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The AI Bill Project

The TUC has been conducting a four-year project on the use of AI in the employment relationship, assisted by a trade union working group (The TUC AI Working Group).

Mary Towers - 18 Apr 2024
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Making hybrid inclusive

Our research finds that access to and experiences of home/hybrid are inherently linked to other forms of discrimination at work, in this case workplace racism, and that well-designed hybrid working is essential to avoid exacerbating discrimination and also to promote equality.

Alice Arkwright - 12 Mar 2024
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A trade union agenda for devolution

In this paper we present a trade union agenda for devolution, developed alongside our affiliated trade unions. We lay out principles and priority actions to ensure that devolution supports working people, reduces inequalities and delivers quality public services.

Abigail Hunt - 08 Feb 2024
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