Trades Union Congress

Break With New Labour, Union Chief Urges Miliband

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.04.2013 | UK Politics

The leader of the TUC has urged the Labour Party to break with "new Labour managerialism" and show a different approach ahead of the next general elec...

Unions Appeal To Prince To Protect Agricultural Workers' Pay

PA | Posted 03.04.2013 | UK

The Prince of Wales has been asked to take a leading role in protecting his estate's workers from "attack", if the government's plan to abolish a boar...

It's Time to Crack Down on Weekend Anarchists

Liam Brown | Posted 24.12.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Liam Brown

I am all for the right to protest, but we as a society cannot support what these miscreants continue to do march after march, protest after protest.

Why Has the UN's ILO Been Kicked Out of an Island Paradise?

Owen Tudor | Posted 21.11.2012 | UK
Owen Tudor

There's in paradise. The military regime that currently runs the small South Pacific island of Fiji this week added to its pariah status by 'asking' a delegation from the UN's workplace agency (the International Labour Organisation, or ILO) to leave the country.

Thatcher Death T-Shirts Condemned As Tasteless

PA | Posted 11.09.2012 | UK Politics

T-shirts bearing messages celebrating the death of Margaret Thatcher have been removed from sale outside the TUC Congress after being described as "ta...

Under-Employment Condemned As 'A Criminal Waste Of Talent'

PA | Posted 04.09.2012 | UK Politics

The number of people in part-time jobs because they cannot find full-time work has increased by a million since just before the recession, according t...

Prospects For Young People At 'Crisis Levels'

Posted 15.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Young people job-hunting or planning to continue in education have been warned they are facing the toughest outlook since 1994. The TUC has voiced ...

Government 'Savage' Cuts 'Hitting Disabled Hardest'

PA | Posted 30.05.2012 | UK

The government faces accusations of being "fundamentally dishonest" about its policies towards disabled people. TUC general secretary Brendan Barbe...

MPs Attack Government Rail Proposals Over Fares And Job Cuts

PA | Posted 08.05.2012 | UK Politics

More than 100 MPs have signed a Commons motion criticising government proposals for the future of railways, warning of worsening services, higher fare...

How to Overturn Centuries of Progress

Peter Watson | Posted 27.06.2012 | UK Politics
Peter Watson

I am not a particular fan of the upper house in Parliament, being as it is populated by unelected peers, 70% of which have a party affiliation and thus take the whip in most cases. Nevertheless, when it is they upon whom we must rely for a sensible approach to legal reform, I wonder what on earth we did to deserve this situation.

Families Facing Huge Financial Shortfall Because Of Budget, Says TUC

PA | Posted 04.04.2012 | UK Politics

Some families could lose around 20 times more than they gain from tax changes by April next year, the TUC is warning. The body said families will h...