11 days ago

Bank of England should cut rates to boost consumer spending, says TUC ⊖

found 2026 › Feb › 16 (Mon) @ 06:45 UTC

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Union analysis finds consumers lag behind international peers as some rate-setters remain anxious about inflation

The Trades Union Congress is urging the Bank of England to cut interest rates and reki…

12 days ago

UK’s gender pay gap forecast to persist for another 30 years ⊕

found 2026 › Feb › 15 (Sun) @ 12:00 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Trades Union Congress says women have effectively been working for free this year and legislation is needed

Women in the UK will not be paid the same as men until 2056 at the current rate of progress,…

62 days ago

Paul Nowak calls on Labour to forge closer relationship with Europe ⊕

found 2025 › Dec › 27 (Sat) @ 05:45 UTC

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In an exclusive interview, the head of the TUC says a customs union with the EU could boost the UK’s economy

Keir Starmer should seek out a far closer relationship with Europe, including a possible cu…

63 days ago

Don't rule out EU customs union, TUC boss tells Starmer ○

found 2025 › Dec › 27 (Sat) @ 02:25 UTC

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Trade unionist Paul Nowak says he wants to see the "closest possible" economic relationship with the EU.

3 months ago

What does the left want? A wealth tax. What will that accomplish? Very little | Aditya Chakrabortty ⊕⊕

found 2025 › Nov › 20 (Thu) @ 06:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Imposing a 1% levy on the super-rich isn’t a policy, it’s pantomime. Tackling inequality in Britain will require much more far-reaching changes

By this time next week you will be digesting the budget,…

4 months ago

The Guardian view on AI and jobs: the tech revolution should be for the many not the few | Editorial ○

found 2025 › Sep › 28 (Sun) @ 17:05 UTC

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Britain risks devolving its digital destiny to Silicon Valley. As a TUC manifesto argues, those affected must have a greater say in shaping the workplace of the future

In The Making of the English Wor…

5 months ago

If Keir Starmer’s Labour can’t satisfy the unions, another party will | Andy Beckett ○

found 2025 › Sep › 12 (Fri) @ 07:10 UTC

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At this year’s TUC conference, I found cautious optimism about the employment rights bill – and a resurgent left looking to capture hearts and minds

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The militant rail union baron behind London's Tube strike misery: Hard-left socialist posed with pro-Putin separatists in Ukraine and defended living in council house despite £100K salary ○

found 2025 › Sep › 08 (Mon) @ 15:05 UTC

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As London commuters toiled to get to work today, Eddie Dempsey, 43, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union ( RMT ), is by the sea in Brighton speaking to the TUC.

New home secretary Shabana Mahmood says she will not run for deputy leader after Labour accused of ‘stitch-up’ over contest – UK politics live ○

found 2025 › Sep › 08 (Mon) @ 13:50 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Candidates will need backing of 80 MPs by 5pm on Thursday if they wish to stand

Paul Nowak, the TUC general secretary, used his speech to conference this morning to say that the TUC expected the gover…

TUC chief calls on ministers to show 'whose side' they are on ○

found 2025 › Sep › 08 (Mon) @ 00:45 UTC

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Paul Nowak will tell his annual conference the government must do more for working class communities.