Events

Congress 2015 will be taking place at The Brighton Centre 13-16 September. Economic growth might be back but millions of workers have seen the worst decline in real wages since Victorian times.The government looks increasingly out of touch with the concerns of ordinary people, ignoring the damage to the economy too. It is against this backdrop that the trade union movement will come together, in Brighton in September this year, to debate,...

Let’s return Pride to the community! Come and discuss how at this public meeting. Does Pride London represent our diverse communities or has it become an advertising vehicle for corporate business? How accountable is Pride to LGBT communities? The TUC recognises that sponsorship is necessary to keep Pride free and accessible but in 2015, the campaigners who did most to win LGBT legal equality – led by Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners – were...

Over two-thirds of safety reps (67 per cent) who took part in the 11th biennial survey said that stress, and the effect it is having on their colleagues, is one of the main concerns they have to deal with at work. Although there is greater public awareness of mental health, the number of workers affected by mental health issues is enormous. Many employers do not deal with mental health issues and this may lead to many people losing their job, and even worse, failing to find new work as a...