Industrial Issues




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
TUC welcome for government's adoption of Heseltine plan

Welcoming the news today (Monday) that the government is to adopt the overwhelming majority of the recommendations contained in Lord Heseltine's No Stone Unturned report published last autumn, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:

18 March 2013
TUC 'Green' Budget Submission 2013

Industrial policy for the green economy: The TUC's 'Green' Budget submission calls for a decarb taregt for the Energy Bill, long term support for energy intensive industries, and a low carbon energy strategy to generate green growth and jobs, but is ...

22 February 2013
TUC response to ‘Traineeships' discussion paper

In November 2012, Matthew Hancock, Skills Minister announced that BIS would be introducing "Traineeships". The premise of the programme is that as Apprenticeships improve in quality, young people may need to undertake a programme which equips them w...

8 February 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
Cuts and increased privatisation pose huge threat to education, warns TUC

Welcoming education unions from around the world to a conference today (Tuesday) at the TUC's central London headquarters, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady warned of the threat posed to education by increasing privatisation and continuing auster...

29 January 2013



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