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The Equality Deficit conference, 16 Nov 2011

TUC Member Trustee Network annual conference 2011

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Commute times add up to five extra weeks work a year

Employees spend nearly 200 hours a year travelling to and from work – adding up to around five weeks extra work – according to a TUC analysis of official statistics published today (Monday) to mark the start of Work Wise UK's Commute Smart week (14-18 November).

14 November 2011

Scrapping the 50p tax would be both unfair and bad economics, says TUC

Commenting on calls from business leaders that the Chancellor should speed up plans to scrap the 50p income tax rate, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said:

11 November 2011

TUC comes to Derby to see the impact of spending cuts on the city

TUC Deputy General Secretary Frances O'Grady is today (Wednesday) visiting the Midlands as...

9 November 2011

Youth unemployment increases in 97 per cent of the UK in the last year

Youth unemployment has increased in 97 per cent of local authority areas in the UK in the ...

8 November 2011

Brendan Barber calls for curb on financial excess and investment in jobs at G20

TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber will be in Cannes, France, for the G20 from tonight (...

2 November 2011

ACT NOW! Urge your MP to back a Robin Hood Tax

Our friends at 38 Degrees and the Robin Hood Tax campaign have launched a new online action to urge MPs to back the Tax. Please take the action yourself and then get all your union colleagues, friends and family to do the same.

Risks 531 - 12 November 2011

Health and safety newsletter 12 November 2011

Pensions Justice Day of Action - 30 November

Details of activity taking place on 30 November in the North West for Pensions Justice Day...

TUC and UK NGOs Statement to Rio 2012

The TUC and UK NGOs have published a joint statement of key demands for the UN's Conferenc...

TUC Guide to Equality Law 2011

Written by Simpson Millar Solicitors on behalf of the TUC, this guide covers the main fami...

ACT NOW! defend Fiji's trade union leaders

Please take the new Global Union online action to protest about the arrest of Fijian trade...

Shock: Government offer to back “tea break strikes”

Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude, who is supposed [...]

Stronger unions: on 12 Nov 2011 by Owen Tudor

Andrew Mitchell’s vision of development: what’s missing is rights

The Secretary of State for International Development, Andrew [...]

ToUChstone: on 12 Nov 2011 by Owen Tudor

“Good faith negotiations not media megaphone stunts” – Brendan Barber

Pensions Justice: on 12 Nov 2011 by nigel

Another Liberal Democrat principle discarded: Nick Clegg abandons Robin Hood

ToUChstone: on 11 Nov 2011 by Owen Tudor

Web links for 11th November 2011

ToUChstone: on 11 Nov 2011 by ToUChstoneblog

Underemployed part-time workers

ToUChstone: on 11 Nov 2011 by Richard Exell

Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary on G20 Cannes

Brendan Barber video clip calling on the G20 Leaders in Cannes to give a strong message of confidence to working families, not just financial markets, by breaking the vicious circle of jobs insecurity, depressed wages, suppressed consumption and bloc...