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The TUC has a history of developing analysis and research to inform economic and employment-related issues.

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This report makes the case that the UK should put in place a permanent furlough scheme to deal with future periods of economic turbulence.

Report: Beyond furlough

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The TUC produces a wide range of research and analysis reports

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Union member action

Nothing beats being a union member, but if you are looking for particular guidance on a workplace issue have a look at our workplace guidance.

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Are you a union rep looking for help and advice to support your colleagues at work? Take a look at our wide range of resources.

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Coronavirus - Guidance for unions

This guide is for union reps - understanding coronavirus and workplace issues, employer negotiations and how best protect the workforce

Coronavirus - Guidance for unions

We need HS2 in its entirety

Changing the world of work for good

We believe in standing up and joining together to make the working world a better place

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care

The government's plans for care takes from the poor and protects the rich

Woman

We need real, systemic change to stop violence against women and girls

Worker

A minimum wage rise isn’t enough to secure decent pay across the economy

Young Workers Month 2021

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Headline GDP figures flatter fading recovery

Workers bracing themselves for the predicted wage squeeze, now have to confront the likelihood that the economy was even weaker than expected just a fortnight ago.

Geoff Tily - 11 Nov 2021

The Challenge to Democracy in Brazil

This important report describes how the social progress achieved by Lula da Silva and Dilma Rousseff has been thrown into reverse by the governments of Michel Temer and now Jair Bolsonaro, the so-called “Trump of the Tropics”.

Time for a new plan

This spending review is a chance for government to learn the lessons of the pandemic and to plan for the future. Our submission sets out what the government needs to do.

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