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German lessons

The 3 per cent cut to the EU budget at last week's marathon summit amounts to a tiny proportion of public spending throughout the European Union, less than one per cent. The Prime Minister is claiming victory, even though the UK will be paying more ...

11 February 2013
Living Wage is progressive solution

Around ten years after the first Living Wage campaign began in the UK, in London, this week marks the first 'Living Wage Week', an opportunity to highlight the impact paying low paid workers decent wages can have and to encourage more employers to co...

5 November 2012
Rail Command Paper Briefing

This briefing paper provides our analysis of the proposals made in the government's Rail Command Paper, published in March 2012.

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3 July 2012
Thousands of northern region workers and trade unions taking to the streets for Pensions Justice

Thousands of workers across the North East and Cumbria will be showing their support for Pensions Justice and joining in with one of the four regional March and rallies across the region on Pensions Day of Action, November 30th. As well as indepen...

28 November 2011
Open Public Services - TUC briefing

This briefing covers the main points covered by the TUC's comprehensive response to the coalition government's Open Public Services white paper. The briefing outlines our key concerns, summarises our analysis of the proposals contained within the...

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24 October 2011
Open Public Services White Paper - TUC Response

This paper provides a detailed, evidence based analysis of the proposals set out in the white paper and sets out the TUC's approach to public service reform. The TUC has serious concerns about the direction of Government policy on public service ref...

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14 October 2011
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