Giving control away: why the new Pacific trade deal threatens our rights and laws
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Institutional racism still remains a challenge at work and in wider society
On the anniversary of Stephen’s death, the sad truth is this: not enough progress has happened to challenge racism in the last 30 years.
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Scrap the Illegal Migration Bill
The government is introducing legislation that would amount to an asylum ban and send more people into the hands of the most exploitative employers.
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Age should not be a barrier to higher level learning
The Lifelong learning bill has just completed its second reading in parliament. The TUC and unions have long campaigned for strengthened rights and support for lifelong learning to improve the working lives of our members. However, the bill raises sign…Read more…
Budget 2023 – was that it?
A Budget with no ambition, more of the same at best, and basically ignoring the most pressing problems facing the UK.
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Pay up, chancellor – or the doom loop will never end
This year’s Budget day will see teachers and university staff, civil servants and rail workers out on strike for better pay. The government has to learn that cuts are opposed to economic growth, and the economy will only recover when workers have money…Read more…
Why we need Fair Funding for Wales
People in Wales are enduring the worst cost of living crisis for a generation. Nisreen Mansour explains what Wales TUC is calling on the UK Government to do to deliver better for Wales.
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One year on from P&O Ferries, the government is still letting workers down
It’s been a year since the P&O Ferries sackings, but nothing has been done to stop another one.
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Why the trade union struggle needs to be a feminist one – and vice versa
The history of International Women’s Day is a story of women who would not settle for the status quo. It’s a story of women workers protesting against unfair working conditions. Of women who demanded a voice when they had something to say. Of women who…Read more…
Plans to expand pensions auto-enrolment are a welcome first step
The government has backed legislation to expand savings into workplace pension schemes.
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Where would we be without Trade Union women?
On International Women’s Day Rhianydd Williams highlights some Welsh Trade Union women heroes who inspire her today.
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Expanding our Welsh language services on St David’s Day
On 1 March we celebrate all things Welsh – our food, our music, our beautiful landscapes and vibrant cities, our strong trade union tradition and, of course, our language.
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TUC hosted delegation on Palestinian rights
The TUC hosted a delegation in support of our work on respecting Palestinian rights and international law. The delegation met with trade unionists, parliamentarians, civil servants at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, and civil society …Read more…
Work Your Proper Hours Day – time to stop working for free
Work Your Proper Hours Day is part of the battle against long hours and excessive unpaid overtime. We’re encouraging workers finish their shifts on time. And managers are encouraged to support staff by setting reasonable workloads and putting in place …Read more…
Workers are winning
Collective action is paying off, workers are winning.
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This Apprenticeship Week, join a union
As an apprentice, you have the right to join a trade union. Trade unions exist to represent, protect and support their members in the workplace.
For too long apprentices haven’t been treated fairly. Only the trade union movement can protect them proper…Read more…
Celebrating Black British Trade Unionism
For #HeartUnions week 2023 we want to spotlight Black British trade union history. We know that our union movement is strongest when it stands for all members – Black and White – and leads the charge for equality. As the trade union movement renews th…Read more…
Yorkshire & the Humber rises up to defend the right to strike
Over the course of the past few weeks the TUC Yorkshire & the Humber (TUC Y&H) has been working collaboratively with local Trades Councils and Trade Unions to organise rallies and marches across the region.
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Fighting the anti-strike law
The government is attempting to rush through Parliament new laws that could undermine workers’ ability to take strike action to defend their pay and conditions.
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Defend the right to strike
This week the government rushed their unfair, anti-democratic anti-strike bill through the House of Commons. Join our campaign to stop the bill.
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