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Join Heat Strike because no-one should have to work in sweatshops
The dangers of working in extreme temperatures are no longer rare—they’re real, rising, and completely avoidable.
Transport progress is moving at last
New infrastructure spending means extension of the Tyne and Wear Metro and funding to restore the Tyne Bridge
The four big wins for workers in the new Industrial Strategy
To a stronger, fairer economy, one where more things are made in Britain by workers who are properly trained, fairly paid and respected for what they do. Much remains to still be done – but here are four key elements of the strategy that have a real potential to bring good jobs back to towns and cities across the UK.
Rebuilding through glass: how better windows could spark a UK industry revival
It’s time the UK got serious about windows. Yes, windows. The kind millions of us peer out of every day to check if it’s raining again. But beyond the drizzle, old and leaky windows are costing UK households billions every year.
Is it too hot to work?
With temperatures set to rocket to highs of 32°C in parts of the Britain this week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a heat-health alert for the ‘hottest summer ever’.
AI Inequalities: Minority Languages
TUC Cymru is concerned about the risks facing all workers from Artificial Intelligence (AI). We wanted to know more about the risks it poses for specific groups of workers. Therefore, we commissioned Prof Lina Dencik from the Data Justice Lab to produce a report on AI Inequalities at Work. Here she writes about AI’s impact on workers who speak a minority language.
TUC Midlands Social Care lunchtime briefing
For Carers Week, the TUC Midlands Pensioner Network held a lunchtime briefing to highlight some of the challenges and opportunities facing both carers and the wider social care profession.
Moorcroft potters mould their skills and craft new careers with union and council support
The GMB, working in partnership with the TUC Midlands, have been busy supporting workers left high and dry following the collapse of the ancient and esteemed Moorcroft Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent.
AI Inequalities: Disabilities
TUC Cymru is concerned about the risks facing all workers from Artificial Intelligence (AI). We wanted to know more about the risks it poses for specific groups of workers.
Therefore, we commissioned Prof Lina Dencik from the Data Justice Lab to produce a report on AI Inequalities at Work. Here she writes about AI’s impact on disabled workers.
