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Too hot, too cold: How to protect workers from extreme temperatures, and fight climate change
This interactive guide will help workplace reps protect workers from extreme temperatures, and fight climate change.
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TUC Organising Academy 2022-23 Course Programme
New dates announced. Courses are for those union staff members and other support roles who would benefit from a deeper understanding of core organising practices and their implications for the way that unions operate.
19 May 2022
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New guide for workplace reps on long covid.
04 Jan 2022
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