Black workers continue to face racism, insecurity and unequal treatment at work across the UK. The findings from No worker left behind demonstrate that despite greater awareness of racial inequality ...

We always have a very strong response for the Organising Academy Award and Diploma Course so we have now scheduled two new courses through The Manchester College. Who is this course for? Organising ...

Find out what it means to be a union rep, how to represent our members effectively and how to take up both collective and individual issues with your employer. You will also think about the future and ...

Ninety years ago, the Nazis banned free trade unions. Nine decades later, we remember this step towards tyranny and recommit ourselves to the defence of free trade unions in thriving democracies.

The main health and safety regulations include those for Display Screen Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment, Manual Handling Operations, Reporting of Injuries Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences ...

This paper sets out the background to the TUC Artificial Intelligence (Employment and Regulation) Bill, the multi-stakeholder process behind the drafting, why the Bill is needed, and how it could ...

The Employment Rights Act 2025 repeals major parts of the Trade Union Act 2016. These changes take effect from 18 February 2026. Strong collective bargaining rights and unions are key to tackling ...

On 7 June, 1968 after a pay regrade that saw sewing machinists classed as “unskilled labour”, 187 of those machinists – all women – decided to walk out. Why? Because they’d been unfairly graded as a ...

London, East and South East Because of the rules relating to the funding of Adult Education in England, some TUC Education Centres may only be able to offer places on courses to union reps from ...

A new plan for guaranteed jobs The job retention scheme must be extended to minimise the risk of unemployment. But those who do lose their jobs, particularly young people, will face long term damage ...

Many workers get seriously ill at some time in their lives. They may need time off, sometimes for months, to get treatment or to get well. There are times however when there is no effective treatment.

This report reveals that the UK has long lagged most equivalent countries when it comes to safeguarding people at work. The gap widened after Conservative-led governments took power from 2010. This ...