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Anti-Racism Taskforce: Listening Activity Roundtable

A summary from the TUC Anti-Racism Taskforce listening activity roundtable in May 2022.

Female black worker office

TUC responses to the reforming our fire and rescue service consultation

Firefighters have gone above and beyond to keep fire and rescue services going during the pandemic. Following a decade of cuts and pay restraint, fire and rescue services desperately need investment and professional standards of service to improve the service firefighters provide to our communities. The TUC believes the white paper does not address these issues.

A fairer energy system for families and the climate

The TUC is proposing a pragmatic reshaping of the UK’s energy system, to be more in line with our European neighbours that are finding it easier to weather the current crisis:

Building an Anti Racism Network

Anti-Racism Network roundtables summary. Key players working in race policy in the UK cam together to explore the possibility of convening an anti-racism network and the current challenges the anti-racist movement faces.

The Trade Union Challenge: Winning Legal Race Discrimination Cases

The TUC Anti-Racism Taskforce, Strategic Litigation Roundtable summary.

Building worker power

Essays on collective rights 20 years after the Wilson and Palmer case established the right to be represented by a trade union

Insecure work - Why employment rights need an overhaul

It is notable that five years after the report of the Taylor Review of modern working practices that most of its flagship measures remain unimplemented. And the employment bill ministers repeatedly committed to appears to have been shelved. We need a new approach that restores power to workers to negotiate better rights.

Schools built for the future

Why teachers, headteachers, school staff, and construction workers back school buildings upgrades

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Second State Pension age review

The TUC believes that plans to increase the State Pension Age to 67 from 2026 to 2028 should be shelved.

Pensioner

Organising workstream: regional mapping project

This report looks at the structures in place for Black workers across the TUC’s seven regions and nations in England and Wales

Black workers

Jobs monitor - the impact of the pandemic on BME employment

While the headline unemployment rate among all workers has returned to pre-pandemic levels, this isn’t true for Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers.

Harbours (Seafarers’ Remuneration) Bill Consultation

The measures in this consultation focus on the expansion of the minimum wage for seafarers. The TUC welcomes this. If implemented with effective enforcement and in a manner that reinforces collective agreements, it could provide some additional protection for vulnerable workers and reduce, to a limited extent, the financial gains sought by unscrupulous operators attempting to employ the cheapest labour.

Jobs and recovery monitor - bonuses

Lifting the veil: removing the invisibility of adult social care

TUC response to the House of Lords Adult Social Care Committee Inquiry.

Action on flexible working

Letter from MPs calling for action on flexible working

The fiscal cost of insecure work

The TUC is concerned about the prevalence of insecure work, most importantly because of the impact it has on workers. But it also has an impact on the economic stability of the country and on the public finances.

Gig workers

The future of rail funding in the UK

TUC reviews several models for funding and running a national rail industry and draws out lessons for the UK.

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Making flexible working the default

The TUC welcomed the opportunity to submit a response to the consultation. The TUC and Flex For All partners created an online tool where members of the public could submit a response to the consultation. This report contains a summary of what 5744 members of the public told BEIS. We urge the government to listen to the voices of working people and ensure their experiences are included in their plans for amending flexible working legislation.

The UK Covid-19 inquiry - TUC response

Everyone must be heard for real lessons to be learned. So we encourage the inquiry to listen directly to working people and their unions. We stand ready to work with Baroness Hallett and her team.

P&O Ferries - A line in the sand

TUC and our unions in the sector believe P&O Ferries’ business model is unlawful, unsustainable and disreputable.

Public services workforce for the future

We welcome the opportunity to respond to the House of Lord’s public services committee inquiry. The TUC’s response to the inquiry will focus on recruitment, retention and training. A summary of our recommendations can be found above.

Prospective UK-Israel Free Trade Agreement

The TUC believes the government must require respect for fundamental human and labour rights as a pre-condition for any trade deal. As evidenced in this submission, successive Israeli governments have persistently violated international law and systematically violated Palestinian labour and human rights.

Ending the Pay Crisis

The spring statement comes in the context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, posing a terrible toll on the Ukrainian people. The TUC has called on the government for a diplomatic resolution, enforcement of sanctions, and funding to support aid and refugees to coming to the UK. The conflict is also likely lead to significant price rises, and further pressures on working people in the UK.

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Older workers after the pandemic: creating an inclusive labour market

This report explores the substantial rise in older workers leaving the labour market before they reach state pension age, calling for major changes in the workplace. BME and ethnic minority (BME) and working class workers are also significantly more likely to be prematurely forced out of work.

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Jobs and recovery monitor - wage squeeze continues

The ‘cost-of-living crisis’ currently hitting workers is not just about rising prices. High inflation combined with slow growth in pay is resulting in a real terms pay cut for working people.

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Protecting workers’ rights using the UK-EU trade and cooperation agreement' - TUC summary

Protecting workers’ rights using the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement - full report

A better normal

Thanks to the NHS, the successful vaccine programme has given us an opportunity to build back better in 2022, delivering the ambition of a high wage, high productivity economy, and the ability to enjoy our lives without fear. But government must seize and shape this opportunity, working with unions and businesses to deliver safe and decent work for everyone in 2022.

Opportunities and threats to the public sector from digitisation

This report considers the government's commitment to transforming public services through digitisation. It looks specifically at the impact of digitisation on the public sector workforce.

TUC opposes UK trade talks with Gulf states abusing human rights

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