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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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TUC's plan outlines a new short-time working scheme designed to prevent mass unemployment and to help firms bounce back after the crisis,

Report: A new jobs protection and upskilling plan

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

Coronavirus - Guidance for unions

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We need a temporary legal right to access the furlough scheme for working parents

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

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Let’s vaccinate Britain – time for trade union members to step up

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Workers asked to shield should not have to choose between their life and livelihood

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The TUC’s ten-point plan to protect jobs, rights and public services after Brexit

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Working parents must not pay the price for the government’s last minute approach on schools and coronavirus

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The campaign to promote workers’ rights in trade deals must be global

Multinational business is lobbying for trade deals which will increase their profits at the expense of workers' rights. But trade unions across the world are fighting back.

Rosa Crawford - 26 Nov 2020
Blog

The rise of the far right- building a trade union response

This report describes practical, effective strategies for tackling the far right in our workplaces and communities. It highlights how we should use our proud tradition of internationalism to out-organise the far right globally. And it underlines why we need a smart digital response to the far right’s menacing online presence and adept use of new technologies.

03 Dec 2020
Report

Don't let the government cut union learning

On Tuesday 6 October, the TUC received a letter from the Department for Education saying that ministers have decided to end the Union Learning Fund from March 2012. The TUC and unions believe this decision is counterproductive and must be reversed.

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