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You just wish sometimes that people would treat you like a human being rather than seeing your gender first and who you are second.
All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and... →
Ordinary people who have lots of good ideas want more than a suggestion box, and they need a union to represent that thinking.
Britain is a textbook case of how growing inequality leads to economic crisis. The years before the crash were marked by a sharp rise in remortgaging... →
Voting to go on strike is not a decision working people take lightly and is always accompanied by a strong sense of injustice at work. The impact of... →
Governments of all stripes want to deliver growth and rebalance their economies now that they have learned the hard way that, left to their own... →
The TUC's new slogan 'a future that works' sets a profound challenge. Austerity and rapid deficit reduction is failing in its own terms... →
Never has a strong, responsible trade union movement been so needed. With austerity policies biting hard and with no evidence that they are working... →
From the ashes of a financial crash, there is a chance to create a new economic settlement that is more equal, sustainable and democratic.
As long as the number one worry for people, keeping them up at nights, is whether they're going to have a job in the morning, then they are less... →
In the U.S. the powerful critics of austerity such as Paul Krugman and Robert Reich rightly identify the decline of 'labor' as a problem, and... →
I think being a mother helps keep your feet on the ground. There's very little dignity in parenthood. It's a great leveller.
The UK has a poor investment record. According to IMF data, we have come seventh out of the top seven industrialised countries since 1999.