While the report makes a number of good recommendations, it falls short of providing the kind of safety regime that is needed.Read more…
Dodgy trade deals aren’t working for working people
Unions and businesses are demanding a seat at the negotiating tableRead more…
Work related stress is at record levels and this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week is focusing on stress.
This week is Mental Health Awareness week and it is a good to time for union members and reps to improve their understanding of how mental health issues can affect their workplace.Read more…
Supporting Muslim colleagues during Ramadan
Taking a few practical steps to support Muslim workers during Ramadan will help to create a workplace where everyone is respected and valued.Read more…
Tens of thousands marched in London, demanding a new deal for working people.
Thanks to everyone who braved the rain to help make our voices heard.Read more…
Marching for a new deal for working people
What we did today was incredible. Tens of thousands marched in London, demanding a new deal for working people.Read more…
Why we're marching for a new deal
If we all raise our voices together, we are powerful. We can change things. And we can win new deal for working people.Read more…
17-year wage squeeze the worst in two hundred years
A decade on from the financial crisis, real wages in 2018 are still worth £24 a week less than in 2008.Read more…
A jailed trade union leader is on hunger strike in Iran. Help us to secure his release
The TUC is demanding the immediate release of Esmail Adbi, jailed by the Iranian regime for defending workers’ rights.Read more…
The millions trapped in insecure work deserve a new deal
1 in 9 British workers are now stuck in precarious employment. Working people urgently need fair pay, decent rights and a voice at workRead more…
Lawyers are revolting against a justice system in crisis
Government plans to change the way barristers and solicitors are paid will make it even harder for ordinary people to get access to justiceRead more…
New TUC analysis reveals child poverty set to soar by 1 million in eight years
Government cuts mean that children from working households now account for two-thirds of those living in poverty in the UK.Read more…
Thousands of low-paid retail workers are getting stuck, not getting on
Retail is the worst industry in the UK for pay and progression. Government, employers and unions need to work together to deliver better jobs and opportunities for our retail workers.Read more…
The facts about LGBT+ rights and Brexit
Apologies, empty promises and no change – the Windrush immigration fiasco continues
The continuing saga of Britain’s Windrush Immigration FiascoRead more…
Disastrous GDP figures nothing to do with snow and all to do with the avalanche of cuts
The economy is in very bad shape. Look no further than the latest GDP figures for proof of this. Any Treasury crowing earlier this week about ‘balancing the books’ is now put into very sharp relief.Read more…
Disastrous GDP figures nothing to do with snow and all to do with the avalanche of cuts
The economy is in very bad shape. Look no further than the latest GDP figures for proof of this. Any Treasury crowing earlier this week about ‘balancing the books’ is now put into very sharp relief.Read more…
What has history taught us about BME communities in Britain?
This year we are recalling several anniversaries that are important to Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities in Britain. Read more…
Five years on from the Rana Plaza tragedy. Has anything changed?
Five years on from the Rana Plaza tragedy that claimed over 1,100 lives, Bangladesh is still caught between a safer future and dangerous old habits.Read more…
UK firms used 1.8 million zero-hour contacts in 2017 – it's time to ban zero-hour contracts
New data confirm the scale of the zero-hour contracts problem. We believe that everyone should have the right to a contract that guarantees the hours they work. The Government should ban zero-hour…Read more…