Trade unions must take this opportunity for collective rights on algorithmic management, paving the way for worker voice on all tech at work.
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Applications open for the 2027 Black Activist Programme
As applications open for the 2027 Black Activist Programme, it’s an opportunity to reflect on the impact the programme has had on Black* trade unionists across the London, East and South East region.
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From Westminster to Santiago and back: What the UK’s and Chilean Minimum Service regulations Teaches Us About Authoritarianism and Democracy at Work
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Forward to an Employment Rights #2 Bill
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Salmon workers’ safety fears ignored
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The end of the gig economy? The case of Spanish riders
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Towards a second Employment Rights Bill
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The Zero Hours Provisions of the Employment Rights Act: Diversionary Tactics?
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Protecting workers and strengthening trade unions: our new partnership for economic and social rights
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The Employment Rights Act 2025 should be seen as the beginning of a wider programme, rather than the end
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Rights on paper mean nothing when companies ignore the law and regulators refuse to enforce it
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A Second Employment Rights Bill
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Trade union law has to reflect the reality of our complex working lives
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Solidarity by Design
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Unions are building a fairer Britain, pushing for unity over division
The TUC Equality Audit, published every two years, is an essential yardstick and benchmarking tool with which we can measure our collective efforts. This year’s equality audit focuses on what steps unions have taken in the last four years to prom…Read more…
Welcome to TUC Congress 2026!
A great deal has happened since last year. We have seen a new prime minister enter Downing Street. We have witnessed conflict, instability and uncertainty on the international stage. And, of course, the ridiculous spectacle of Nigel Farage taking on a …Read more…
Jobs guarantee for young people
The TUC believes the Government’s jobs guarantee for young people should be central to our response to the growing number of young people not in education, employment or training (NEET). Expanding eligibility and providing more places would give thousa…Read more…
From online hate to workplace harm: understanding the manosphere
Misogyny in our society is not new, but the context is changing. Advancements in technology are used to harass and abuse; misogynistic content amplified on social media; the global roll back of women’s rights and an emboldened far right is weaponising …Read more…
Unions are calling time on outsourcing
Decades of outsourcing has been disastrous for workers, disastrous for taxpayers and disastrous for Britain.
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TUC Skills 2050 – building a worker centred skills ecosystem in the UK
In July, we launched a new project – Skills 2050. The project brings together unions, employers and policy experts, rooted in worker voice, research, and robust discussion, to develop a vision for the UK skills settlement in 2050.
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