Speak Up Lobby and Rally - Monday 9th June Photo: markthomasphotos.com Hundreds of public sector employees attended a rally in Central Hall and lobbied their MPs late into the afternoon over the issue of public sector pay. More details and photos TUC Speaks out over low public sector pay deals, view video at Congress TV Some things are just too important to be driven by profit. Not just things like healthcare, education and criminal justice. But all the vital public services that protect people, bind the nation together and boost our prosperity. Of course many public services can improve with better management and more investment. But pretending complex public services can be run just like a profit-driven business won't work.

Latest news: Trades Union Councils' 2010 - 2011 Programme of Work Campaigning against anti-trades union legislation, defending public services, combating fascist propaganda and developing the greener workplace are all part of the programme of work for TUC registered trades union councils this year. Join your local trades union council The local trades union council is your union branch's opportunity to work with unions and community groups in your area in the fight to protect local jobs and services and defend your local community. Cancelling school building programme puts children at risk of asbestos exposure The TUC Asbestos Support and Campaign Group highlight today that one of the hidden consequences of the cancellation of the Building Schools for the Future Programme is a real and increased risk of children, teachers and support staff being exposed to asbestos fibres. Northern region Public Services Alliance - sub-regional launches Trade unionists from across North East and Cumbria are now meeting to decide how to respond to the Government's planned spending cuts. The Northern Public Services Alliance was launched last month in Newcastle with over 150 people in attendance. Now seven local groups are to meet to plan how to take campaigns forward in local communities and spell out the case against cuts. Budget changes have slashed public sector pensions An eighty year old pensioner with an average public sector pension would be more than £650 a year worse off if the budget change to the indexing of pensions had been in force since their retirement, according to new calculations from the TUC released today (Wednesday). Costs of public sector pensions are being presented in a highly selective way Responding today (Tuesday) to comments made by the Government on the costs of public sector pensions, TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber said: Older documents