AUKUS and reframing security - why we need international trade union solidarity

Event Date: 16th November 2026
Location: National Education Union, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD, 6:30pm-8pm

CND PUBLIC MEETING: AUKUS and reframing security – why we need international trade union solidarity

Monday 16 November, 6:30pm-8pm

National Education Union, Hamilton House, Mabledon Place, London, WC1H 9BD

Join CND for this public meeting with guest speaker Warren Smith, the deputy national secretary of the Australian Maritime Union. Plus other speakers including Sophie Bolt, CND; and Alex Gordon, RMT.

AUKUS in Australia, particularly from the trade union movement. The Australian Maritime Union has been in the lead on this, and Warren Smith, their deputy national secretary, has been particularly prominent. CND is delighted to be hosting this meeting with him.

A public independent inquiry into Aukus has now taken place, involving former Australian Prime Ministers, retired military and naval officers, human rights lawyers and union leaders which makes recommendations for the termination of the Aukus Treaty, the nuclear submarines contract and to develop a comprehensive national security strategy.

Given the growing global dangers, building support within the trade union movement for the alternatives to war and nuclear dangers – and reframing what real security looks like – has never been more urgent.

Join this meeting to learn more about the struggle being waged in Australia and what we can all do to build international solidarity against war and nuclear dangers.