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TUC South West Annual Report 2019

The annual report from the Trades Union Congress in the South West highlights the ongoing work unions are doing to secure better pay, rights and a voice for working people in the region.

- 05 Apr 2019
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Focus on Health and Safety

TUC biennial survey of safety representatives 2018. It is designed to provide the TUC and its affiliated trade unions with valuable information to help shape safety campaigning and organisation in the period ahead.

- 26 Sep 2018
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Safety representatives - going beyond the minimun

As part of the safetyreps@40 campaign and just before Workers Memorial Day, the TUC has published guidance on how to negotiate improved ways of union health and safety representatives being effective in preventing injury and illness.

Hugh Roberston - 20 Apr 2018
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