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Unions are vital to delivering a better future for work

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We need a whole system approach to the mental health crisis. And this can only come with meaningful and sustainable investment in the NHS, adult social care, local authorities and public health and in our schools and colleges.

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"Working in hospitality can be really insecure. You can be especially vulnerable if you don’t know your rights. That’s why I joined a union - they’ve got your back."

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Evaluation of Union Learning Fund and unionlearn 2016

The evaluation looked at the impact of the ULF and unionlearn

- 05 September 2017
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Universal basic income and the future of work

This paper examines the arguments and evidence for and against Universal Basic Income (UBI) policies, concluding that there are as many potential problems as benefits.

- 04 September 2017
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General Council Report to Congress 2017

The 149th Annual Trades Union Congress, 10–13 September 2017, Brighton. This report this contains details of the work undertaken by the General Council during the past year.

- 23 August 2017
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