TUC Northern

The TUC's Northern region staff represent the TUC by supporting TUC campaigns and objectives and seeking the views of trade unions in the region. Here you can find out more about us, our work and our campaigns.

We need to put an end to zero-hours contracts

New figures released by the Office of National Statistics this week show almost 1 million workers are employed on zero-hours contracts. With no fixed hours each week it's impossible for a large section of the workforce to plan or save for the future.

TUC - Northern: Covid-19 Advice for Workers

Information for workers in the North East and Cumbria during the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic covering health and safety at work, taking time off and working from home.

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What we're saying

A better recovery for the North East and Cumbria

As well as calling on the chancellor to provide support for the region as part of a national recovery plan, this report sets out a recovery plan for the region that the North of Tyne Combined Authority, Tees Valley Combined Authority, North East Combined Authority, the Cumbria Combined Authority and the regions LEPs can start putting into action right away.

06 Jul 2020

Unions are working hard to save jobs and protect front-line workers

On Thursday evening this country clapped from its doorstep for the NHS and public sector workers protecting families and saving lives I could not be more proud of those workers and the trade unions representing them. They are doing an extraordinary job with long hours, often without the right equipment.

30 Mar 2020

We need to put an end to zero-hours contracts