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Employment Rights Act

The Employment Rights Act introduces major reforms to UK employment law, with changes being implemented in stages from December 2025 through to 2027.

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Solidarity with industrial action and union campaigns

TUC LESE visits as many picket lines, protests and campaign actions organised by unions as we can, to express our solidarity, and to learn more about issues from workplace reps and members.

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We send out regular newsletters by email about campaigns, actions by unions, an industrial action update including requests for solidarity support, news about union wins, and events we are organising or that we support.

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Trade unions nominate delegates to the Regional Council, which meets quarterly to discuss both how to achieve policy determined at the annual Trades Union Congress, and to make specific policies on regional issues.

TUC LESE Regional Council and Executive Committee

Find out more about LESE Regional Council and Executive Committee meeting dates.

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LESE region supporting Trades Councils

A snapshot of activities from Trades Union Councils, East of England Trade Union Network and South East Trade Union Network.

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Applications open for the 2027 Black Activist Programme

As applications open for the 2027 Black Activist Programme, it's an opportunity to reflect on the impact the programme has had on Black* trade unionists across the London, East and South East region.

Young people and work - a call to action

Alan Milburn’s interim Young People and Work report rightly recognises that the crisis of over one million young people not in employment, education or training is not the fault of young people themselves. Rather, a generation has been failed by the institutions meant to support and prepare them for work, as well as an economy that didn’t provide opportunities that were available to previous generations.

A decade of fighting for workers harmed by asbestos

There are some workplace dangers that belong firmly in the past. Asbestos should be one of them.

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