After years of pay cuts, a public sector pay rise was needed. But the government’s announcement still leaves much to be desired.Read more…
Women Chainmakers Festival – slavery statement
During the planning of this event, the issue of Birmingham and the Black Country’s relationship with the transatlantic slave trade was raised. Read more…
Dychwelyd i Weithleoedd Diogel yng Nghymru
P’un a ydych chi’n gweithio gartref, eisoes yn ôl yn y gwaith neu’n paratoi i ddychwelyd, rydyn ni i gyd yn wynebu cyfnod heriol. Mae agor siopau, busnesau ac ysgolion yn golygu nid yn unig bod angen…Read more…
Creating safe workplaces is more urgent than ever
The number of deaths at work is still shockingly high in some industries. Insecure work is part of the problem.Read more…
The chancellor must set out a bold plan to save jobs
The chancellor must act decisively to avoid mass unemployment.Read more…
Far more needed to protect the UK against mass unemployment
The chancellor’s statement on jobs doesn’t go far enough to avoid mass unemployment.Read more…
How to make the new Kickstart programme work for young people
The Chancellor’s Kickstart programme could help prevent avoid mass youth unemployment. But we need to make sure it delivers real jobs with training opportunities.Read more…
Government support is being stripped away when it’s needed more than ever
An overhaul of our social security system, not more temporary government measures, is what we need to create a real safety net.Read more…
A better recovery for the West Midlands
A better recovery for the West Midlands’ sets out a roadmap to ‘build back better’ and prevent mass unemployment with secure jobs and decent pay for working families.Read more…
As GDP shrinks, mass unemployment looms
July’s GDP figures reveal that the government needs to take urgent action to avoid a wave of job losses.Read more…
We need £150bn by 2024, not £5bn, to match Roosevelt’s New Deal
Boris Johnson’s proclamation is a far cry from Roosevelt’s new deal.Read more…
Join us for Organise 2020
Join us for Organise 2020, an online festival of ideas around union organising.Read more…
#Black Lives Matter
Monica Taylor, member of both the TUC Midlands’ Inclusion and Pensioner Network committees.Read more…
A new job in a new world
I’ve recently joined the Wales TUC team so have first-hand experience of the challenges a new starter faces, and the bizarre circumstances they will need to adjust to. I’ve put together some advice…Read more…
Safeguarding jobs & protecting the environment
Climate and Employment Proof our Work (CEPOW) Day reminds us that lowering our energy use is essential for safeguarding jobs as well as protecting the environmentRead more…
Rebuilding after the recession – a plan for decent jobs
Government investment in green technology and infrastructure is needed to create thousands of jobs and prevent a recession.Read more…
Labour market on red alert
New figures released today show why we’re so worried about a looming jobs crisis.Read more…
Live to learn, learn to live
I hated school and formal education but have found a passion for learning now, my story proves it’s never too late.Read more…
April GDP shrinks by 20 per cent
Today’s ONS figures confirmed the massive impact on the economy of the pandemic and lockdown.Read more…
There is another crisis coming – the government must act now to stop mass youth unemployment
The two industries that have so far been hit hardest by the coronavirus crisis are the two industries with the highest proportion of young workers. The government must act and guarantee a job for…Read more…