International

Peter Bunting, Congress Assistant General Secretary looks forward to the Northern Ireland Commitee conference in Derry We gather in Derry on April 12-13 for our Biennial Delegate Conference to debate, discuss, take stock and plan for the future. The key themes for BDC 2016 are Decent Work and a Fair...

Luca Vistentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) argues that the European Union needs investment, wage rises and a healthy dose of solidarity to recover from the current crisis Europe must do an urgent economic about turn and adopt policies that focus on boosting...

The TUC's Owen Tudor reports on the UK government's ongoing assault on union rights and why Valentine's Day may be a little different this year On Monday (11 January), the UK's House of Lords began detailed consideration of the government's Trade Union Bill, the latest attempt to relive the...

By Owen Tudor* The TUC has long been committed to the model of Social Europe as outlined by Jacques Delors. The deal he set out is still the only deal in town: a free trade area, but not unfettered free trade In other words: Rights at work to counterbalance the right to trade, Free movement of...