Exhibitors list - Congress 2026

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1st Class Credit Union

STAND 6

Visit the 1st Class Credit Union stand and discover how we can help you save smarter, borrow responsibly, and build a stronger financial future. Open an account on the day to receive our £5 Big Welcome, plus exclusive merch, including phone chargers, piggy banks and torches (while stocks last). Chat with our friendly team and find out why thousands across the UK choose 1st Class Credit Union.

Tel: 0141 552 8408
Email: jolene@1stclasscu.co.uk
Web: 1stclasscu.co.uk

Bookmarks bookshop /TUC publications

STANDS 20,21,22

Bookmarks is the largest socialist bookshop in Britain. Our range of books includes politics, economics, trade unionism, labour history and equalities. Anti-union organisations like Amazon may offer you discounts, but at their workers’ expense!

TUC publications has a wide selection of books and merchandise on offer.

Tel: 020 7637 1848
Email: info@bookmarksbookshop.co.uk
Web: bookmarksbookshop.co.uk

Britain Israel Trade Union Dialogue (BITUD)

STAND 5

Britain Israel Trade Union Dialogue (BITUD) exists to promote and strengthen relationships between British and Israeli trade unionists. We support collective efforts to learn from one another’s experiences, share good practice, and foster cooperation and solidarity between our respective trade union movements.

BITUD is committed to supporting a negotiated peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians based on a two-state solution and a mutually agreed final-status settlement.

Tel: 020 7222 4323
Email: info@bitud.org.uk
Web: bitud.org.uk

Broadstone

STAND 27

Pensions are changing. Visit Broadstone to discuss how unions can strengthen pension scheme governance, support member-nominated trustees, improve member outcomes and navigate workplace pension negotiations. Whether you’re a trustee, rep or union employer, our specialists can help. Come and meet the team and explore practical, independent solutions designed around the needs of working people and focused on achieving better retirement outcomes.

Tel: 07976 198044
Email: david.brooks@broadstone.co.uk
Web: broadstone.co.uk/broadstone-and-trade-unions

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)

STAND 29

CND campaigns to rid the world of nuclear weapons – the most powerful, toxic weapons ever created. We’re working to reverse the government’s deadly war drive and nuclear expansion, which will cost hundreds of billions in public funds. We work with MPs, trade unions and civil society and protest at military bases like RAF Fairford and RAF Lakenheath, where US nukes are now stationed. Come and talk to us about how you can get involved.

Tel: 020 700 2393
Email: sophie.bolt@cnduk.org
Web: cnduk.org

Civica

STAND 58

Civica is the UK’s leading electoral services provider, working with 90 per cent of trade unions and the TUC’s official provider of online voting.

As we prepare for e-voting for statutory elections, Civica continues to support unions adopting secure, accessible digital voting solutions that are, crucially, fully compliant with legislation and best practice.

Visit Stand 58 and speak to our team about how digital nominations, e-voting and end-to-end election management can modernise your union’s electoral processes.

Tel: 03333 214 914
Web: civica.com

Communication Workers Union

STANDS 1 & 2

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) represents nearly 180,000 members across the postal, telecoms, financial services and tech sectors. The CWU works hard to ensure safe, secure and well rewarded employment for all CWU members and campaigns for justice and equality for all, in and outside of the workplace.

Web: cwu.org

Cuba Solidarity Campaign

STAND 32

CSC campaigns for an end to the illegal US blockade of Cuba and in defence of Cuba’s sovereignty.

Visit our stand to join the campaign, affiliate your branch, get the latest news on Cuba and CSC, receive information on events, campaigns, delegations and tours, or to buy from our range of Cuba-related gifts.

Tel: 020 7490 5715
Email: campaigns@cuba-solidarity.org.uk
Web: cuba-solidarity.org.uk

Fire Brigades Union (FBU)

STAND 74

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is the voice of UK firefighters. Visit our stall to hear first hand how firefighters have successfully fought against dangerous cuts to services, learn how a new ‘concordat’ will improve the health of our members and see how firefighters are on the frontline of the climate crisis. Visit the stall early to pick up our exclusive range of FBU branded merch.

Email: press@fbu.org.uk
Web: fbu.org.uk

First Actuarial, A Gallagher Company

STAND 12

First Actuarial are pension consultants with a difference. As part of Gallagher, we combine the strength of a global organisation with First Actuarial’s personal, client-focused approach. We help trustees and employers run their pension schemes by administering benefits and providing actuarial advice on funding. We also support trade unions and employers with financial wellbeing services, helping employees make the most of their pensions and finances, while working with unions to secure better pension benefits for their members.

Email: enquire.fw@firstactuarial.co.uk
Web: firstactuarial.co.uk

General Federation of Trade Unions (GFTU)

STAND 57

Established in 1899, we are a federation of trade unions representing over half a million trade union members. We are the home of trade union education, offering high-quality programmes, with a blend of online and residential courses, via our Educational Trust and training centre in Quorn. We’re the home of Strike Map, a worker-powered map of industrial action in Great Britain and the island of Ireland.

Tel: 01509 410 970
Email: campaigns@gftu.org.uk
Web: gftu.org.uk

GMB

STANDS 54, 55 & 56

The GMB represents over 500,000 members across the UK and Ireland. From schools, the NHS, and local government to energy, manufacturing, retail, and the gig economy, we campaign on the issues that matter to our members. In workplaces and industries everywhere, we are setting the pace to deliver on our mission – to make work better.

Tel: 020 7391 6729
Email: info@gmb.org.uk
Web: gmb.org.uk

Green Party of England and Wales

STAND 25

What would a Green government mean for your members? Come to our stand and put it to the party and its Trade Union Group. We launched our Workers Charter in 2026, a bold set of demands written with trade unionists, and we want your union’s view on what comes next. Sign the Charter, take a badge, and find out what the Greens offer workers and how we’re organising in workplaces and unions across the country.

Email: tulo@greenparty.org.uk
Web: greenparty.org.uk

HOPE not hate

STAND 26

Our work focuses on the organised far right, the communities who are susceptible to them and the issues and policies which give rise to them.

Email: campaigns@hopenothate.org.uk
Web: hopenothate.org.uk

IER/CTUF

STAND 31

The Institute of Employment Rights is a think tank for trade unions and the labour movement. Our expert academics, lawyers and trade unionists have been informing the debate around employment rights for over 30 years.

The Campaign for Trade Union Freedom exists to defend and enhance trade unionism, oppose anti-union laws, and promote sectoral collective bargaining.

Tel: 0151 207 5265
Email: office@ier.org.uk
Web: ier.org.uk, tradeunionfreedom.co.uk

Interpreting Matters Ltd

STAND 29D

Interpreting Matters provides professional British Sign Language (BSL) interpreting, lipspeaking, speech-to-text reporting (STTR) and translation services across the UK. We support trade unions, public sector organisations, charities and businesses to deliver inclusive communication.

Visit our stand to learn how we can support your events, meetings and campaigns, meet our team, and discuss practical solutions for accessible communication.

Helping organisations create more inclusive environments where everyone can participate fully.

Tel: 01227 263 216
Email: office@interpretingmatters.co.uk
Web: interpretingmatters.co.uk

Justice for Colombia

STAND 18

JFC was founded in 2002 as the official TUC campaign to support trade unionism, human rights, peace and social justice in Colombia. This work is carried out in collaboration with Colombian political activists, trade unionists, social organisations, human rights defenders and others. JFC builds international solidarity and practical support between TUC-affiliated unions and their Colombian counterparts, while campaigning on core issues in the British, Irish, Scottish and EU parliaments.

Tel: 020 7324 2490
Email: info@justiceforcolombia.org

Labour Party

Stand 60

The Labour Party was created by the trade unions and socialist societies. After 14 wasted years of Tory government, Labour is governing for working people. Come and speak to us on the stand about how you can get more involved with Labour in your community.

Web: labour.org.uk

Labour Research Department (LRD)

STAND 64

The Labour Research Department (LRD) is an independent organisation providing trade unions with expert information on employment law, health and safety, pay, and equality. We produce commissioned research, specialist guides, and publications including Law at Work, Labour Research, Fact Service, Workplace Report and Safety Rep. Visit stand 64 for sample magazines, online demos, sign-ups and our latest guides. Join our fringe event, AI at Work, on Monday 14 September, 12.45–2pm, West Bar, Brighton Centre.

Tel: 020 7902 9800
Email: info@lrd.org.uk
Web: lrd.org.uk

Labour Unions

STAND 59

We are the 11 trade unions that are part of the Labour Party, bringing the collective voices of four million people to the heart of the party. We campaign for a Labour government that will transform the lives of working people for the better.

Email: campaigns@labourunions.org.uk
Web: labourunions.org.uk

Lumi Global

Stand 61

From August 2026, UK trade unions can use electronic voting for statutory ballots for the first time. Visit Lumi Global at stand 61 for a live demonstration of secure electronic balloting in action, and see why the days of black box voting are numbered. Discover how our platform helped Danish unions move to electronic voting and boost turnout to 58 per cent. Pick up our readiness guide covering what your union needs to consider before making the switch.

Tel: +44 7941 673 096
Email: ben.riley@lumiglobal.com
Web: lumiglobal.com

Mi-Voice

STAND 52

Mi-Voice – 20 years of trusted expertise in secure, independent voting and balloting services for trade unions.

As an experienced independent scrutineer, we deliver postal, electronic and hybrid voting solutions for elections, ballots and consultative votes, ensuring accuracy, confidentiality and compliance.

With the new Code of Practice, get it right first time. We combine two decades of technical expertise with a deep understanding of union governance and democratic accountability to boost participation and significantly cut costs.

Tel: 02380 763 980
Email: enquiries@mi-voice.com
Web: mi-voice.com

Morning Star

Stand 7

The Morning Star newspaper is unique, as a lone socialist voice in a sea of right-wing media. We offer a platform for those who would otherwise never be listened to, coverage of stories that would otherwise be buried. We are owned by and answer to our readers – no one else. Be a part of the resistance and read the Morning Star.

Tel: 020 8510 0815
Email: bernadettekeaveney@peoples-press.com
Web: morningstaronline.co.uk

Morrish Solicitors LLP

STAND 73

Morrish Solicitors has represented the interests of working people since 1882. Today, we act for trade unions, professional associations and their members nationwide, providing advice, support and representation at all levels, including the most complex employment and industrial relations issues. We are experts in personal injury and clinical negligence, family law, residential property, wills and estates, and dispute resolution.

Tel: 033 3344 9600
Email: info@morrishsolicitors.com
Web: morrishsolicitors.com

National Education Union (NEU)

STANDS 8 & 9

The National Education Union brings together more than half a million teachers, support staff and leaders, to form the largest education union in Europe. Visit the NEU’s stand to find out why we need to invest in education and our children’s futures, and about the need to save education from the crisis in schools and colleges.

Email: chris.brown@neu.org.uk
Web: neu.org.uk

National Trades Councils

STAND 29B

Come and find out what your local trades council is doing and how much more they could achieve with you involved! Fighting the rise of the far right, organising our trade unions in our communities and building working-class solidarity. Come and find out how to be a part of it.

Tel: 07949 244380
Web: tuc.org.uk/trades-councils

National Union of British Sign Language Interpreters (NUBSLI)

STAND 14

Is your BSL interpreting provider owned by private equity? Why does this matter? Visit NUBSLI to discover how your choices impact the Deaf community, customers and the interpreting profession. Take our ethical procurement challenge, pick up practical guidance and resources, and discuss how your organisation can support high-quality, sustainable interpreting services. Stop by to ask questions, share experiences, collect a few treats, and join the conversation.

Email: communications@NUBSLI.com
Web: nubsli.com

Nautilus International

Stand 61

All aboard or all at sea?

Ever wondered what life at sea is really like? Explore a real ship’s cabin, suit up ready to abandon ship, and experience the pressures faced by maritime professionals every day. Watch seafarers’ stories, meet Nautilus experts, and support our campaign for fair pay, stronger rights, and an end to exploitation at sea.

Step aboard. Take the challenge. Stand with seafarers.

Tel: 020 8989 6677
Email: enquiries@nautilusint.org
Web: nautilusint.org

Palestine Solidarity Campaign

STAND 33

Palestine Solidarity Campaign a community of people working together for peace, equality, and justice and against racism, occupation, and colonisation.

With over one hundred local branches, and 16 national trade union affiliates, we are the biggest organisation in the UK dedicated to securing Palestinian human rights.

Visit our stand and join our fringe meeting to find out about the current situation and how you can stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Tel: 020 7700 6192
Email: info@palestinecampaign.org
Web: palestinecampaign.org

Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS)

STANDS 70, 71 & 72

PCS represents civil servants and outsourced government workers across the UK. In 2026, we’re campaigning for fair pay, secure jobs, and for public services brought back in-house exposing the failed outsourcing experiment. We highlight injustices like the Capita civil service pensions crisis and stand for dignity at work. PCS champions unity over division, organising collectively to win equality, challenge discrimination, and defend workers’ rights.

Tel: 020 7924 2727
Email: membership@pcs.org.uk
Web: pcs.org.uk

Pellacraft Ltd

STAND 24

Promote your union effectively with our affordable branded merchandise. With extensive experience supporting unions, we ensure your message is clear and values are upheld through thoughtfully designed ranges, including ethically sourced, UK-made, and sustainable options. Recruitment, retention, and campaign merchandise are powerful tools and our custom webshops, our most popular choice, make ordering easy.

Tel: 01623 636 602
Email: sales@pellacraft.com
Web: pellacraft.com

PIN Communications

STAND 65

PIN Communications is a leading provider of online voting, online consultation, postal, and workplace voting services. We are approved by the Department for Business and Trade as an independent scrutineer.

With over 25 years’ experience delivering thousands of election processes for tens of millions of voters, our expert team is ready to support any online or postal democratic requirements.

Visit us at Stand 65 or contact us today to discuss your next election.

Tel: 0161 209 4800
Email: contactus@pin-communications.com
Web: pin-communications.com

POA

STAND 3

The Prison Officers’ Association (POA) is a trade union representing more than 36,000 full and retired members. Our membership includes Prison Officer grades and Operational Support Grades working across public and private sector prisons, as well as members employed in immigration and secure hospital settings throughout the UK.

For further information, please visit Stand 3.

Tel: 020 8803 0255
Email: general@poauk.org.uk
Web: poauk.org.uk

SHAC - a housing union for all tenants and residents

STAND 16

Visit us and collect your copy of our blueprint to find out how your members can benefit from SHAC’s groundbreaking initiative to provide a housing union for all tenants and residents.

Your members will be touched by the housing emergency: pay rises rapidly siphoned off to landlords and mortgage companies; housing problems undermining work attendance and performance; nowhere to turn for help. Working with you, this is what the new housing union aims to fix.

Tel: 0796 885 2255
Email: shac.action@gmail.com
Web: shaction.org

Socialist Health Association

Stand 30

We campaign to reinstate a fully publicly provided NHS and on wider public health issues across sectors. The NHS is being dismantled for profit, at the expense of its staff and patients. We believe fair pay and conditions are achievable for NHS workers. Visit our stall to learn about our work, including how we can support your members and how all workers can get involved in saving our NHS.

Tel: 07930 157 351
Email: admin@sochealth.co.uk
Web: sochealth.co.uk

Stand Up to Racism

STAND 69

The far right is a growing threat, at the ballot box and on the streets.

On the backs of the spiralling cost of living crisis their message of division and racism is winning support in working-class communities and in our workplaces.

It’s urgent that we build a mass campaign to drive them back.

Stand Up to Racism brings together trade unionists, faith, community and political campaigners to fight for unity and against division.

Email: info@standuptoracism.org.uk
Web: standuptoracism.org.uk

Stewart Travel Management

STAND 64A

STM is proud to be the official travel partner of the TUC, providing expert, personalised travel solutions for trade unions and membership organisations across the UK. With over 50 years’ experience, our dedicated team manages business travel, group bookings, conferences and events, supported by 24/7 assistance. Visit our stand to discover how we can reduce costs, simplify bookings, strengthen traveller care and deliver the responsive, high-touch service your organisation and members deserve every day.

Tel: 0800 091 4273
Email: sales@stewarttravelmanagement.com
Web: stewarttravelmanagement.com

Ten Boroughs Research

STAND 19

Trade unions rely on us to answer member calls and emails as seamlessly as their own team.

Ten Boroughs Research delivers expert, data-driven telephone campaigns and contact centre support that boosts member participation. We are an accredited living wage employer with no zero-hour contracts.

Visit stall 19 to learn how our high-impact conversations can strengthen your connection with members. Catch our 15-minute demonstrations at 13:45, Monday–Wednesday.

Tel: 0161 570 9768
Email: hello@tenboroughs.co.uk
Web: tenboroughs.co.uk

Thompsons Solicitors

STAND 50

Founded in 1921, Thompsons Solicitors is the UK’s largest trade union law firm. For more than 100 years, we have worked in partnership with trade unions, championing workers’ rights and access to justice.

As a full-service law firm for trade unions and their members, we offer expert legal support and advice across a broad range of workplace and employment-related matters. From accident and injury claims, industrial disease and employment rights to industrial relations, collective disputes and specialist trade union services, our lawyers help individuals and unions across the movement.

Visit our stand to learn more.

Tel: 0800 0224 224
Email: enquiries@thompsons.law 
Web: thompsonstradeunion.law

Tolpuddle Martyrs Memorial Trust

STAND 21A

Tolpuddle is the birthplace of modern trade unionism where we celebrate the story that ignited a global movement. Thousands of trade unionists flock to the annual summer festival, with live music, powerful speeches and energising workshops, while the Museum showcases the legacy of six courageous farmworkers whose personal sacrifices changed history.

Visit our stand to share your own beginnings in trade unionism, meet Tolpuddle Tom and help us carry the Martyrs’ story into the next generation.

Tel: 01305 848 237
Email: tolpuddle@tuc.org.uk
Web: tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk

TPT Retirement Solutions (TPT)

STAND 51

TPT Retirement Solutions (TPT) is one of the UK’s leading providers of workplace pensions, with 80 years’ experience of managing defined benefit and defined contribution pension schemes. It has £11.4bn of assets under management (as at 30 September 2025) and half a million members.

Tel: 0113 234 5500
Email: enquries@tpt.co.uk
Web: tpt.co.uk

Trust Reservations

STAND 29A

We are the official booking agent for accommodation at the TUC. You can book your accommodation with us now for future years’ conferences for group and individual bookings. Trust Reservations is a specialist company handling conference booking packages and events for more than 20 years.

Also visit us for access to low-cost venues, great value hotel accommodation and holiday destinations. Come see us on the stand to discuss your needs.

Tel: 01753 841666
Email: sales@trustreservations.com
Web: trustreservations.com

Unemployed Workers Centres

STAND 29C

The first TUC Unemployed Workers’ Centre was set up in Newcastle on Tyne in the late 1970s as a response to the rapid rise in unemployment. By the mid-1980s there were nearly 250 TUC centres and were the third biggest advice organisation in the country campaigning for full employment. Although less in number, we are still here – and with the rise in youth unemployment, needed now more than ever.

Tel: 01246 231 441
Email: colin.hampton@duwc.org.uk
Web: duwc.org.uk

TUC Education hub

STAND 15

Stop by the TUC Education hub and get involved! Share your workplace wins, add your ideas to our message board, test your knowledge of new employment rights, and explore how our training can help you build stronger unions. Each day we’ll have a different focus – from rep training and the Employment Rights Act to Unity Works and organising.

Visit the web address below to see what’s happening each day. Come along and start a conversation.

Email: tuceducation@tuc.org.uk Web: tuc.org.uk/tuc-education-congress-2026

TUC info stand

STANDS 10 & 11

The TUC exists to make the working world a better place for everyone. We bring together more than 5.3 million working people who make up our 47 member unions. Come to our stand if you have any enquiries, need help finding your way around Congress, or help with Congress programme content and the progress of Congress business. Delegates can collect a powerbank to charge your devices and keep you connected.

Tel: 020 7636 4030
Email: info@tuc.org.uk
Web: tuc.org.uk

Union Insurance Services

Stand 43

Boost your member benefits package: With more than 25 years’ experience supporting unions including UNISON, Usdaw and the GMB, we deliver exclusive benefits that enhance member engagement and add real value.

Members can enjoy the free £5,000 accidental death cover, a wide range of insurance products and shopping discounts that save them money.

Partner with us to drive recruitment, retention, and loyalty — with tailored welcome calls, leavers calls, dedicated support, and valuable insights, all at no cost.

Tel: 020 3227 4822
Email: partnerships@uibuk.com
Web: unioninsurance.co.uk

UNISON

STANDS 76, 77 & 78

UNISON is the UK’s largest union, serving more than 1.3 million members. We represent full-time and part-time staff who provide public services, although they may be employed in both the public and private sectors.

Tel: 0800 0 857 857
Web: unison.org.uk

Unite

STANDS 35, 36, 37 & 38

Unite the Union is a growing union that is winning in the workplace on jobs, pay and conditions. We are fighting every day for workers and communities, exposing the facts on issues that really matter to our members, holding employers and politicians to account and putting equalities at the heart of all we do. Visit us at our stand and at unitetheunion.org

Tel: 020 7611 2500
Web: unitetheunion.org

Unity Trust Bank

STAND 4

Unity Trust Bank has a long and proud relationship with trade unions since our formation in 1984. Unity was born out of a vision to create a bank that would serve the common good. These founding principles are still at the heart of everything we do.

Unity banks 90 per cent of TUC-affiliated unions, which benefit from specialist relationship managers who understand how your organisation works and can give you the support you need.

Tel: 0345 245 0020
Email: us@unity.co.uk
Web: unity.co.uk

University and College Union (UCU)

Stand 23

UCU represents over 120,000 staff in universities, colleges, prisons and adult education across the UK. We campaign for fair pay, secure work, academic freedom, and accessible, high-quality education for all. At TUC Congress, we stand with fellow unions in demanding investment in public services, not war. It’s time for wages not weapons. Visit our stand to learn about our latest campaigns and how we’re fighting for a better deal for education workers.

Email: campaigns@ucu.org.uk
Web: ucu.org.uk

Usdaw

STANDS 62, 63, 67 & 68

With around 365,000 members, Usdaw is one of Britain’s largest trade unions. Usdaw members work in retail, distribution, home shopping, call centres, food processing and pharmaceuticals.

Usdaw campaigns for better pay and workers’ rights, stopping violence and abuse against retail workers, supporting equality and inclusion, improving living standards and championing retail, among other issues.

Come visit the stand where you can grab one of Usdaw’s free goodies! For more information about Usdaw, visit our website.

Tel: 0161 224 2804
Email: enquiries@usdaw.org.uk
Web: usdaw.org.uk

War on Want

STAND 17

Poverty is political. War on Want works in partnership and solidarity with unions and inspirational social movements in rural communities, factories, sweatshops or conflict zones across the world to hold those responsible for inequality and poverty to account. We challenge corporate agribusinesses profiting from the food we eat. So, if you fancy some fruit or maybe a cup of tea, come and visit our ‘supermarket’ and see how much you know about the true cost of your food.

Email: jsimpkins@waronwant.org
Web: waronwant.org

Wortley Hall

STAND 79

Wortley Hall is a beautiful stately home and busy conference centre, offering flexible meeting spaces for up to 200 delegates. We provide day delegate rates, 24-hour residential conferences and bespoke events, alongside excellent food from our two AA Rosette-awarded head chef. As a not-for-profit charity, our heritage is rooted in the trade union and labour movement. We work predominantly with trade union clients and have a proud left-wing ethos. All income is reinvested into preserving our historic Hall for future generations.

Web: wortleyhall.org.uk

Yarnfield Park Training and Conference Centre

STAND 13

Come and meet the Yarnfield Park team at Stand 13 at the TUC Congress and discover why we’re the trusted choice for union meetings and conferences. Our purpose-built venue offers 40+ flexible meeting spaces, 338 comfortable en-suite bedrooms and the expertise to support events of every size. With extensive experience working with unions, we provide the facilities, service and dedicated support needed to deliver a seamless, successful and memorable event from start to finish.

Tel: 01785 762 900
Email: emma.johnson@thevenuescollection.co.uk
Web: yarnfieldpark.com