After eight years of austerity, every public sector worker deserves a decent pay rise – and we won’t accept any cherrypicking in next week’s BudgetRead more…
Austerity won’t be over until…the Chancellor stops cutting support for working families
If the Chancellor really wants to end austerity, he must reverse eight long years of cuts to the social security netRead more…
Austerity won’t be over until…Theresa May tackles the wage growth crisis
If the government really wants to stand up for working people, next week’s Budget must address the longest squeeze on real wages in two centuriesRead more…
Austerity won’t be over until…the government starts investing again
With a week to go until the Budget, we’re clear that austerity won’t be over until the Chancellor starts to invest properly in the UK economyRead more…
Is your accident book up-to-date?
The Health and Safety Executive has produced a new accident book – check yours is current and don’t let your employer claim GDPR stops you getting the information they needRead more…
Liam Fox's fantasy Brexit plan: dodgy trade deals and a race to the bottom on workers’ rights
Workers deserve a Brexit deal that delivers for them – not a hard Brexiteer fantasy that will put jobs, services and workers’ rights at riskRead more…
Japan must innovate to meet its demographic challenge
Harnessing Japan’s history and culture of innovation can help its declining working population provide for the growing number of retireesRead more…
I spent a week on work experience at the TUC – here’s what I learned
I’ve written a blog about what I did each day – and what I learned about the world of workRead more…
Universal Credit is driving workers into poverty – stop and scrap it now
The government’s flagship benefits policy is pushing low-paid workers into debt. It must be scrapped before any more damage is done.Read more…
What impact does poverty have on human rights? We're about to find out
Austerity and Universal Credit have weakened rights and pushed many low-paid workers into poverty – and Brexit could make things even worseRead more…
Don’t listen to the vaping industry – we need to keep vaping out of workplaces
Caving into big tobacco demands to allow vaping in enclosed workspaces will put non-vaping workers in harm’s wayRead more…
Employers need to recognise mental health as a workplace issue
Workers should be able to thrive in the workplace, but only if employers take active steps to tackle work-related stress and its underlying causesRead more…
Eight decades after the Battle of Cable Street, unions must mobilise to defeat the far-right again
As we reflect on the historic victory at Cable Street 82 years ago today, we must be ready to mobilise against antisemitism, racism and discrimination again todayRead more…
Why young people like me are striking against poverty wages
Going on strike taught me that we’re stronger when we stand together. For the first time, I felt like we had real power in our workplace.Read more…
We need 5,000 extra customs officers to cope with Brexit – but more cuts are coming instead
Front-line workers fear more cuts will leave the customs service unable to cope if the UK crashes out of the EU without a dealRead more…
Why a "no-deal" Brexit threatens health and safety standards
The government’s own papers show that crashing out of the EU without a deal would put our health and safety regulations at riskRead more…
The Tory in charge of Brexit has spent his career attacking workers' rights
Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab has described workers’ rights as “obstacles to British business” and UK workers as “the worst idlers in the world”Read more…
Ten years after the crash, the UK economy is going nowhere
After eight years of austerity, today’s revisions to the second quarter GDP figures suggest there’s no light at the end of the tunnel for workers feeling the squeezeRead more…
Poverty pay UK – millions of self-employed earn less than the minimum wage
Two million out of the UK’s four million self-employed workers are now stuck on poverty payRead more…
Five reasons why the so-called “ideal” US-UK trade deal would be a disaster for workers
The same right-wing thinktanks behind the Trump agenda want to carve up our NHS, tear down hard-won workers’ rights, and rip up the UK’s high food safety standardsRead more…