For many localised disputes, it is often the case that winning support in the local community is at the heart of any successful campaign. This could be through attending picket lines to show support, signing petitions, platforming local speakers at events or helping with financial appeals. Our trades councils have been providing that local support for working people for over 100 years and continue to play a vital role in galvanising the community and bringing people together. Trades councils are the local trade union movement!
Trades union councils, often known as trade councils (TC's), are local groups of trade unionists who live and/or work in the area and are elected by their trade union.
TCs promote effective solidarity in disputes, joint campaigns on issues such as health, education, welfare and transport, and, in general, provide the vital link between the workplace and the wider working-class community. They play a vital role in bringing together solidarity and showing support for trade union members taking action Find out more about TC’s.
Trades union councils promote working-class solidarity in local communities. Find your nearest trades council or county association from the list below.
For further information on trade’s councils please contact tradescouncils@tuc.org.uk or Carl Roper, Secretary of the TUC Joint Consultative Committee at croper@tuc.org.uk
Barnet Trades Council
Contact: Bahir Laattoe, bahir.laattoe@yahoo.co.uk
Battersea & Wandsworth Trades Union Council
Contact: Spencer Barnshaw, barnshaw@barnshaw.plus.com
Barking Dagenham and Havering Trades Union Council
Contact: Susan Aitouaziz, s.aitouaziz@hotmail.co.uk or BDHTUC@hotmail.com
Basildon & Thurrock Trades Union Council
Contact: Chris Huggins, basrockTUC@virginmedia.com
Bedford and District TUC
Contact: Mike Cattell, mikecattell883@yahoo.co.uk
Bexhill and Battle Trades Union Council
Contact: Paul Plim,pjplim@hotmail.com
Brent Trades Council
Contact: Jonathan Fluxman, jfluxman@hotmail.com
Brighton Hove and District Trades Union Council
Contact: Andy Richards, Brightontradescouncil@gmail.com
Bromley Trades Union Council
Contact: Diane Datson, rubbish4949@outlook.com
Cambridge & District Trades Council
Contact: Sylvia Carter, sylviacarter45@btinternet.com
Camden Trades Council
Contact: Sarah Friday, camdentradescouncil@gmail.com
Chelmsford & District Trades Union Council
Contact: Andrew Coburn, acoburn@blueyonder.co.uk
Cities of London and Westminster Trades Council
Contact: Dil Joshi, diljoshi19@gmail.com
Colchester and District Trades Union Council
Contact: Raph Pigott, r.pigott@levysolicitors.co.uk
Croydon Trades Union Council
Contact: Roy Aird, roy.aird@cwuslsnh.org
Ealing Trades Union Council
Contact: Oliver New, olivernew@btopenworld.com
Enfield Trades Council
Contact: John Dolan, enfieldtuc@hotmail.com
Great Yarmouth & District Trades Union Council
Contact: Claire Wardley, clairesam1@live.co.uk
Greenwich & Bexley Trades Union Council
Contact: Lynne Chamberlain, Lynnechristinechamberlain@gmail.com
Hackney Trades Union Council
Contact: Doug Holton, hackneytucouncil@gmail.com
Haringey Trades Union Council
Contact: Paul Power, haringeytuc@gmail.com
Harlow and District Trades Union Council
Contact: Kay Morrison, kaym03355@gmail.com
Harrow Trades Union Council
Contact: Tony O'Hara, harrowtuc@gmail.com
Hastings & District Trades Council
Contact: Jonathan Lee, hastingstuc@outlook.com
Hillingdon Trades Union Council
Contact: Steve Harbord, steveharbord@hotmail.com
Hounslow Trades Council
Contact: Bill Reed, billreed2245@msn.com
Islington Trades Council
Contact: George Sharkey, george.sharkey@gmbactivist.org.uk
Ipswich & District Trades Council
Contact: Callan Kemp, emailcallan@gmail.com
King's Lynn and District Trade Unions Council
Contact: Jo Rust, jo4nn3rust@hotmail.co.uk
Lewes & District Trades Union Council
Contact: Bill Ball, ltucbill@gmail.com
Luton TUC
Contact: Mick Wright, mickovercoat752@gmail.com
Medway Trades Union Council
Contact: Steve Wilkins, medwaytuc@googlemail.com
Merton and Sutton Trades Union Council
Contact: Stephen Browett, mertonandsuttontuc@gmail.com
Newham Trades Union Council
Contact: Angharad Hillier, hillier_a@hotmail.com
North East Kent Trades Union Council
Contact: Pauline Farrance, paulinefw@hotmail.com
North Norfolk Trades Union Council
Contact: Martin Booth, mbooth0853@outlook.com
North Sussex and East Surrey Trades Council
Contact: Stephen Pritchard, blueskies1977@gmail.com
Norwich & District Trades Union Council
Contact: Dave Kent, norwichtradescouncil1886@gmail.com
Oxford & District Trades Union Council
Contact: Pól Ó Ceallaigh, secretary@odtuc.org.uk
Peterborough Trades Union Council
Contact: Hazel Perry, peterboroughtuc@gmail.com
Portsmouth Trades Union Council
Contact: Louis MacDonald, macdonaldlouis3@gmail.com
Reading Trades Union Council
Contact: Ali McNamara, readingtradesunioncouncil@gmail.com
Redbridge Trades Union Council
Contact: Bob Archer, bobarcher46@btinternet.com
Slough & District Trades Union Council
Contact: Margery Thorogood, margery.thorogood@hotmail.co.uk
Southend Trades Council
Contact: Rachel Heemskerk, southendtuc@gmail.com
Southampton & South West Hampshire Trades Union Council
Contact: Declan Clune, sotontuc@gmail.com
Phone: 07873 958510
Southwark Trades Union Council
Contact: Dave Gay, davegay49@hotmail.com
Stevenage and District Trades Council
Contact: Mark Kerr, stevenagetuc@gmail.com
Tower Hamlets Trades Council
Contact: Glyn Robbins, glynrobbins@aol.com
Uttlesford District
Contact: David O'Brien, secretary@uttlesfordtuc.com
Waltham Forest Trades Council
Contact: Kevin Parslow, wftradescouncil@gmail.com
Watford Trades Union Council
Contact: Philip Brown, leveller@myphone.coop
Waveney District Trades Union Council
Contact: Richard Chilvers, rchilvers49@gmail.com
West Surrey Trades Council
Contact: Ellie Waple, eleanor.waple@surreycc.gov.uk
Winchester & District Trades Council
Contact: Elaine Fullaway, elainefullaway@gmail.com
Wisbech, March and District Trades Council
Contact: Nick Williams, salixchas@live.com
Birmingham Trades Union Council
Contact: Alex Masko, secretary.btuc@gmail.com
Chesterfield & District TUC
Contact: Allister MacTaggart, mactaggartallister@gmail.com
Coventry Trade Union Council
Contact: Phil Street, coventrytuc@gmail.com
Derby Area Trades Union Council
Contact: Moz Greenshields, mozgreenshields@gmail.com
Dudley Trades Union Council
Contact: Jessica Stoll, dudleytuc@gmail.com
East Staffordshire Trades Union Council
Contact: William Walker, williamh204@sky.com
High Peak Trades Union Council
Contact: Adrian Cowley, Adrian.Cowley@unitetheunion.org
Leicester & District Trades Union Council
Contact: Chris Willars, titwillars@hotmail.com
Lincoln & District Trades Council
Contact: Calvin Bissitt, calvinshbissitt@gmail.com
North Staffordshire Trades Union Council
Contact: Joe McCluskey, nstradescouncil@gmail.com
Northampton and District Trade Union Council
Contact: Anjona Roy, secretary@ntuc.org.uk
Nottinghamshire, Mansfield and Nottingham Trades Council
Contact: Alan Barker, a.barker@nottingham.ac.uk
Walsall Trades Union Council
Contact: Shahin Akhtar, walsalltuc@yahoo.com
Wolverhampton, Bilston and District
Contact: Nick Kelleher, info@wolvestuc.org.uk
Worcester Trades Union Council
Contact: Dave Mitchell, wtucgroup@gmail.com
Barnsley Trades Union Council
Contact: George Arthur, tucbarnsley@gmail.com
Berwick and District Trades Union Council
Contact: Sarah Roelofs, simonsimondixon@aol.com
Bradford and Shipley Trades Union Council
Contact: Isabel Cooke, bandstuc@gmail.com
Calderdale TUC
Contacts: Nigel Smith, calderdaletuc@gmail.com
Darlington Trades Union Council
Contact: Alan Docherty, darlingtontuc@gmail.com
Durham and Districts Trades Council
Contact: Sol Gamsu, sol.j.gamsu@durham.ac.uk
Gateshead Trades Union Council
Contact: Tony Dowling, toe.knee.dowling@gmail.com
Hartlepool Trades Union Council
Contact: Martin Dunbar, martin.dunbar50@gmail.com
Huddersfield Trades Union Council
Contact: Bob Stoker, info@huddersfield-tuc.org.uk
Hull and District Trades Council
Contact: Joe Gibbins, joegibbins65@googlemail.com
Keighley Trades Union Council
Contact: Stephen David Towers, ktuc@hotmail.co.uk
Leeds Trades Union Council
Contact: Jane Aitchison, leedstuc@gmail.com
Newcastle upon Tyne Trades Union Council
Contact: Paul Ford, secretary@newcastle-tuc.org.uk
North Tyneside Trades Union Council
Contact: Terry McPartlan, terrymcpartlanok@yahoo.com
Rotherham Trades Council
Contact: Jill Adams, adajill1290@gmail.com
Sheffield Trades Union Council
Contact: Sam Morecroft, smorecroft@sheffield.ac.uk
Sunderland Trades Union Council
Contact: Dave Allan, dave.allan@unitetheunion.org
Teesside Trades Union Council
Contact: Leo Barnbrook, ejeffries73@gmail.com
Wakefield and District TUC
Catherine Porritt, WfandDistrict-TUC@gmx.com
York & Districts Trade Union Council
Contact: Michael Kearney, tucyork@gmail.com
Barrow Trades Union Council
Contact: Mandy Penellum, juniperx2023@gmail.com
Blackburn and District Trades Union Council
Contact: Ian Gallagher, secretary@bdtuc.co.uk
Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre Trades Union Council
Contact: Ken Cridland, kencridland@yahoo.co.uk
Bolton and District United Trades Council
Contact: Kev Allsop, Secretary@BoltonTUC.org
Bury TUC
Contact: Chris Neville, Burytucsec@gmail.com
Carlisle & District Trades Union Council
Contact: Pete Sunter, petesunter.nasuwt@gmail.com
Chorley and District TUC
Contact: Andy Cunningham, andrew.cunningham@neu.org.uk
Crewe & District Trades Council
Contact: Nina Hammill, creweanddistricttuc@gmail.com
Halton Trades Union Council
Contact: Ian McIntyre, HaltonTUC@gmail.com
Knowsley Trades Union Council
Contact: Steve Murphy, steblues@live.co.uk
Lancaster & Morecambe Trades Union Council
Contact: David Barnes, dkb@pop3.poptel.org.uk
Liverpool Trade Union Council
Contact: Margaret McAdam, margmcadam@gmail.com
Manchester Trades Union Council
Contact: John Pye, treasurer@manchestertuc.org.uk
North East Lancashire Trades Union Council
Contact: Peter Thorne, peter.thorne@sky.com
Oldham Trades Council
Contact: Melanie Kitchin, meldislikescomputers@hotmail.co.uk
Preston & South Ribble Trades Union Council
Contact: Tracey Rheged-Armer, PrestonSouthRibbletuc@yahoo.com
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Trades Council
Contact: Stefan Cholewka, stefan.cholewka@btinternet.com
Salford Trades Union Council
Contact: Chris Neville, salfordtucsec@gmail.com
Warrington District Trades Union Council
Contact: Andy Warnock-Smith, a.warnocksmith@ntlworld.com
West Cheshire Trades Union Council
Contact: Ray McHale, ray.mchale@btopenworld.com
Wirral Trades Council
Contact: Ian Seddon, wirraltuc@gmail.com
Bath Trades Union Council
Contact: Michael Carley, secretary@bathtuc.org
Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch Trades Union Council
Contact; Gareth Drinkwater, garethdrinkwater@hotmail.co.uk
Bridgwater and District Trades Union Council
Contact: Dave Chapple, davidchapple2020@gmail.com
Bristol Trades Council
Contact: Sheila Caffrey, bristoltradesunioncouncil@gmail.com
Cheltenham and District Trades Union Council
Contact: Tanbir Siddique, tanbirsiddique@msn.com
Cornwall Trades Union Council
Contact: Richard Westcott, secretary@cornwalltradescouncil.org
Dorset Trades Union Council
Contact: Jenny Lennon-Wood, rodent.major@btopenworld.com
Gloucester & District Trades Union Council
Contact: Neil Armitage, neil.armitage@unitetheunion.org
Jersey Trades Union Council
Contact: Leigh Devine, jtucsecretary@gmail.com
Mendip Trades Union Council
Contact: Dave Chapple, davidchapple2020@gmail.com
North Devon & Torridge Trades Union Council (formerly Taw & Torridge)
Contact: Cecily Blyther, cecily.blyther@petroc.ac.uk
Plymouth & District Trades Council
Contact: Liam Condron-Farnos, plymouthtuc@mail.com
Salisbury & District Trades Union Council
Contact: Darren James, darrenjames666@btinternet.com
Stroud Trades Council
Contact: Ruth Amias, secretary@stroudtuc.org
Taunton and West Somerset Trades Union Council
Contact: Liz Payne-Ahmadi, payneahmadi@btinternet.com
Weston-super-Mare and North Somerset Trades Union Council
Contact: Louise Branch, louisebranch123@gmail.com
White Horse (Wiltshire) Trades Union Council
Contact: Rosie MacGregor, rosiemacgregor@icloud.com
Yeovil & District Trades Union Council
Contact: Dave Osborne, oz_yeovil@hotmail.com
Caerphilly Trades Union Council
Contact: Mariam Kamish, caerphillytuc@outlook.com
Cardiff Trades Union Council
Contact: David Bartlett, CardiffCTUC@gmail.com
Conwy Trades Union Council
Contact: Ted Jenks, tedjenks925@outlook.com
Merthyr Tydfil Trades Union Council
Contact: Robert Davenport, robertuk8@btinternet.com
Montgomeryshire Trades Union Council
Contact: Kait Duerden, kaitduerden@btinternet.com
Rhondda Cynon Taff Trades Union Council
Contact: AJ Le Brun, rcttradescouncil@gmail.com
Swansea Trades Union Council
Contact: Gareth Bromhall, swansea.tradescouncil@gmail.com
Torfaen Trades Union Council
Contact: Richard Morse, secretary@torfaentuc.org.uk
Bedfordshire CATUC
Contact: Graham Tranquada, g.tranquadantlworld.com
Berkshire County Association
Contact: Margery Thorogood, MARGERY.THOROGOOD@HOTMAIL.CO.UK
Cambridgeshire County Association
Contact: Sylvia Carter, sylviacarter45@btinternet.com
Phone: 07719 926592
Essex County Association of Trades Union Councils
Contact: Andrew Coburn, acoburn@blueyonder.co.uk
Greater London
Contact: Mary Adossides, secretary@glatuc.org.uk
Hampshire County Association of Trades Union Councils
Contact: Louis MacDonald, macdonaldlouis3@gmail.com
Hertfordshire County Association of Trades Councils
Contact: Philip Brown, leveller@myphone.coop
Phone: 01923 239512
Oxfordshire County Association of Trades Councils
Contact: Pól Ó Ceallaigh, secretary@odtuc.org.uk
Surrey County Assocation
Contact: Ellie Waple, eleanor.waple@surreycc.gov.uk
Derbyshire County Association of Trades Union Councils
Contact: Allister Mactaggart, mactaggartallister@gmail.com
Cleveland Association of Trade Union Councils
Contact: Bob Stephenson, ejeffries73@gmail.com
North Lincolnshire Trades Union Councils
Contact: Ken Vincent, Ken.vincent@gmbactivist.org.uk
South Yorkshire County Association
Contact: Bob Jeffrey, bobjeffery.sheffieldtuc@gmail.com
Tyne & Wear CATUC
Social: Facebook
Contact: Martin Levy, twcatuc@aol.co.uk
West Yorkshire County Association
Contact: Nesar Rafiq, wycatuc@gmail.com
Phone: 07913 423040
Cheshire Association of Trades Union Councils
Contact: Nina Hammill, c.catuc@aol.co.uk
GMATUC
Contact: Chris Neville, gmatucsec@gmail.com
Lancashire Association of Trades Union Councils (LATUC)
Contact: Peter Billington, latuc@gmx.co.uk
Merseyside County Association of Trades Union Councils
Contact: Ian McIntyre, MerseysideTUCsecretary@gmail.com
Somerset Association of Trades Councils
Contact: Dave Chapple, davidchapple2020@gmail.com
Cardiff County Trades Union Council
Contact: Dave Bartlett, cardiffctuc@gmail.com
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