The TUC has today (Monday) slammed new plans to make workers with household savings of £3,000 pay the full cost of going to an employment tribunal.
We are now just 18 months away from a General Election. And the choice that the British people make could shape the kind of country we live in for generations.
The TUC has today (Sunday) announced that it is to hold a national day of action against blacklisting on Wednesday 20 November.
“This week we will show once again why trade unions should have a strong political voice.
‘Total' unemployment in the UK is currently 4.78 million, close to double the headline unemployment figure, a TUC analysis warns today (Sunday). Women are particularly badly affected, with total female unemployment more than double the headline unemployment measure.
Commenting on the government's u-turn today (Friday) on several key parts of the Transparency of Lobbying, non-Party Campaigning, and Trade Union Administration Bill, TUC General Secretary Frances O‘Grady said:
The President of the Bangledeshi National Garment Workers Federation (NGWF) has today (Saturday) warned eight leading UK retailers that there could be a repeat of this year's Rana Plaza tragedy if they refuse to sign up to an international accord designed to protect Bangladeshi factory workers.
Commenting on the government's review of the public sector equality duty published today (Friday), TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
Commenting on the death of Geoffrey Goodman at age 92, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:
The TUC has today (Thursday) warned that government plans to weaken the Transfer of Undertakings and Protection of Employment (TUPE) regulations will drive down terms and conditions for vulnerable workers and make privatisation cheaper and quicker.