TUC
Frances O’Grady: Unions will have to change – but they will always be essential
As trade unionists gather in Brighton for the movement's annual Congress, General Secretary Frances O'Grady writes exclusively for LFF on the challenges and opportunities for the movement in the year ahead.
Rail fares to rise at fastest rate in 5 years exacerbating cost of living crisis
The hike in rail fares will make life even harder for struggling households seeing the cost of goods and services rising, wages dropping and consumer debt growing.
Financial Times staff vote for industrial action over gender pay gap
Gender pay disputes will grow over the next year as new legislation forces large employers to reveal the average pay of their male and female staff.
New inflation figures show ‘cost of living squeeze’ set to continue, say unions
Inflation has fallen, but the cost of living in Britain is still rising faster than wages
Even Pope Francis can see that unions need to do more to reach young workers
TUC research also shows that unions are not doing enough to reach young workers
Living standards squeeze continues as inflation rises to four-year high
Inflation is significantly outpacing earnings growth