Category Archives: Campaign For Trade Union Freedom News

TUC says government is punishing workers “for daring to stand up for decent pay and better services.”

Posted on November 11, 2023 by Tony Burke

Ministers have now laid regulations for minimum service levels in rail, the ambulance service and border security and are looking to overturn the ban on use of agency workers during strikes – despite a humiliating defeat at the High Court … Continue reading →

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TUC Calls Special Congress On December 9th

Posted on November 7, 2023 by Tony Burke

“Once in a generation” special Congress to take place on Saturday 9th December at Congress House The TUC has today (Tuesday) announced it will hold a special Congress to discuss the next stage of campaigning against the Conservatives’ anti-strike laws. … Continue reading →

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Unions: AI Summit ‘squeezes out’ workers

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Tony Burke

By Tony Burke Trade unions including the TUC, Unite, the NUJ, the NEU, the AFL-CIO, the European TUC and the International Trade Union Confederation have accused Rishi Sunak of ‘squeezing out’ millions of workers from the Government’s flagship summit at … Continue reading →

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TUC uses UK Domestic Advisory Group to raise concerns about UK anti-strikes law

Posted on October 20, 2023 by Tony Burke

By Rosa Crawford TUC Policy Officer On Trade and Brexit When the UK government signed up to a whole host of trade deals with other countries on leaving the EU, it also signed up to commitments in many of them … Continue reading →

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