There is likely to be a settlement of the silicosis and tuberculosis (TB) class action litigation, initiated on behalf of Southern African ex-gold mineworkers. But will it be truly comprehensive and…Read more…
Agency workers are being paid less for doing the same jobs – ministers must act now
It’s a simple principle: two people working alongside each other doing the same job should get the same pay rate.Read more…
Under May's Brexit plans, workers would pay the price of Brexit twice over
Speaking about the future Brexit negotiations, May outlined how she felt our rights at work could be traded away, but acknowledged that there would be a price to pay. Unfortunately, her plan would…Read more…
World Book Day: Six books every trade unionist should read
Top labour movement reads, from Edwardian anti-capitalism to Harry PotterRead more…
7 reasons why a UK-only trade policy wouldn’t be as good as a customs union
Conservatives want the UK to be able to negotiate its own trade deals with the rest of the world. But would such deals necessarily be a good thing for British workers?Read more…
Freezing conditions – What should Employers do?
With snow and ice forecast around the UK this week, making that journey into work can be very dangerous. If employees can get into work safely then you should try their best to do so. But what if…Read more…
Work Your Proper Hours Day – tackling the culture of unpaid overtime
UK workers gave their employers £31.2 billion of free labour last year, doing a grand total of two billion hours unpaid overtime.Read more…
Researching the TUC’s history of helping trade unionists escape Nazi Germany
Jay Stoll describes his recent research in the TUC Library into the role of the TUC in his great-grandfather’s escape from Nazi Germany.Read more…
Nearly a million people are on zero hours contracts. It’s time for government to act
Today’s figures show there are still over 900,000 people on zero hours contracts.Read more…
Working people want their rights protected after Brexit – so why won’t ministers give a guarantee?
New polling shows 73% support for the Working Time DirectiveRead more…
Learning from Europe; the case for a National Investment Bank
If British business’ don’t invest, they don’t grow, and won’t pay their workers more.Read more…
Is self-employment compatible with Universal Credit?
The complexity and hardship with which Universal Credit (UC) threatens to engulf self-employed workers is one of the underreported stories of the design of UC.Read more…
How The Simpsons ignited my love of trade unions
What do we want?
More equitable treatment at the hands of management!
When do we want it?
Soon!Read more…
As Britain's billionaire count rises, our public servants are being forced into poverty
New analysis released today shows that 18,000 children in the North East with a parent working in the public sector are now living in poverty.Read more…
NHS staff don’t want special privileges. All we want is fair pay.
Emma, Midwife – shares why public sector workers deserve a pay rise.Read more…
Workplace organising – how to start changing work for the better
Six reasons why today’s inflation figures shouldn’t lead to an interest rate hike
Dispatches investigation will lay bare Premier Inn's appalling working conditions
HeartUnions: Why we're backing the McStrikers and showing some love for public servants
HeartUnions week, which kicks off today, is a chance to celebrate the great work of unions and reps and to show how unions offer everyone a voice at work. Read more…
The government needs to get serious about equal pay for agency workers
For years, unions have called the Swedish derogation and “Undercutters’ Charter”Read more…