Disabled people are more at risk of having to make the difficult decision between heating and eating.
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Three charts on trade union membership
This is the first in a series of blogs exploring how unions can organise in 2023.
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Unions court win means agency workers can no longer be used to break strike action
Unions have scored an important win against the government’s attacks on trade unions. The High Court has quashed a legal change that ministers made last year that allowed employment agencies to supply workers to replace those on strike.
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Black Activist Development Programme – Online Taster Session (2023)
On Thursday, 22nd June we held our first build-up event ahead of the launch of the TUC Yorkshire & the Humber Black Activist Development Programme (2023).
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The day everything changed: midwifery during the Covid-19 pandemic
The day everything changed: midwifery during the Covid-19 pandemic, By Suzanne Hardacre, Head of Midwifery in Cardiff during the Covid-19 pandemic and member of the Royal College of Midwives
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Finding confidence and inner strength through my union
Finding confidence and inner strength through my union, by Marjorie Magsino, a nurse at Moriston Hospital and UNISON member
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Becoming a trade union rep just before the Covid-19 pandemic
Becoming a trade union rep just before the Covid-19 pandemic, By Stacey Keane, midwife in Cwm Taf Morganwg and member of the Royal College of Midwives.
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We need workplaces where everyone is treated with dignity and respect
Julia Georgiou is General Secretary of the NHBC Staff Association and is a member of the TUC’s LGBT+ committee shared some of her thoughts and experiences of being a trans person at work.
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No child left behind – Free school meals for all
With families under immense financial pressure, it is more important than ever to provide free school meals for every child. For many children, free school meals are their main source of hot and nutritious food.
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We will defend the right to strike at all costs
Make no mistake – this is one of the most pernicious pieces of union-bashing legislation you will ever see.
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This uncertain future requires new rights for workers to access training
With the world of work rapidly transforming, it is time for change. A new right to time off to train should be part of a wider package of measures to help workers as the economy and society undergo transformational change, including the move to net zer…Read more…
Government faced its second big defeat on the Strikes Bill
This week the government faced its second big defeat on the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill in the House of Lords.
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Global solidarity in action at ETUC Congress in Berlin
After Brexit, being part of the European trade union movement is more important than ever to the TUC.
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2023 Carers Week: Carers and the Workplace
For 2023 Carers Week, we have sought views from a variety of perspectives to look at the issues facing Carers and work. In this blog we hear from Stuart Perry, an Organiser in the Social Care Sector for the GMB Union, Bernie Huntingdon from Forward Car…Read more…
The gender pensions gap: why are women going the equivalent of 5 months a year without a pension?
Why are women going the equivalent of 5 months a year without a pension?
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We will not stand by and let them sack a single nurse, paramedic, teacher, railway worker or civil servant
It was fantastic to be joined by so many of you in Parliament Square on Monday night to send a clear message to the government:
We will not stand by while you attack our right to strike.
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Social Partnership: a new way forward for Wales
The Social Partnership and Public Procurement Act is a landmark piece of legislation. But what does it mean for you and why is the Act so important?
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After 25 years, what has devolution delivered for workers? Not enough.
After 25 years, what has devolution delivered for workers? Not enough.
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A Wales where everyone is free to be themselves – why we need to make workplaces inclusive for LGBTQ+ workers
I believe the new Wales TUC 10 step action plan will help bring about the change we need to see for LGBTQ+ workers in Wales. Read more…
Government does U-turn but rights still at risk
The deregulatory dreams of Tory extremists have collided with reality, forcing the government to overhaul its much-criticised Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
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