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Worker protections in the UK compared to the rest of the OECD

Report: Falling behind on labour rights

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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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Tackling and preventing sexual harassment

To effectively challenge sexual harassment, we must challenge the cultures that enable it through practical and proactive action.

Tackling and preventing sexual harassment

Futureproofing manufacturing

Our project works with affiliated unions in manufacturing, to assist reps and members to advocate for, develop and negotiate future proofing plans. This includes protecting jobs on affected sites, and developing plans so that any workers who are affected have a job-to-job transition.

If you want to be kept informed with resources, support and training from the TUC on climate change and winning a just transition, get in touch at futureproofing@tuc.org.uk

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Futureproofing project

Manufacturing jobs are the backbone of the UK economy, but we have seen tens of thousands of job losses due to lack of investment. The TUC futureproofing project helps unions in protecting manufacturing jobs in high carbon industries.

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Futureproofing manufacturing blogs

Read our latest blogs on the worker led transition and futureproofing jobs.

Pulling all the levers

Active industrial strategies have become normalised in industrial nations eager to secure their domestic industries in the race to net zero. This report lays out a plan for a successful net zero industrial strategy.

Industrial decarbonisation strategy – union priorities

This briefing sets out our recommendations to use the industrial decarbonisation strategy to leverage a rapid and just transition across industry.

Ratcliffe Power: a fair transition for workers at the last coal plant in Britain

How unionised workers at Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power collaborated with their employer to successfully redeploy the workforce.

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German steelworkers win a green steel transition

How steelworkers in Lower Saxony have played an integral role in the transition to next generation steelmaking in Germany, securing their jobs into the future.

Ex-auto workers win job deal at electric vehicle factory in Ohio

New electric vehicle battery manufacturing site in former automotive industrial town takes on workers from closing United Auto.

Investing in our future

In this briefing TUC sets out the “Investing in our Future” programme, composed of existing trade union proposals for clean infrastructure investments. The briefing analyses what the next government could realistically deliver in a first term.

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