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Levelling Up White Paper leaves low paid workers behind
Creating new and better jobs is important; but this Levelling Up White Paper has left those in low paid, insecure work behind.
Rebuilding after the recession – a plan for decent jobs
Government investment in green technology and infrastructure is needed to create thousands of jobs and prevent a recession.
A better recovery – learning the lessons of coronavirus to create a stronger, fairer economy
After a decade of failed austerity, working people can’t pay the price for recovery again. This time we need to build back better.
Collective bargaining - what is it and why it means higher pay for everyone
When workers unite to call for better wages and conditions, the boss has to listen. That's called collective bargaining - and we need more of it.
Payouts to shareholders have risen 6.4 times faster than wages
Our analysis reveals that companies protect and increase payments to shareholders, even when company finances are struggling.
A stronger voice for workers – how collective bargaining can deliver a better deal at work
Collective bargaining is a public good. It’s what working Britain deserves – and that’s why the TUC is committed to making it happen.
Another Sports Direct general meeting – and another TUSO letter to shareholders
Despite holding their Annual General Meeting in September, the Sports Direct board have unexpectedly called another general meeting for shareholders taking place today.
The new Corporate Governance Code is out – so how much has really changed?
The revised version of the Code is the latest step in the government’s corporate governance reforms that started in July 2016 with the Prime Minister saying that she was going to put workers on company boards.
We need a voice at work – but was the Taylor Review listening?
In our evidence to the Taylor Review, the TUC and trade unions argued that strengthening workers’ rights to voice in the workplace is key to addressing insecurity and exploitation at work.
BEIS Committee of MPs says workers on boards should become “the norm”
The BEIS Parliamentary Committee reports today on its corporate governance inquiry launched last autumn.
Green Paper is a missed opportunity to create a corporate governance system that works for everyone
The glaring omission of yesterday’s Corporate Governance Green Paper is its failure to include any proposals to deliver on Theresa May’s promise to put workers on company’s boards.
Worker reps on company boards could happen within a year if PM makes good on her commitment
Speaking today at the Conservative Party Conference, the Prime Minister repeated her commitment to introduce worker representation on company boards.
Unions and investors come together to call time on poor employment practices at Sports Direct
Sports Direct is a household name, but one that is now nearly as famous for its use of zero hours contracts and mistreating its workforce
Theresa May echoes key TUC policy calling for workers on company boards
Theresa May, now the only candidate for the Conservative leadership, has called for company boards to include both workers and consumer representatives.
