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Information and Library Services

	Information Services at Congress House
	Library Collections at London Metropolitan University
	TUC Archive at the Modern Records Centre
	Trade Union Information Group

TUC Information Services

The TUC information service provides an enquiry service to TUC staff and trade union officials. Due to demand the information service can only provide external enquirers with general information about the TUC and respond to quick reference queries on affiliated unions and labour relations issues. To contact the information service e-mail info@tuc.org.uk or fill in our Enquiry form.

The European Information Service is a specialist European Relay which can provide enquirers with information on industrial relations and labour related issues in the European Union. Enquirers can contact info@tuc.org.uk.
A list of free sources of European information available via the Internet is provided here: http://www.tuc.org.uk/euroinfo

More detailed historical information is available from the TUC library collection and TUC archives.

TUC Library Collections

The TUC Library Collections are held in the Holloway Road Learning Centre of the London Metropolitan University. The Library is a major research resource for the study of all aspects of trade unions and people at work - in the past, present and future The emphasis is on Britain, but many other countries are represented, especially Europe and the Commonwealth.

The Library holds reference and historical works on the trade union movement, union publications from the UK and overseas, documents relating to working conditions and industrial relations in various industries, as well as materials collected from various campaigns and policy areas in which the TUC has been involved since its foundation in 1868.

To find out more contact:

The Librarian

The TUC Library Collections

Learning Centre North Campus

London Metropolitan University

236 Holloway Road

London N7 6PP

Tel: 020 7133 3726   Fax: 020 7133 2529

Email: tuclib@londonmet.ac.uk

Or visit their website.

New online resource telling the story of the labour movement over the last 200 years.

TUC Archive

The TUC archive includes the contents of the TUC Files Registry from the Registry's formation in the early 1920s to 1990. It includes unpublished documentation, files and correspondence from 1920-1990, which record the growth and development of the TUC, its relationship with affiliated unions, government, employers, and unions in other countries. It is held at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick where it is available for research. Warwick University website offers a detailed summary description of the material, as well as information about using the Centre.

Opening hours:

Monday and Tuesday, 9am to 5pm

Wednesday and Thursday, 9am to 7pm

Friday, 9am to 4pm

For more information, contact:

The Archivist
Modern Records Centre
University of Warwick Library
Coventry, CV4 7AL

Phone: 024 7652 4219

Fax: 024 7652 4211

Email: archives@warwick.ac.uk

Read more about the collection.

Trade Union Information Group

The Trade Union Infomation Group (TUIG) is a forum for trade union staff working within the area of research and information service delivery. The group meets regularly to exchange ideas and share best practice. For more information email Jane Henderson jhenderson@tuc.org.uk