Reform UK invited unions to their conference, so we showed up to remind workers that Reform is not on their side. Last week, we held two major campaign actions outside the Reform Party conference in Birmingham to expose their links to offshore billiona…Read more…
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
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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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Equality doesn’t end at the workplace door
At a time when Reform UK is calling for equality protections to be rolled back and some Reform-led councils are reducing visible support for LGBT+ communities, the public continues to back equality protections and LGBT+ inclusion.
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Funding a cut in energy bills with a bank tax
Working people are struggling to pay their bills, while banks make billions in windfall profits and pay out their biggest bonuses in years. It’s time they contributed their fair share, and that money was used to cut energy bills for everyone on low and…Read more…
Why does Reform UK want to rip up workers’ rights? Follow the money
Reform UK invited unions to their conference, so we showed up to remind workers that Reform is not on their side. Last week, we held two major campaign actions outside the Reform Party conference in Birmingham to expose their links to offshore billiona…Read more…
Air con for all
Following news earlier this week that strike action by Unite members at Arriva North London had resulted in a groundbreaking deal that included improvements to driver conditions, Unite has today (09 September) announced details of an expanded deal for all London bus drivers. As a result of months of campaigning work around hot weather, Unite […]
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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.
Read more…
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.
Read more…
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.
Read more…
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…