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Trades Union Congress

British  

noun

  1.  TUC.  the major association of British trade unions, which includes all the larger unions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The UK's Trades Union Congress has warned that AI technology could repeat "the disaster of deindustrialisation" as shareholders get richer while jobs are "degraded or displaced".

From BBC Jun. 17, 2026

Paul Nowak, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress described it as "a vital step forward".

From BBC Jul. 20, 2025

But Roz Foyer, general secretary of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, said she did not agree with the Supreme Court's ruling, and questioned which facilities trans people should use.

From BBC Apr. 27, 2025

Mary Towers, employment rights policy officer at Britain's Trades Union Congress, cited the importance of unions "having statutory consultation rights, having the ability to collectively bargain around technology at work".

From Reuters Aug. 7, 2023

In September of that year there was a Conference at Moscow, where it was decided to call an All-Russian Trades Union Congress.

From The Crisis in Russia by Ransome, Arthur

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