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March 2013

Government education policy not driven by the needs of children

Addressing the NASUWT annual conference in Bournemouth today (Sunday) TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady will say that the government's education policies are driven by ideology, not by the needs of children and risk lasting damage to our education system:

31 March 2013

Nowhere is government policy more destructive than in education, says TUC

Addressing the National Union of Teachers' (NUT) conference in Liverpool today (Saturday), TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady will say that growing inequality and increasing hardship combined with a huge acceleration in the number of academies and free schools make education the most damaging area of all the government's current policies.

30 March 2013

Train companies accused of resurrecting the ghost of Beeching

Rail campaigners will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Beeching Report today (Wednesday) by holding protests at over 35 stations throughout the UK against planned new cuts to services and staff.

27 March 2013

East Coast Main Line decision “defies all logic”, says TUC

Responding to today's (Tuesday) announcement by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin that the East Coast Mainline is to be re-privatised, TUC General Secretary and Chair of the Action for Rail campaign Frances O'Grady said:

27 March 2013

TUC won't be joining government's new disability alliance

The TUC's Disabled Workers' Committee has decided not to accept an invitation from the government to join its new Disability Action Alliance (DAA).

26 March 2013

New share owner group will ensure union values are reflected at company AGMs

The TUC and its two largest affiliated unions, Unite and UNISON, are today (Tuesday) launching Trade Union Share Owners – a new group which aims to put union values at the heart of the world of corporate governance, with a new approach to the way in which their investments are voted on at company AGMs.

26 March 2013

Thousands of civil servants to lose right to strike

The TUC has today (Monday) called upon the House of Lords to reject plans in the Crime and Courts Bill which would prevent over 3,000 civil servants working for the National Crime Agency from taking strike action in the future.

25 March 2013

Internships in London out of reach of most of the UK's youngsters

With youth unemployment on the increase again this week, many young people desperate for a job see unpaid internships as their best chance of getting experience of work. But research published by the TUC today (Saturday) suggests that almost four in five (78 per cent) 18-34 year olds could not afford to live in London away from home to become an unpaid intern.

23 March 2013

Chancellor must give British Business Bank more resources to help SMEs

Commenting on the announcement today (Thursday) of new funding for the British Business Bank, TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:

21 March 2013

“Humiliating defeat” in Lords for shares for rights proposal

Responding to the House of Lords' vote to delete the Chancellor's flagship shares for rights proposal by 232 votes to 178 today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady said:

20 March 2013