Trades Union Congress

British

noun

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

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Speaking at the Scottish Trades Union Congress in Dundee, John Swinney said the band's alleged comments had "crossed a line" and were "beyond the pale".

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, said Mr Hebblethwaite "admitted that he couldn’t live on this poverty rate of pay – but he expects his workers to survive on it".

From BBC • May 7, 2024

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

He will announce the plans at the Scottish Trades Union Congress.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2023

How very misleading it was to impute to the British working class in 1918-1921 the point of view expressed in the resolutions of the Trades Union Congress or in the pamphlets written by intellectuals.

From Public Opinion by Lippmann, Walter

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