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Help lobby your MP over the scale and pace of cuts coming in the Comprehensive Spending Review

All Together for Public Services. TUC campaign against cuts to public spending and services

TUC co-ordinated campaign against proposed public services cuts

New report: Making the case for health and safety

A new TUC report reveals that more than 20,000 people in the UK are killed prematurely by their work every year.

Media Releases New on the site TUC Blogs TUC Video

TUC calls for Robin Hood Taxes across Europe

Commenting on the publication today (Thursday) of a European Commission report on the future taxation of the financial sector, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

7 October 2010

Government should listen to cuts warning from devolved Administrations

Commenting on the joint declaration by the devolved Administrations today (Thursday), which urges the Government to scale back spending cuts, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

7 October 2010

TUC response to Hutton Review

Commenting on the Hutton Review of Public Service Pensions published today (Thursday), TUC...

7 October 2010

Government economic policy is as 80s as shoulder pads and big hair

Commenting on the Prime Minister's speech to the Conservative Party conference today (Wedn...

6 October 2010

Pension contribution increases will add to “volatile cocktail”

Previewing Lord Hutton's review of public service pensions, due to be released at 8am tomo...

6 October 2010

A Fair Deal at Work

Unions are working hard to ensure all members get fair treatment and equal pay at work. Strategies to challenge pay discrimination often involve a combination of negotiation and legal challenge where necessary. To assist unions we want to establish a growing guide to the resources available to help unions, their negotiators, reps and members. In this first bulletin which is attached are examples of on-line resources that unions can access.

Unedited verbatim report of Congress Thursday 16 September 2010

Unedited verbatim report of Congress Thursday 16 September 2010 as supplied by the official reporters Marten, Walsh, Cherer

Unedited verbatim report of Congress Wednesday 15 September 2010

Unedited verbatim report of Congress Wednesday 15 September 2010 as supplied by the offici...

UpRise @ Finsbury Park: Sunday 3 October 2010

Congratulations to all UpRise volunteers and supporters who helped celebrate the birth ...

Campaign action: Where does your MP stand on cuts?

Let's make sure that every MP watching the Chancellor outline his plans on the 20th Octobe...

NW TUC Guide to Fighting Redundancies

With the economy in difficulties, redundancies are in the news every day. But even when ti...

Bangladeshi workers fight for decent work

Kamrul Aman, leader of Bangladesh’s textile workers, is addressing the TUC ‘Stand Up for Decent Work’ event, setting out with force and charm the justice of his union’s reasonable demand...

Stronger unions: on 07 Oct 2010 by Owen

Standing together for Decent Work

Today is World Day for Decent Work. All around the world millions are mobilising and taking action for decent work for everyone – the ambitions for a good job, safe...

Stronger unions: on 07 Oct 2010 by Sharan Burrow

Web links for 7th October 2010

ToUChstone: on 07 Oct 2010 by ToUChstoneblog

Decent Work: the alternative to austerity

ToUChstone: on 07 Oct 2010 by Owen Tudor

When is good news good news?

ToUChstone: on 07 Oct 2010 by Richard Exell

Rich one minute, middle class the next …

ToUChstone: on 07 Oct 2010 by Richard Exell

TUC 2010: Congress in Manchester

Short film to commemorate the return of Congress to Manchester, the city that hosted the first TUC Congress in 1868.

Congress 2010 highlights

Closing video shown to delegates at TUC Congress 2010 in Manchester.

TUC Reps' Awards 2010

Congress celebrates and honours the exceptional contributions to the movement made by five trade unionists during the past year, in this film from CongressTV.tv

Cuts Briefing: Tim Horton on the impact of the budget

Tim Horton of the Fabian Society discusses the distributed impact of the 2010 budget at the TUC Cuts Briefing event "Did the Budget Pass the Fairness Test?" on 21 July 2010