Julia Georgiou is General Secretary of the NHBC Staff Association and is a member of the TUC’s LGBT+ committee shared some of her thoughts and experiences of being a trans person at work.
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No child left behind – Free school meals for all
With families under immense financial pressure, it is more important than ever to provide free school meals for every child. For many children, free school meals are their main source of hot and nutritious food.
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We will defend the right to strike at all costs
Make no mistake – this is one of the most pernicious pieces of union-bashing legislation you will ever see.
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This uncertain future requires new rights for workers to access training
With the world of work rapidly transforming, it is time for change. A new right to time off to train should be part of a wider package of measures to help workers as the economy and society undergo transformational change, including the move to net zer…Read more…
Government faced its second big defeat on the Strikes Bill
This week the government faced its second big defeat on the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill in the House of Lords.
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Global solidarity in action at ETUC Congress in Berlin
After Brexit, being part of the European trade union movement is more important than ever to the TUC.
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2023 Carers Week: Carers and the Workplace
For 2023 Carers Week, we have sought views from a variety of perspectives to look at the issues facing Carers and work. In this blog we hear from Stuart Perry, an Organiser in the Social Care Sector for the GMB Union, Bernie Huntingdon from Forward Car…Read more…
The gender pensions gap: why are women going the equivalent of 5 months a year without a pension?
Why are women going the equivalent of 5 months a year without a pension?
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We will not stand by and let them sack a single nurse, paramedic, teacher, railway worker or civil servant
It was fantastic to be joined by so many of you in Parliament Square on Monday night to send a clear message to the government:
We will not stand by while you attack our right to strike.
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Social Partnership: a new way forward for Wales
The Social Partnership and Public Procurement Act is a landmark piece of legislation. But what does it mean for you and why is the Act so important?
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After 25 years, what has devolution delivered for workers? Not enough.
After 25 years, what has devolution delivered for workers? Not enough.
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A Wales where everyone is free to be themselves – why we need to make workplaces inclusive for LGBTQ+ workers
I believe the new Wales TUC 10 step action plan will help bring about the change we need to see for LGBTQ+ workers in Wales. Read more…
Government does U-turn but rights still at risk
The deregulatory dreams of Tory extremists have collided with reality, forcing the government to overhaul its much-criticised Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill.
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Learning at Work Week – Create the Future
Learning at Work Week, 15-21 May 2023, is an annual event which gives organisations, trade unions and ULRs the opportunity to raise the profile of adult education and celebrate the power of lifelong learning to transform lives.
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Trade unions are fighting for trans rights
The workers’ movement has now established the Trade Unions for Trans Rights Network, a campaigning network that will organise for trans rights at work and in wider society – alongside LGBTQ+ charities and community organisations.
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Government’s anti-strikes bill defeated in the House of Lords – where next for the campaign to protect our right to strike
Last week saw a string of defeats for the government’s Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill in the House of Lords. A combination of Labour, Lib Dem, crossbench peers and bishops vote in support of amendments that neutered the worst bits of this terrib…Read more…
Ninety years on from the Nazi ban on free trade unions, the lessons remain relevant to us today
Ninety years ago, the Nazis banned free trade unions. Nine decades later, we remember this step towards tyranny and recommit ourselves to the defence of free trade unions in thriving democracies.
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This May Day, let’s fight to win
This May Day, let’s resolve to fight for all working people, in all our wonderful diversity. Ultimately, that’s the best way to win the change we need.
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Welsh workers remember their colleagues who were killed at work while the UK government plans to remove British laws which make workplaces safe
On 28 April, workers across Wales who lost their lives at work will be remembered in a national ceremony in Cardiff attended by the First Minister.
Meanwhile in Westminster, ministers are planning to trash British safety protections for workers in an i…Read more…
Lesbian Visibility Week
Lesbian Visibility Week is an opportunity to show solidarity with our lesbian members and friends.
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