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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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Paul Novak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, said the government was right to close this "loophole".

From BBC Mar. 3, 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

The Trades Union Congress said it was an "appalling decision", enabling other employers "to act with impunity".

From BBC Mar. 27, 2023

A wide range of organisations, from Amnesty International to Scottish Womens Aid and the Scottish Trades Union Congress, have been robust defenders of the law.

From BBC Feb. 9, 2023

Consequently, the several state federations, not the American Federation of Labor, correspond in America to the British Trades Union Congress.

From A History of Trade Unionism in the United States by Perlman, Selig

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