Commenting on new figures released today (Monday) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) – which show that the tax system hits the poorest harder than the wealthiest, but that tax credits are...
Responding to comments made by Cabinet Office Minister Matthew Hancock on government plans in the case of future industrial action, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
“Instead of bragging...
Commenting on today’s (Friday) strike action by Scottish ferry workers against plans to outsource services across the Clyde, Inner Hebrides and Western Isles, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady...
On the anniversary today (Friday) of the government’s review into survivor benefits in occupational pensions, the TUC is urging ministers to remove one of the last legal hurdles to equality for...
Commenting on the publication today (Friday) of the latest data from pay analysts at XpertHR, which suggests that pay growth is stuck below pre-recession levels at just two per cent, TUC General...
Commenting on the announcement today (Thursday) that the government is to delay upgrade work on the Midland Mainline and North Transpennine line, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
“Years of...
The TUC will organise a national demonstration in Manchester this autumn against the government’s austerity agenda and attacks on trade unions. It will take place on Sunday 4 October and will begin...
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has today (Thursday) formally become an affiliate to the TUC. The RCM is now the first Royal College to be a member of the TUC. The decision was made yesterday by...
Responding to comments made today (Thursday) by Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith that he ‘welcomes food banks’, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said:
“It’s small wonder that Iain...
Commenting on the latest Household Below Average Income data published today (Thursday) by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which show that absolute poverty rates for adults and children are...