Petition was launched as part of the campaign against attempt to control what pension funds are invested in
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We can’t turn the clock back on Brexit, but let’s use the negotiations to build a better future, says UNISON’s Dave Prentis
Sunday 11 September 2016 For immediate release The government must use the Brexit negotiations to build a new, fairer Britain, and should start by throwing off the shackles of austerity, says UNISON…Read more…
Herts NHS cash-for-pensions deal is ‘morally wrong’ and ‘legally suspect’, says UNISON
12 September 2016 Unions will today (Monday) be protesting outside Lister Hospital in Stevenage against an offer of cash incentives by East and North Hertfordshire NHS trust to nurses who opt out of…Read more…
Railway infrastructure: a no-brainer for Britain
Since at least the financial crisis the TUC has argued for increased infrastructure spending as part of a coherent industry plan. From 2010 the coalition government did the opposite, cutting spending with no coherent strategy. In economic terms the con…Read more…
Economic Update: Brexit means… not having to say what Brexit means (yet)
“Brexit means Brexit” is likely to top the list of most repeated phrases of 2016 (at least in the press). But what does Brexit (means Brexit) mean for the economy, and working people’s jobs, rights and pay? In a new report, we attempt to survey the evidence. The problem is, there’s not that much…Read more…
Abbey Gardens E15 – Harvest Festival & Classic Vegetable Show
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TUC surveys the dire state of our movement – or does it?
Before there ever was a Labour Party there were trade unions and – since the 1860s – an annual Trades Union Congress, which has today been opened by this year’s President.Congress is, for what it’s worth, the Parliament of our movement. It is where our trade unions agree our policies and campaigns…Read more…
Seize the opportunity
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey moves composite on the European Union. See and share our film below:
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Out of EU must not mean out of work
Employers must not use Conservative in-fighting and the challenge of Brexit to let a shadow descend over the future of UK workplaces – warned Len McCluskey, Unite general secretary. Moving a…Read more…
More pay clarity call
It takes WPP CEO Martin Sorrell — the UK’s highest paid boss — less than 45 minutes to take home what an average British worker earns in an entire year. This fact was among the shocking…Read more…
Stem poverty and insecurity call
Over the summer, Tony Blair did some thinking. He came to the conclusion that he is baffled by the rise of Bernie Sanders and Jeremy Corbyn. The high priest of the third way has confessed that he…Read more…
Sports Direct: time for change
As you may have noticed, Sports Direct had its AGM this week, and meeting was totally dominated by how the board intends to overhaul its workforce practices. The treatment of the workforce at Sports Direct’s Shirebrook warehouse has become a national s…Read more…
Government must do more to tackle the investment gap if we’re to make Brexit work
Leaving the EU has raised many significant questions for our economic future. We have to do all we can to protect jobs that may be at risk from this uncertainty. We have already seen hiring freezes and the Bank of England has predicted almost a quarter…Read more…
The 45-minute salary: Why we need worker reps on boards
Sir Martin Sorrell is the Chief Executive Officer of WPP, the multinational advertising and PR firm. He’s also retained his place this year as Britain’s highest paid CEO, drawing nearly £70 million in 2015. For those who are used to somewhat fewer zeroes on their pay slips, this might…Read more…
Jeremy is going to win the Labour Leadership Contest: Get over it.
While one of the reasons why politics can be exciting is its unpredictability at times, there seems little doubt that Jeremy Corbyn will be announced the winner at the special conference on Saturday 24 September.
The latest YouGov poll predicts an ev…Read more…
Zero Hour Contracts and the TUC:
Zero-hours contracts have become an easy way to employ staff on the cheap, says TUC Commenting on figures published today (Thursday) by the Office for National Statistics, which show that the…Read more…
Green Party opposes Trade Union Act:
Green Party unanimously opposes Trade Union Act and calls for new rights for unions to access workplaces Greens have unanimously backed proposals to stand against the Conservatives’ Trade Union Act…Read more…
TUC Congress 2016:
TUC Congress 2016: The Working Class Must Be at the Head of the Movement to Control the Economy and Society TUC-organised march for the alternative, March 26, 2011 The TUC Congress 2016 is taking…Read more…
TUC Motion on Human Rights:
TUC Motion on Human Rights No to the Fraudulent “British Bill of Rights” The fight for a modern conception of rights must be taken to its conclusion The Human Rights Act, which came into…Read more…
La La Defined Benefit Pension Deficit calculations
I have long been very sceptical about the Daily Torygraph headlines about defined benefit (DB) pension schemes being “in massive deficit”, “gold plated” and/or “unaffordable”. Check out this paper below by Dennis Leech, Emeritus Professor of …Read more…