EXPLAINED: 3 - The Real Truth

TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election

Exclusive: Paul Nowak recognises frustration with Keir Starmer’s government but urges party not to be fatalistic

The Guardian - UK · May 21

Why the weather was on no one’s side in general strike of 1926

A warm spell mitigated some of the effects of the strike but colder weather would have taken their own toll

The Guardian - UK · May 14

Reinstate windfall tax on banks after surge in profits, TUC urges

Unions group wants rate returned from 3% to 8% after big four UK lenders reveal £14bn total profit in first quarter

The Guardian - UK · May 5

Sick pay rule changes to benefit up to 9.6m UK workers, TUC says

Union says new entitlements, part of Employment Rights Act 2025, will help lower-income households

The Guardian - UK · Apr 6

Young people ‘more likely to leave for health reasons when in low-paid, insecure jobs’

Research for TUC analyses link between job quality and economic inactivity, as UK youth unemployment rises

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3

New Employment Rights Act ‘a huge boost for women in the workplace’

Government says new rights for parental leave and sick pay will increase equality and economic growth

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8

Apprentice star Baroness Brady calls for faster action to close gender pay gap

The difference between what men and women are paid last year stood at 6.9%.

Evening Standard · Mar 6

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

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 16

UK’s gender pay gap ‘won’t close for 30 years’ at current rates

Trades Union Congress says women have worked a month and a half for nothing this year and legislation is needed

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15

Women losing £2,548 a year to pay gap, TUC says

Women have effectively been working for free for the first month and a half of the year compared to men, says the TUC General Secretary

The Independent UK · Feb 15