On the UN’s Human Rights Day, we are calling for human and trade union rights, along with democratic freedoms, to be respected in Turkey.Read more…
Trade unions have a crucial role in the struggle for race equality
The TUC’s new anti-racist taskforce will build on the work of the past two decades to map out the actions needed today to tackle unequal outcomes and keep race on the agenda.Read more…
Change is coming. Why I’m chairing the TUC’s new anti-racism task force
Trade unions are committed to eradicating the prejudice and discrimination and disadvantage that continue to deny many Black workers the opportunity to secure decent jobs and careers regardless of…Read more…
The TUC stands in solidarity with the Palestinian people
Today, on this UN Day of International Solidarity with the Palestinian People, the TUC is standing side by side with our sisters and brothers in their struggle for peace, justice, equality and an end…Read more…
The benefits of technology at work should be for everyone, not just employers and big tech companies
The use of new technology to manage how we work has risen during the coronavirus pandemic. But without new rules on how we deal with this, it could mean working people losing out.Read more…
“Heightened policy activism” is needed to address a global unemployment crisis
New forecasts showed unemployment rising by 13 million across advanced economies. The OECD calls for “heightened policy activism” to address this challenge: this must mean a renewed emphasis on…Read more…
Don’t repeat the mistakes of Test and Trace by outsourcing the Covid-19 vaccine programme
Here are five steps to ensure effective take up and delivery of the vaccine.Read more…
Making our workplaces in Wales a better, fairer place
Making our workplaces in Wales a better, fairer place
It’s never been more important for workers and employers to be aware of their workplace rights and responsibilities.Read more…
Ten steps for a Spending Review to create decent jobs
The spending review is a big chance for the Chancellor to think about how we get our economy back on track. With redundancies in the latest quarter at the highest on record, attention must be shifted…Read more…
Kickstart, the job creation scheme for young people, has to be a success
Young workers suffer most in recessions – youth unemployment has long-term ‘scarring’ impacts and spells of unemployment as a young worker can lead to lower pay and more unemployment decades later….Read more…
Fair pay for key workers isn’t just the right thing to do – it’s essential
The Chancellor has threatened a freeze of public sector wages in Wednesday’s Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR).Read more…
A spending review to level down Britain
For all ministers’ talk of levelling up, this spending review will level down Britain, hit key workers’ pay and break the government’s promises to the lowest paid.Read more…
The government must not postpone a raise in the minimum wage
Today, the Chancellor is expected to announce plans to cut a scheduled raise in the minimum wage. This decision could cost low paid workers more than £640 a year and will disproportionately hurt…Read more…
The campaign to promote workers’ rights in trade deals must be global
Multinational business is lobbying for trade deals which will increase their profits at the expense of workers’ rights. But trade unions across the world are fighting back.Read more…
The self-isolation payment isn’t working. The government must raise statutory sick pay now
Since the beginning of the pandemic, the government has repeatedly refused to do what’s clearly needed: raise statutory sick pay and make it available for all.Read more…
The pay freeze for key workers is a bitter pill to swallow
The government’s plans are deeply unfair to key workers who’ve put themselves on the line throughout the pandemic. People we rely on everyday have been told to pay for a crisis they did not cause and…Read more…
What’s life like for young health and safety reps?
The role of union health and safety rep has often been considered one that only members with decades of experience can fulfil. Now, more young trade union members are seeing the benefit of taking on…Read more…
Union leaders call for RPI to be renewed, not scrapped
The general secretaries of Britain’s largest unions have issued a joint statement calling on the government not to scrap the RPI measure of inflation. Read more…
The economy badly needs a “shot in the arm” through decent job creation
How men are taught that their mental health doesn’t matter – we can change that
How men are taught that their mental health doesn’t matter – we can change thatRead more…