Public Sector

The TUC believes in good public services, and that you cannot have good services unless those employed to deliver them are treated properly. This is where you can find out about the TUC's work on the public sector and public services. You can find older material by using the search facilities


The most recent documents available on this subject are:

TUC rejects Policy Exchange call for wholesale privatisation of public services

Commenting on the Better public services: A roadmap for revolution report published today (Tuesday) by the Policy Exchange, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:

23 April 2013
Public sector workers to face extra budget pain

Millions of families will face another year of severely squeezed incomes following the budget announcement today (Wednesday) that public service pay is to be capped for another year and incremental pay progression is set to be scrapped.

20 March 2013
We must avoid recreating the conditions which led to Mid Staffs scandal, says TUC

Commenting on the independent review into Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust by Robert Francis QC published today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:

6 February 2013
Regional pay plans are unfair and won't help patients or pupils, says TUC poll

Government plans for postcode pay in the public sector are unfair and would be bad for NHS patients and schoolchildren in poorer areas, according to polling published by the TUC today (Tuesday).

25 September 2012
New Pay Fair briefing against regional pay

As the debate over regional and local pay has developed there has been more and more evidence and arguments as to why the government should not proceed with the idea. Here is our new two page summary to download and share with campaigners, activists ...

21 September 2012
Parliamentary Pay Fair Hall of Fame

Every day we will be listing MPs from each region who have spoken out against regional pay. If your MP is opposed to regional pay and is not on this list then please email nfoster@tuc.org.uk and we will ensure they are added to the Hall of Fame.

19 September 2012



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