News Archive
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6 in 10 workers say being snooped on by their boss fuels "distrust and discrimination"
17/8/2018
6 in 10 working people fear that greater workplace surveillance through technology will fuel distrust (65%) and discrimination (66%), according to research for I'll Be Watching You, a new TUC report published today.
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TUC urges bosses to keep workplaces cool as temps hit 34c this week
24/7/2018
As the heatwave continues with temperatures set to hit 34c in parts of the UK on Wednesday, URTU is calling on employers to keep workplaces cool and relax dress codes so staff can work as comfortably as possible.
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HGVs are motorway-safe, says FTA
19/7/2018
FTA, the UK's largest membership association in the logistics sector, has spoken out to reassure drivers that HGVs have never been more motorway-safe.
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Report to Members
17/7/2018
In accordance with Section 32A of the Act, the National Executive Committee hereby gives the following information extracted from its accounts and annual return for the year ended 31 December 2017.
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Union Learning Representative courses
2/7/2018
Your Union is running two training courses for Union Learning Representatives (ULRs) at Ruskin College in Oxford.
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Two thirds of zero hours workers want jobs with guaranteed hours
28/6/2018
Most people on zero-hours contracts are not on them by choice, recent union polling has revealed.
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Britain's 17-year real wage squeeze will be the worst in modern history
22/6/2018
UK workers are suffering the longest squeeze on real wages in modern history, new union analysis has revealed.
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Royal Mail issues special Commemorative Sheet to mark the 150th anniversary of the Trades Union Congress
5/6/2018
Royal Mail today launched a Commemorative Sheet to mark the 150th anniversary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
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Generational pay gap has increased by half in last 20 years
1/6/2018
The pay gap between young and older workers has increased by more than half in the last 20 years.
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URTU Privacy Policy
16/5/2018
Due to the introduction of General Data Protection Regulation (otherwise known as GDPR) on the 25 May, the United Road Transport Union (URTU) has updated its Privacy Policy.
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