of the anti-poll tax demonstrations on March 31st and October 20th'.
Written by John Hendy, QC. Examines aims of the recently- launched Campaign for Free Trade Unions in comparison with a Labour Party policy statement relating to industrial relations law.
Suggested statement for adoption by trades councils to support Arthur Scargill (National Union of Mineworkers President)
Entitled "Ask for the Earth"
Titled "Debt or Credit" - 'a one-day conference to highlight the growing crisis in Clwyd and to evolve strategies to combat the problem'.
Written by Glyn Davies, Communist Party Welsh Industrial Organiser.
Describing itself as 'the non-sectarian, non-aligned, rank and file Trade Union journal', "Trade Union Review" became 'the personal publication' of Jimmy Barnes, born in Carlisle of 'working-class' parents, who were Communist Party members. 'The publication attracted intense hostility, regular retractions and the occasional lawyer’s letter and libel case. Virtually the "Private Eye" of the trade union movement [...] Trade Union Review specialised in scandalous disclosure, gossip and rumour [...]. It was almost single-handedly written by Jimmy [Barnes] under a wide range of pseudonyms' (source: http://www.grahamstevenson.me.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=818:barnes-jimmy&catid=2:b&Itemid=98 - accessed 17 May 2016).
Reports relating to the European Convention for the Repeal of the Maastricht Treaty.
Bilingual. The Welsh Coalition was 'open to all organisations who support the aim of cancelling the unpayable debt of the poorest countries for the Milennium'.
Agendas, minutes, papers and conference reports
Agendas, minutes, papers and related correspondence
Relates to meeting entitled "What's the way forward for Trade Unions in Wales", organised by Cymru/Wales "Morning Star" Readers & Supporters Industrial Aggregate
Describes itself as 'the leading satirical magazine in Wales' and 'an alternative investigative magazine'.
"Wales TUC to launch strategy for manufacturing in Wales"
'In support of the locked-out [TGWU] union members and their families of Friction Dynamex (formerly Ferodo) at Caernarfon'.
Bilingual. Published by Chwarae Teg (Fair Play) - 'the leading women's economic development agency in Wales'.
Newsletter of "Trade Union Friends of Searchlight". Searchlight describes itself as 'fighting fascism and racism internationally' (http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/ - accessed 24 May 2016).
Wales TUC leaflet
Discrepancy in supply of refuse sacks in Denbighshire
Submitted by the Trades Council in connection with creating a nature trail.
Supporting Councillor Ken Wells' 'recent comments on the injustice of the Council Tax bills for the residents of Denbighshire'.