‘A new deal on paid parental leave can’t wait’
Statutory parental leave pay is too low to use, deepening inequality and holding families back. Labour should act now on paid parental leave reform says Frances O'Grady.
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This TUC Congress, we will recommit to challenging racism at work
Two in five Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers have experienced overt racism at work in the last five years. But 80% did not report it for fear of it not being taken seriously by managers or of the negative impact reporting it would…
TUC: How the labour movement aims to facilitate peace and justice in Colombia
Figures from across the labour movement will gather at a reception organised by the Trades Union Congress and Justice for Colombia (JFC) on Monday. The event will mark five years of the historic 2016 Colombian peace agreement. Peace is a…
Sunak’s Spring Statement has failed struggling families who need help now
It’s two years to the day since the first lockdown was announced. As we emerge from the Covid pandemic, we now face another crisis: the spiralling cost of living. In the Spring Statement today, working people – in the midst of the worst…
How do we create meaningful work that promotes health and wellbeing?
The pandemic has thrust how, and why, we work into the spotlight as never before. Many of us have seen our working lives turned upside down as offices have been closed. But others have had no choice but to put themselves in harm’s way in…
How many more times before we confront the epidemic of male violence?
Back in March, unions came together to demand safety, justice and equality and to condemn male violence. In the wake of Sabina Nessa’s murder – a young teacher, loved by her pupils, murdered as she walked to meet friends – we stand with the…
Frances O’Grady at TUC: “Covid must be a catalyst for real change”
Below is the full text of the speech delivered by TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady today at TUC Congress 2021. Massive thanks to Edel, Samson, Alan, Carol and Philippa for that sunny afternoon meet-up in Middleton. You know what…
TUC Congress: Covid has shown what unions can achieve for working people
As we come together for the 153rd TUC Congress, I couldn’t be prouder of the role union reps, members and officers have played over the last 18 months. Blowing the whistle on unsafe workplaces – like at the DVLA offices at Swansea where PCS…
TUC: We need a Workers’ Budget this week. Join us to demand one
Welcome to pandemic Britain, where a year into the crisis sick pay is still only £96 per week and two million earn too little to get it. And that’s not all. Unemployment is at 5% and rising fast. Lockdown won’t end until 21st June – but…
This crisis has again shown outsourcing should play no role in our public services
Public sector workers have gone the extra mile again and again during this pandemic. Just think of our amazing NHS and social care staff who have put their lives at risk to protect and save others. Consider the fire and rescue services…
Resisting the far-right is in the DNA of the trade union movement
From the battle of Cable Street and the fight against Nazism to the struggle against apartheid, trade unions have a proud history of fighting the politics of hate. But we can’t take on the 21st-century global far right using 20th-century…
The new job scheme is important – but ministers will need to do far more
Unions have been pushing hard for months for jobs support to continue beyond October. The short-time working scheme announced yesterday by Rishi Sunak – a model common in the rest of Europe but the first ever in the UK – is an important…