Local authorities in the England have been at the sharp end of austerity for almost a decade. Now, new research shows just how wide the gap in their funding will grow unless we take action. But the…Read more…
No to Boris Johnson’s disastrous no-deal Brexit
No responsible government would risk a no-deal Brexit, but Boris Johnson doesn’t care about the millions who will pay the price.Read more…
The Chancellor’s promises would be overwhelmed by a no-deal Brexit
Today’s spending review was meant to show that the Chancellor was listening to those concerns. But his promises are overshadowed by the threat of a no-deal Brexit that will derail the economy and…Read more…
Reaching out to young workers: Sheffield community walk
In August, the TUC’s young activist network developed the Summer Patrol into an ongoing community outreach to young workers in precarious jobs. Here’s what UNISON’s Amber Taylor-Smith learnedRead more…
No Deal Brexit: what it means for the NHS
Fewer doctors and nurses, medicine shortages for cancer patients and an open door to Trump and his Big Pharma cronies.
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The statistical authorities abandon their duty to protect the RPI
“The publication of the RPI be stopped at a point in the future”, the UK statistical authority pronounced (UKSA) yesterday in this of all weeks.Read more…
Record household debt levels show why workers need a new deal
We’ve published new research today showing the level of household debt is continuing to hit new record highs. In the first quarter of 2019, unsecured debt per household rose to £15,880. This is up by…Read more…
A stronger voice for workers – how collective bargaining can deliver a better deal at work
Workers joining together to negotiate with employers is known as collective bargaining. It changes the balance of power – and it works. But collective bargaining rights have been eroded in recent…Read more…
Working people will pay price for the economic disaster of a no deal Brexit
A no deal Brexit would be a disaster for jobs, rights and public servicesRead more…
Government U-turn could cut pensions for hundreds of thousands living abroad
Wherever UK workers spend their retirement, they should be able to expect a pension that won’t decrease year after year.Read more…
The TUC rep survey: help shape the future of our movement
We want to hear from reps right across the movement about the work they do and the support they need to deliver for members now and in the future.Read more…
Everyone deserves the right to work flexibly – it’s time for Flex for All
Today we’re joining the Flex for All campaign to give every worker the legal right to flexible working from day one in the job.Read more…
This is just the beginning – National Retraining Scheme launched in the North East
The first element of the National Retraining Scheme, the Get Help to Retrain digital service, has been rolled out in the North East. Here’s more on what the scheme offers and why it’s so important.Read more…
A decade of public service cuts is widening the class gap
New analysis published by the TUC this week has revealed just how much a decade of cuts has harmed millions of livesRead more…
No deal Brexit: what it means for your rights at work
Crashing out of the EU without a deal will give Boris Johnson free rein to strip away workers’ hard-won rights and protections.Read more…
Trade unionists led the fight for LGBT rights, but the struggle for an equal world continues
The Franchise system still isn’t working, regardless of who runs the west coast
Yesterday the government announced that Virgin Trains would not run the West Coast mainline for the first time since 1997. A consortium of FirstGroup and Trenitalia (the Italian state rail operator,…Read more…
Learning to put hope and power into the hands of young workers
Last Saturday, 20 young workers from across the Yorkshire and Humberside region came together in Sheffield for the first time to learn how to organise. Here’s what we learned.Read more…
The economy of the many is better than the economy of the few
200 years ago today (16 August), a public meeting on St. Peter’s Field in Manchester was savagely broken up by government forces. Shelly’s famous poem ‘The Mask of Anarchy’ commemorated those who…Read more…
Real pay cut for millions of people in working class jobs
While working class jobs may have changed with the shift to a service economy, the experience of poor pay, long hours, and class discrimination that the union movement has fought against remains all…Read more…