Allowing a bit of flexibility for fans who want to watch the World Cup can give staff morale a big boost.Read more…
High street under pressure – but employment still growing
How is it that recent news is full of retail redundancies and failing chains, yet employment continues to grow in the sector? How can we be spending more on shopping at a time when real wages are…Read more…
LGBT+ rights and equal marriage in Northern Ireland – time to end the hypocrisy
It’s been another year of abandonment for Northern Ireland’s LGBT+ community.Read more…
A woman’s place is in her Trade Union
Women will have shouldered 86% of the burden of the government’s changes to the tax and benefits system by 2020.Read more…
Social Dialogue at the ILO: More than a nice cup of tea and a sit down
By redefining what it means and who should take part, the ILO has helped establish that there’s nothing fluffy about Social Dialogue.Read more…
Women need unions and unions need women
Women in leadership course participants went to Westminster to meet the region’s parliamentarians and use it as an opportunity to raise issues affecting women across the North East including period…Read more…
Train chaos is a private, not a public sector failure
Train chaos is a private, not a public sector failure.Read more…
Younger workers are getting stuck, not getting on
On the 150th anniversary of the TUC, we reveal how a lost generation of younger workers has become trapped in low-paid, insecure workRead more…
Celebrating 150 years of the TUC
This month, the TUC celebrates its 150thanniversary and with it, a century and a half of working together to change the world of work for good.Read more…
Trade union membership is growing, but there’s still work to do
The annual trade union membership figures show we’re making progress, but the movement still faces some big challenges.Read more…
Stop the repression of Somalia’s independent trade unions
The disability pay gap is at a four-year high – ministers must act now
Disabled workers in the UK earn £1.50 less than their peers for every hour worked. It’s time to get serious about tackling the disability pay gapRead more…
More funding isn't just good for the NHS – it's good for the economy
Today’s IFS and Health Foundation report into NHS funding is welcome, but the government must go furtherRead more…
Northern TUC supports RMT members striking to keep safety critical guards on the Northern Rail
Today I joined RMT at Arriva Rail North on their 19th day of industrial action. They have shown extraordinary resilience and determination in the fight for rail safetyRead more…
Industry pay figures offer little encouragement – except for City fatcats
The latest wage figures were cause for mild optimism, but let’s not get carried awayRead more…
GDPR and health and safety representatives
Some employers are using new data regulations to stop union health and safety representatives getting information they are legally entitled toRead more…
Inflation measures aren't boring: they matter
The way government and other organisations choose to measure inflation is costing us allRead more…
Time to give our industries the protection they deserve
A cross-party group of MPs have supported the TUC’s call for a more robust trade defence regime post-BrexitRead more…
No, EU rules won’t stop us building UK ships in UK shipyards
Brexiteers are making spurious claims about the impact of EU rules on UK defence procurementRead more…
The homeworking revolution has stalled – what's gone wrong?
Homeworking is good for employers and workers alike, so I’m concerned by new figures showing its growth has stalled.Read more…