Commenting on changes to the social security system announced today (Thursday) by the government, including the removal of Job Grants, In Work credits and Return to Work credits, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Responding to the Wealth and Assets Survey, published today (Thursday) by the Office for National Statistics, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Commenting on the latest GDP growth forecast published today (Tuesday) by the National Institute for Economic and Social Research (NIESR), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
Frances O'Grady is to take over from Brendan Barber as TUC General Secretary when he retires at the end of the year.
Ms O'Grady, who is the TUC's current Deputy General Secretary, was the only candidate nominated by unions and will become General Secretary Designate at the 144th Congress in Brighton this September.
The UK can lawfully ban goods from the illegal Israeli settlements, concludes a legal opinion from Professor James Crawford SC, published by the TUC today (Monday).
Commenting on the decision today (Thursday) of the Monetary Policy Committee to increase the quantitative easing programme, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
The TUC today (Thursday) called for a change of direction from the government after statistics on deaths at work showed that the rate had remained the same for a second year.
Commenting on the publication of the Nuttall report into employee ownership by the government today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:
The TUC has today (Wednesday) attacked the Mayor of London and Westminster City Council for their decision to cut back the World Pride festival in London this weekend.
The presence of green union reps is having a significant impact upon UK workplaces – encouraging a growing number of employers to adapt cost-saving energy efficiency measures and persuading colleagues to become more environmentally-aware at work, a conference at the TUC is hearing today (Monday).