Self-employment is booming – but workers are earning less than they did 20 years ago
One in seven workers are now self employed
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For Gen Y, trade unions should be a springboard not a safety net
Young people are not joining unions, despite being over-qualified, underpaid and precarious
Frances O’Grady slams zero-hours contracts in friendly clash with Vince Cable
TUC boss talks workers’ rights with Lib Dem grandee at party conference
‘Where we agree with your policy, we’ll support it’ – TUC boss offers olive branch to Theresa May
May has pledged to build an economy that works for everyone
28 million children have been uprooted by conflict – and the UK is building ‘a big, new wall’
A new UNICEF report shows the number of child refugees has doubled since 2005
Women-only services like Amy’s House are powerful, but underfunded
The new service for women recovering from alcohol and drug problems has opened in east London
Caroline Criado-Perez: More United is about replacing tribalism with common purpose
The feminist campaigner is a convener of the UK’s newest political movement
Labour urges voters to register as Brexiters seize on extended deadline
Voters now have until midnight Thursday after website crash
The fight against TTIP is not over ‘till it’s over
The trade deal is in trouble, but could still be imposed costing 150,000 UK jobs
Quantitative Easing for the people: the antidote to market fundamentalism?
In ‘A Sharing Economy’, Stewart Lansley argues that social wealth funds could reduce inequality and strengthen economies