Trades Union Congress (TUC)

Content on Libcom by or about the Trades Union Congress - a federation in England and Wales, representing the majority of trade unions, founded in the 1860s.

The British Worker - general strike newspaper, 1926

Online archive of The British Worker, the daily newspaper published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) during the 10 day general strike of 1926.

Labouring in vain: a critical history of the Labour Party

An excellent of the foundation and development of the Labour Party and how it has acted in power and…

Taxpayers spend double on bosses' pensions than public sector workers'

Taxpayers are paying £2.50 for subsidising the pensions of the richest one per cent of the…

Strikers in the Winter of Discontent.

1978-1979: Winter of discontent

A short history of the of the widespread strike movement that occurred during the winter of 1978-1979 in Britain. The 'Winter of Discontent'…

1799-today: Repression in Britain

A short history of repressive and anti-worker government practice and legislation in Britain over the past two centuries.

Arthur Cook addresses a crowd of strikers

1926: British general strike

A short history of Britain’s only ever general strike which lasted 10 days and was called in support of locked-out coal miners.

Pensions agreement torn up - unions slammed

Predictions that a compromise agreement used by union chiefs to stand down strike actions over government pensions would fuel futher attacks are to be dramatically fulfilled.

5 million Britons work a day a week for free

Nearly five million employees (4,759,000) worked on average an extra day a week in unpaid overtime in 2005 (7 hours 24 minutes) according to a Trades Union Congress analysis of official figures published today.

Unions to 'step up' pension fight

Trades unions will need to "step up" their defence of pension schemes in the coming year, the TUC leader has said.

A stranded ship at Southampton

Unholy alliance - The seamen's strike: an analysis - George Foulser

An article by George Fulser of the Syndicalist Workers Federation on the 1966 seaman's strike

Questions over union training fund

The new Union Modernisation Fund, worth £5m, is to be spent over the next two years training the next generation of senior unionists on behalf of New Labour.

Unions back down, public sector workers split in pensions deal

The government has claimed a victory in the pensions crisis after they secured their target for total pensions savings up to 2055.