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.

Social care spending in the North East is still £147m lower than in 2010 - TUC

Annual adult social care spending in the North East is still £147m lower than in 2010, according to new analysis published today (Monday) by the TUC.

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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Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers have been hit much harder by job losses during the pandemic

Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers have been hit much harder by job losses during the pandemic than white workers new TUC figures have shown. As a BME women and trade unionist it is something that hits particularly close to home especially after the events of last summer.

25 Jan 2021

Key workers deserve a pay rise

This Christmas will be different than any in recent memory for many of us, I am probably not the only person spending time apart from members of my family this year to halt the spread of Covid-19. Yet for thousands of key workers particularly in the public sector Christmas has always been a time when they must work protecting us and caring for the most vulnerable.

21 Dec 2020

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are placing retail and logistics workers under extraordinary pressure with unsafe working conditions

Last Friday was Black Friday a day of the year in which retail and warehouse staff are put under an enormous amount of pressure to hit targets, unions often see a surge in harassment of members often employed in low paid positions on long or insecure hours.