Racism is rife in UK workplaces
It’s time for unions to put the fight against racism at the heart of organising, bargaining and campaigning work. We must build solidarity among working people and show that the debates about class and race in modern Britain are fundamentally linked.
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We need a £15 minimum wage. This is how to get there
As workers struggle to stay afloat, it is clear that higher wages have to be at the heart of the UK’s economic strategy. We need to transition the economy to high-wage, high-skilled and secure jobs. And shift our economic model away from a reliance on …Read more…
¡Viva La Educación!
British and Cuban trade unions enjoy a long history of warm relations and solidarity. In the education sector inter-union contact is especially fruitful.
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Rail strikes: how the Conservative government is blocking a negotiated resolution
We’re not saying the Transport Secretary ‘should get involved’ – we’re saying he’s already involved.
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Trade union freedom on trial in Turkey
For at least a decade, the Erdoğan regime in Turkey has been clamping down on democratic freedoms and workers’ rights.
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Workers unite to resist farcical economic policy
Forget cheese, fashion and football – France is leading the way in affordable energy
The French have recently shown a new skill – keeping energy bills low. Forget all the things you’d usually associate France with, this year it’s all about ensuring working people can afford to run their homes.
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The government’s latest probation changes will put lives at risk (again)
Cost of summer childcare is “pushing families to the edge”
We need the government to give an urgent cash boost to the childcare sector, and in the long term deliver a proper plan for universal, flexible, high quality, affordable childcare for everyone who needs it, when they need it.
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As workers face new attacks on their rights – a 20-year-old case shows how unions can win
Union members’ rights are under ferocious attack by bad employers like P&O Ferries and by a government intent on hindering workers’ ability to demand better pay and conditions.
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How to build inclusive construction – some lessons from Hinkley Point C
When we talk about the jobs of the future, it seems obvious that these should be good jobs that are open to all. But what does this mean in practice?Read more…
Is it too hot to work?
With temperatures set to rocket to highs of 32°C in parts of the UK this week the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a heat-health alert.Read more…
Standing up for ourselves – Our OCS dispute story
Domestic worker Joanne Thompson gives her experience of the industrial action taken by her and her colleagues at The Harbour in Blackpool recently.Read more…
LGBT staff need more support
TUC calls for more support for LGBT staff on the first day of the union body’s annual LGBT+ conference.Read more…
“If you don’t fight you will always lose”
New Wales TUC President, Brendan Kelly, tells us about his priorities for the year ahead and why he’ll be marching in London on 18 June.Read more…
The time is now – why you should join us on Saturday
Rather than the Chancellor’s belated, half-hearted support package, we need real change. A decent pay rise for public sector workers. Fair pay agreements. A £15 minimum wage. And the Employment Bill…Read more…
Ministers should seek to resolve strikes, not bring in strike-breakers
The proposal to allow employers to bring in agency workers to fill in for striking workers, is a shameful outcome for a government that only a few years ago promised to “protect and enhance” workers’…Read more…
Egypt can’t deliver a just transition at COP27 while workers’ rights are on the line
As Egypt prepares to take over the COP27 presidency and countries gather for the Bonn Climate Conference, trade unions are calling for Egypt to end its repression of workers, trade unions and…Read more…
Employers MUST carry out individual risk assessments for pregnant workers and new mothers
Thanks to union advice and organising the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has updated its guidance making it clear that employers must carry out individual risk assessments for pregnant workers and…Read more…