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Trade union boss among Chancellor’s appointments to Bank of England board

Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), will take on a non-executive director position on a four-year term.

Evening Standard

Unions to intervene on political funding as TUC chief warns ‘super-rich’ threaten democracy

UK general secretaries had been split on issue but sources say they are likely to back strong words calling for action

The Guardian - UK

Andy Burnham warned of exodus of London bankers if he hits City with windfall tax of up to £60bn

The Trades Union Congress is urging the Prime Minister-in-waiting to hugely ramp up taxes on Britain’s banks

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Nearly two-thirds of young adults fear AI will take their jobs

The Trades Union Congress says while AI could have transformational potential, it also risks entrenching inequality

The Independent UK

Unions press Labour on workers rights bill as hundreds of thousands ‘stuck’ on zero-hours contracts

The Trades Union Congress said one in 12 zero-hours worker has been with their current employer for more than a decade, while almost half have been in the same job for more than two years

The Independent UK

Watch: Starmer addresses unions after threatening to cut pensioners’ winter fuel payments

Watch as Sir Keir Starmer addressed the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in Brighton on Tuesday, 10 September, after its president warned that a second wave of austerity will boost the rise of the far right in Britain’s left-behind communities.

The Independent UK

Labour refuses to publish impact assessment of winter fuel payment cuts until after MPs have voted

Exclusive: Energy minister Miatta Fahnbulleh confirmed her department has assessed the impact the policy change will have on pensioners living in fuel poverty, but said only that it will be published ‘in due course’

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Disability pay gap higher than it was a decade ago says TUC

The pay gap between non-disabled and disabled workers is higher than it was a decade ago, according to a new analysis by the Trades Union Congress.

Evening Standard

SNP trade unionists hail 'historic' TUC shift on devolving employment law

THE SNP Trade Union Group – the party’s largest affiliate body – has welcomed the decision of the Trades Union Congress to support the…

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