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    • Wednesday, 1 February, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      UK braced for biggest strike day since 2011 as ministers resist pay rises

      Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers set to walk out on Wednesday in co-ordinated action

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Anti-strikes legislation is ‘unworkable’, say trade unions

      Ministers are poorly placed to stipulate minimum service levels, claims TUC

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
      UK labour disputes
      UK plans ‘minimum service levels’ for eight sectors under anti-strike law

      Unions vow to fight Rishi Sunak’s plan to ensure public services operate during industrial action

    • Thursday, 29 December, 2022
      InterviewUK labour disputes
      TUC threatens legal action over UK anti-strike laws

      Incoming union head vows to fight ‘tough’ legislation promised by PM as industrial unrest escalates

    • Wednesday, 19 October, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK unions’ ability to strike on transport network faces curbs

      RMT criticises new legislation mandating ‘minimum service levels’ during industrial action

    • Tuesday, 6 September, 2022
      UK business & economy
      Cost of Truss’s energy bills plan must be shared, says TUC chief

      Frances O’Grady urges against ‘another blizzard of austerity’ as new PM prepares support package

    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK rail strike set to begin after failure of last-ditch talks

      TUC leader Frances O’Grady says workers nationwide are supporting industrial action

    • Tuesday, 12 April, 2022
      Trade unions
      Frances O’Grady to retire as general secretary of UK’s Trades Union Congress

      First woman to lead the movement reversed long-term decline in membership during her decade-long tenure

    • Thursday, 30 December, 2021
      UK employment
      UK risks going ‘backwards’ on workplace rights, unions warn

      TUC urges ministers to guarantee worker protections in reviews of post-Brexit law as ‘cost of living storm’ looms

    • Friday, 5 November, 2021
      UK employment
      Gig economy workforce hits 4.5m in England and Wales

      New research found number of adults using online platforms to find work trebled in five years

    • Sunday, 12 September, 2021
      Covid-19 vaccines
      Unison chief lambasts mandatory Covid jabs plan for NHS workers in England

      Christina McAnea says government’s ‘heavy-handed’ approach poses threat to health sector

    • Wednesday, 8 September, 2021
      Trade unions
      TUC warns on Covid ‘chasm’ between low paid and higher earners

      Frances O’Grady calls for extension of income support schemes and more security for workers

    • Thursday, 24 June, 2021
      UK Inequality
      UK ethnic pay gap needs mandatory reporting, say business and unions

      Compulsory disclosure is ‘obvious first step’ towards greater racial equality at work

    • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
      Artificial intelligence
      UK trade unions call for legal curbs on AI in workplace

      Protections needed to prevent hiring and firing by algorithm as automation accelerates

    • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
      UK employment
      Black and minority ethnic workers hit harder by Covid job losses

      TUC analysis show big disparities in the worst-affected sectors of the UK economy

    • Tuesday, 5 January, 2021
      Coronavirus pandemic
      More infectious Covid variant forces review of UK workplace guidance

      B.1.1.7 virus is estimated to be between 60 and 70 per cent more transmissible

    • Monday, 28 September, 2020
      Robert Shrimsley
      Rishi Sunak leads the Tories back to tough love

      UK chancellor’s return to economic orthodoxy makes him a darling of lockdown sceptics

    • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
      UK employment
      UK employers urged to ‘exhaust all alternatives’ before cutting jobs

      CBI, TUC and Acas issue joint warning as chancellor weighs new rescue package

    • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
      UK employment
      UK needs successor to jobs scheme, says union leader

      Frances O’Grady warns of possible mass unemployment without further government support

    • Wednesday, 13 May, 2020
      UK employment
      Safe return to work will take time, warn UK unions and employers

      Fears over risks borne by blue-collar workers and ethnic groups and over ‘grey areas’ on PPE and enforcement

    • Monday, 4 May, 2020
      UK business & economy
      Boris Johnson’s ‘back to work’ plan puts UK business and unions at odds

      Employers and workers anxious over safety and legal risks of returning during coronavirus

    • Sunday, 3 May, 2020
      UK business & economy
      Draft rules laid out for UK workplaces to ease lockdown

      Staggering of shifts, curtailment of hot desking and lifts kept half-empty among proposed new coronavirus guidelines

    • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
      News in-depthTrade unions
      Unions maintain delicate Brexit balance in parallel political world

      Corbyn’s supportive attitude lifts TUC as it papers over EU cracks and focuses on bread-and-butter issues

    • Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
      Labour Party UK
      Jeremy Corbyn promises ‘biggest ever’ extension of workers’ rights

      Party leader says he will set up new enforcement agency if Labour wins general election

    • Tuesday, 3 September, 2019
      Work & Careers
      How London’s Old Vic speaks up for staff protection

      Theatre’s innovative programme comes after allegations of ‘inappropriate behaviour’ by Kevin Spacey

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