“The publication of the RPI be stopped at a point in the future”, the UK statistical authority pronounced (UKSA) yesterday in this of all weeks.Read more…
A stronger voice for workers – how collective bargaining can deliver a better deal at work
Workers joining together to negotiate with employers is known as collective bargaining. It changes the balance of power – and it works. But collective bargaining rights have been eroded in recent…Read more…
Working people will pay price for the economic disaster of a no deal Brexit
A no deal Brexit would be a disaster for jobs, rights and public servicesRead more…
Government U-turn could cut pensions for hundreds of thousands living abroad
Wherever UK workers spend their retirement, they should be able to expect a pension that won’t decrease year after year.Read more…
The TUC rep survey: help shape the future of our movement
We want to hear from reps right across the movement about the work they do and the support they need to deliver for members now and in the future.Read more…
Everyone deserves the right to work flexibly – it’s time for Flex for All
Today we’re joining the Flex for All campaign to give every worker the legal right to flexible working from day one in the job.Read more…
This is just the beginning – National Retraining Scheme launched in the North East
The first element of the National Retraining Scheme, the Get Help to Retrain digital service, has been rolled out in the North East. Here’s more on what the scheme offers and why it’s so important.Read more…
No deal Brexit: what it means for your rights at work
Crashing out of the EU without a deal will give Boris Johnson free rein to strip away workers’ hard-won rights and protections.Read more…
A decade of public service cuts is widening the class gap
New analysis published by the TUC this week has revealed just how much a decade of cuts has harmed millions of livesRead more…
Trade unionists led the fight for LGBT rights, but the struggle for an equal world continues
Learning to put hope and power into the hands of young workers
Last Saturday, 20 young workers from across the Yorkshire and Humberside region came together in Sheffield for the first time to learn how to organise. Here’s what we learned.Read more…
The Franchise system still isn’t working, regardless of who runs the west coast
Yesterday the government announced that Virgin Trains would not run the West Coast mainline for the first time since 1997. A consortium of FirstGroup and Trenitalia (the Italian state rail operator,…Read more…
The economy of the many is better than the economy of the few
200 years ago today (16 August), a public meeting on St. Peter’s Field in Manchester was savagely broken up by government forces. Shelly’s famous poem ‘The Mask of Anarchy’ commemorated those who…Read more…
Real pay cut for millions of people in working class jobs
While working class jobs may have changed with the shift to a service economy, the experience of poor pay, long hours, and class discrimination that the union movement has fought against remains all…Read more…
Almost half the self-employed are on poverty pay
Almost half of self-employed adults aged over 25 are earning less than the minimum wage, according to new analysis by the TUC, that punctures the myth of a growing army of wealthy entrepreneurs.Read more…
MINUS 0.2 PER CENT: The worst time to cut ourselves adrift
GDP fell by 0.2 per cent in 2019 Q2, confounding expectations of flat growth. The worst quarter since 2012 Q4 echoes economic fragilities across the globe. But in the UK it’s a particularly worrying…Read more…
Young people are a catalyst for change – Why young people can provide the change we all need
As a young person, with a job, growing up in a primarily working-class city with most young people around me in employment, I can safely say that young people do have drive to be active within a…Read more…
A four-day week with decent pay for all? It’s the future
Trade unions fought for an eight-hour day in the 19th century and a two-day weekend in the 20th. In the 21st, it’s time to take the next step and win a four-day week with fair pay for all.Read more…
The millions trapped in insecure work need a new deal from this Prime Minister
The millions trapped in insecure work need a new deal from this Prime Minister
Instead of preparing for a catastrophic no-deal Brexit, Boris Johnson should put tackling the scourge of insecure work at the top of his to-do list.Read more…