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The rise of the far right- building a trade union response

This report describes practical, effective strategies for tackling the far right in our workplaces and communities. It highlights how we should use our proud tradition of internationalism to out-organise the far right globally. And it underlines why we need a smart digital response to the far right’s menacing online presence and adept use of new technologies.

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Justice for Palestine

Palestine is one of the worst countries in the world to be a worker. This report sets out TUC policy and the evidence base in support of Palestinian workers’ rights.

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Technology managing people - The worker experience

This report is intended to raise awareness of the experience of workers and trade unions when artificial intelligence (AI) is used by employers to carry out people-management functions, and to identify objectives to ensure that the interests of workers are not overlooked in the use of AI.

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The Future of the Union Learning Fund

A new independent report by University of Exeter finds that for every £1 spent on union-supported learning and training, the economy gets £12.87 back.

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Jobs and Recovery Monitor - Young Workers

The analysis highlight the disproportionate impact the Covid-19 economic crisis is having on young people’s jobs and pay. And that without urgent investment in creating new good jobs, a generation will be scarred by mass unemployment.

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Disability pay and employment gaps

This analysis report looks at the disability pay gap, which is the difference between the median hourly pay of disabled and non-disabled people, and the disability employment gap, which is the difference between the employment rates of disabled and non-disabled people.

Getting every adult to level 3

The government has recently announced that all adults will have the opportunity to get their first level 3 qualification without paying course charges, through the National Skills Fund. Qualifications of this kind include A levels or the vocational equivalent, such as a BTEC level 3 or an advanced apprenticeship. The TUC supports this priority.

Universal Credit and the impact of the five week wait for payment

The TUC argue the five week wait for the first payment of universal credit must be replaced immediately with non- repayable grants. This change must sit alongside a wider set of reforms to the social security system to provide decent support for all who need it.

BME women and work

Black and minority ethnic (BME) women are around twice as likely as white workers to be employed in insecure jobs, according to a TUC analysis.

Levelling up the UK: the role of state aid

This paper sets out to look at what state aid might look like beyond 2020, how it might differ from current practice and what we think a progressive and effective state aid strategy should look like. The TUC has set out five principles which should guide the development of the UK’s post Brexit state aid regime.

Annex: Labour Market Stats Guide

Today there is a concern that official statistics are not fully capturing a deterioration in the quality of work that has been a feature of the recent increase in employment. But above all we want to know how well labour market outcomes meet our goal for all who want work to have good quality and well paid employment.

Jobs and Recovery Monitor

As fears about jobs and the economy grow, this is the first of a series of monthly reports aimed at informing working people about key statistics and policy concerns.

Challenging Amazon Report

We urge Amazon to recognise and engage with unions as the best way to ensure workers’ rights are protected. But if Amazon will not do better for its workers, then unions and governments at all levels must work together to make sure that they do.

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Support in the workplace for victims of domestic abuse

Preventing and tackling domestic abuse is a key part of an employers’ duty of care towards their employees and their legal responsibility under the Health and Safety at Work Act to ensure a safe working environment. We welcome the government’s recognition that employers should and could do more to support workers experiencing, or at risk of, domestic abuse and welcome the opportunity to respond to this call for evidence.

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General Council Report 2020

This report contains details of the work undertaken by the General Council during the past year, 2019-2020.

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Key workers report

The TUC estimates that 6 million key workers would stand to benefit from public sector pay increases and planned minimum wage increases. Both these levers are directly within the government’s control. But there are signs that pay increases may not materialise.

A plan for public service jobs to help prevent mass unemployment

The TUC set out a plan in June for how we could create 1.24 million jobs in the next two years in the green industries of the future. But government investment needs to go beyond that: we need a plan for direct public sector job creation.

Sick pay and debt

Many workers are already struggling with household finances due to the pandemic. A household debt crisis has been looming for the past few years, and without significant intervention, it could hit when a range of temporary support measures end later in the year. This note sets out new findings on sick pay and debt from a largescale survey carried out by BritainThinks.

Fixing social care

This report sets out why the UK does not have a high-quality social care system, and how to improve it for those who use it, and those who work in it. That means long-term, sustainable funding of services that provides value for money to the public purse while meeting the needs of individuals and communities.

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A new jobs protection and upskilling plan

TUC's blueprint for saving jobs and upskilling workers affected by the crisis. This plan outlines a new short-time working scheme designed to prevent mass unemployment and to help firms bounce back after the crisis, and proposals to help workers whose jobs are at risk develop the skills they need for the future.

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Voice and place: how to plan fair and successful paths to net zero emissions

The TUC supports a balanced energy policy which enables us to meet out net zero commitments. Key technologies focused on by unions in this report include Carbon Capture Storage and Use (CCSU), which was highlighted by trade unions in the Northern and the Yorkshire and Humber regions as being key to a just transition in their areas. Nuclear energy was highlighted in the North West and is an integral part of a net zero carbon energy policy. Trade unions call for a net zero roadmap that embeds a fully integrated, whole systems approach, including nuclear energy at scale, with direct government investment in order to create high quality employment.

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Creu swyddi yng Nghymru yn dilyn ysgogiad seilwaith adfer Covid

Gallai bron i 60,000 o swyddi gael eu creu yng Nghymru yn ystod y ddwy flynedd nesaf drwy fuddsoddiad y Llywodraeth mewn prosiectau seilwaith allweddol.

Job Creation in Wales from Infrastructure Investment

Almost 60,000 jobs could be created in Wales in the next two years through government investment in key infrastructure projects. This research – carried out for the Wales TUC by Transition Economics – shows that fast-tracking spending on projects such as social housing, public transport, and decarbonisation could make a significant contribution to the economic recovery.

The forthcoming Employment Bill provides a vital opportunity to put in place measures to ensure that decent work becomes widespread and that practices like zero hours contracts are left in the past.

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TUC response to the joint HM Treasury and UK Statistics Authority Consultation on the reform to retail prices index methodology

TUC officials have been involved since the beginning of the public debate around inflation, and once more take this opportunity to make our views known. TUC response to the joint HM Treasury and UK Statistics Authority Consultation on the reform to retail prices index methodology.

BEIS Carer’s leave consultation response

The TUC rejects the proposal that carers leave should be unpaid. Unpaid care is still not given the recognition it deserves from either government or employers. In this submission we look at the issues facing carers and evidence from trade unions, before responding to the specific consultation questions.

Dying on the job - Racism and risk at work

Pre-Covid-19 polling from ICM shows that racism was rife in the workplace before the pandemic. An additional TUC self-report survey adds to concerns that BME workers are now being put at increased risk during the pandemic. TUC demands government takes decisive action to tackle racism now.

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TUC submission to government Freeports consultation

A better recovery for the South East

As well as calling on the chancellor to provide support for the South East as part of a national recovery plan, this report sets out a recovery plan for the region that local authorities and LEPs in alliance with regional partners can start putting into action right away.

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