During Heart Unions week, we celebrate trade unions and how they make life better for working people. One of the most important ways they do this is through union learning and skills training,…Read more…
GDP and the pandemic in 2020
The TUC have supported the measures to protect health and the measures taken to limit the financial impact on workers and their families, but much more needs to be done.Read more…
Count me in!
This heart unions week is different, and unions are adapting across he North East to the new challenges this presents. None more so than the Communication Workers Union (CWU), known in the movement…Read more…
Union safety reps are saving lives in the pandemic
If you know someone who would make an excellent health and safety rep, tell them to step forward. Read more…
Wales needs a better Self-Isolation Support Scheme
Changes need to be made to Wales’ Self-Isolation Support Scheme to make sure that all lower paid workers are getting the help they need to isolate.Read more…
This year has tested the labour movement like never before – and we rose to the challenge.
This year our movement has worked tirelessly to further the cause of workers. Let’s spread the word.Read more…
Public Service Alliance: Key Worker Lobby
They are getting us through lockdown after lockdown — cleaning our hospitals, taking us to work and keeping food on supermarket shelves. But 2 million key workers right now live on minimum wage….Read more…
Launching the Preston ‘Join a Union’ campaign
“I feel like I’ve been punished for following the rules.”
A zero-hours worker shares their experience of trying to obtain Test and Trace Support Payment.Read more…
Time for certainty on worker protection as unemployment rises fast
The government must end the drip feed of worker and business protection, and announce the extension of the furlough scheme, including for the self-employed, to the end of the year.Read more…
Workplace Covid outbreaks are at an all-time high. Where is the action?
The week to 14th January saw the highest number of reported Covid outbreaks since the pandemic began.Read more…
FE white paper – a missed opportunity to boost retraining and skills
We need far more from the government on skills to support the economic recovery.
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Fire and rehire tactics are levelling down pay
Employers have taken advantage of lockdown and cut-throat “fire-and-rehire” tactics to slash the pay and conditions of one in four workers, according to TUC polling.Read more…
Make Britain’s goal for 2021 full and decent employment
In her New Year message, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady thanks key workers for keeping the country running through the pandemic. And she calls on the government to invest in levelling up all…Read more…
Working parents must not pay the price for the government’s last minute approach on schools and coronavirus
Last minute announcements and U-turns on school closures are wreaking havoc for working parents.Read more…
Workers asked to shield should not have to choose between their life and livelihood
The government must ensure that those asked to shield are able to do so.Read more…
Let’s vaccinate Britain – time for trade union members to step up
The way we get out of this pandemic is to get everyone vaccinated as soon as possible. That’s how we make sure workplaces are safe and get the chance to start rebuilding our country.Read more…
Three years of silence – the government’s response to electronic balloting must be lost in the post
You can order your shopping, pay your bills and even vote in many political party ballots online. But when it comes to voting in union elections, the government insists only paper postal ballots will…Read more…
The struggle for workers’ rights cannot be separated from the struggle for equality for discriminated groups
Ministers should move away from ‘divide and rule’ – and tackle socio-economic inequality in all its forms.Read more…
Now is the time to respect human and trade unions rights in Turkey
On the UN’s Human Rights Day, we are calling for human and trade union rights, along with democratic freedoms, to be respected in Turkey.Read more…