The official statistics published in May showed a big rise in trade union membership in the UK between 2024 and 2025. We at the TUC rightly celebrated the increase of 192,000 members to 6.57 million. Read the TUC’s excellent blog about the membership f…Read more…
Nigerian Government investigated for anti-union interference
2024 arrest of NLC President on his way to TUC Congress raised with UN workers’ rights watchdog
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Real devolution puts working people at the heart of decision making
Devolution is key if Burnham wants to remake Britain. But it must be delivered with working people, not merely forced upon them.
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You have our support. It’s time for the biggest wave of insourcing in a generation!
Last month, as part of the Our Work Matters campaign, seven brilliant public sector workers met with Chris Ward, the minister in charge of the government’s insourcing commitments.
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Government insourcing move shows why Our Work Matters
The government’s decision to bring around 2,000 facilities co-workers back in-house is a significant victory for workers and public services.
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Union Learning – 20 years on
A legacy worth rebuilding in a changing world of work. As unionlearn reaches its 20-year milestone, working people are navigating one of the biggest transformations in jobs for a generation.
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The skills gap crisis and why workers can’t wait
While technological and industrial changes are not new, we all know that working people are living through one of the biggest changes to jobs in a generation or more.
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Shaping a social security system that works – getting PIP right
At this year’s TUC Disabled Workers Conference, held at the Bournemouth International Centre on 19–20 May 2026, over 250 delegates came together to debate some of the most pressing issues facing disabled people today.
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A global breakthrough for platform workers: what the new ILO Convention means
Platform workers are for the first time the subject of a global labour standard following the adoption of the Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention at the 114th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva.
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Workers actually have significant leverage on AI right now
In talk of the ‘AI transformation’ workers are often cast as the subjects or even victims of change. They are to be trained, maybe protected or perhaps just discarded. It is true that workers face instability. But two dynamics are playing out in a way …Read more…
The growth of trade union membership in the UK – a focus on TUC London, East and South East
The official statistics published in May showed a big rise in trade union membership in the UK between 2024 and 2025. We at the TUC rightly celebrated the increase of 192,000 members to 6.57 million. Read the TUC’s excellent blog about the membership f…Read more…
Nigerian Government investigated for anti-union interference
2024 arrest of NLC President on his way to TUC Congress raised with UN workers’ rights watchdog
Read more…
Real devolution puts working people at the heart of decision making
Devolution is key if Burnham wants to remake Britain. But it must be delivered with working people, not merely forced upon them.
Read more…
Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM)
Islamophobia Awareness Month (IAM) is a national, month-long campaign held every November. Its mission is to celebrate the positive contributions of Muslims in the UK and to raise awareness of Islamophobia across society.
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Apprenticeship reform will serve young people, our communities and the planet
For the 2025 Young Workers Month, the TUC Young Workers Committee spotlighted the need for apprenticeship reform. Apprenticeships should be a bridge from education into work, giving young people skills and a path to secure employment. But for some youn…Read more…
How unions are transforming apprenticeships
Under the last Conservative government, repeated attempts at apprenticeship reform fell short, leaving the system struggling to deliver the skills and experience young people need to succeed. If we want to boost the prospects of young people, unio…Read more…
Why the L20 matters – putting workers at the heart of global decision making
Made up of trade unions from the G20 countries, the L20 fights to ensure workers’ voice and concerns influence governments’ decision making. It also provides a forum for unions from the Global North to campaign with unions from the Global South to over…Read more…
Facing the flu wave – what health and safety reps can do now
Britain is currently facing an unprecedented flu season that is putting immense pressure on hospitals, schools and other workplaces.
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It’s time to make the four-day week a reality
For generations, trade unions have fought for a better balance between work and life. It’s time for the next step: a four-day working week with no loss of pay for all.
Deadlock is broken – Employment Rights Bill passes
The Employment Rights Bill was finally passed by parliament. This marks an historic day for working people as the government’s flagship workers’ rights Bill has finally broken its House of Lords deadlock. Working people will enjoy more security, better…Read more…