The TUC
The Trades Union Congress:
- brings Britains unions together to draw up common policies
- lobbies the Government to implement policies that will benefit people at work
- campaigns on economic and social issues
- represents working people on public bodies
- represents British workers in international bodies, in the European Union and at the UN employment body - the International Labour Organisation
- carries out research on employment -related issues
- runs an extensive training and education programme for union representatives
- helps unions develop new services for their members
- helps unions avoid clashes with each other
- builds links with other trade union bodies worldwide
You can read the TUC's full rules and standing orders.
