The Trade Union Congress (TUC) brings Britain’s unions together to draw up common policies. With 70 affiliated unions representing nearly seven million working people from all walks of life, the TUC campaigns for a fair deal at work and for social justice at home and abroad.
In detail it:
- campaigns on economic and social issues
- represents working people on public bodies
- represents British workers in international bodies, in the European Union and at the UN employment body – the International Labour Organisation
- carries out research on employment -related issues
- runs an extensive training and education programme for union representatives
- helps unions develop new services for their members
- helps unions avoid clashes with each other
- builds links with other trade union bodies worldwide.
The website contains gneral information on the issues of concern, a number of electronic publications as well as information on the library.