Right to Food
Sarah Woolley, General Secretary of BFAWU, the Bakers’ Union spoke at our July 2021 meeting BFAWU Right to Food reporthttps://drive.google.com/file/d/1h_FU55hhDyVrCiocEsoJDklb1DYvqAkM/view
Union campaigns
West Midlands TUC Green recovery plan
TUC plan would mean more than 46,000 new green jobs for the West Midlands over next 2 years TUC report sets out opportunities for a net zero carbon economy in […]
Wolverhampton’s social care spending has been cut 22% per capita.
Wolverhampton & Walsall hit hardest in West Midlands
Better Buses
Midlands TUC has been working with bus unions and the TUC Pensioners Network over recent months around campaigning for better buses. This has led to us producing our bus activist […]
NATIONAL STRIKE BY GMB MEMBERS AT BRITISH GAS
OVER ‘FIRE & REHIRE’ CUTS IN PAY Already 43 days strike action over 9 months Loyal workers have been provoked into this strike by CEO of profitable company and now they will make […]
Is your workplace COVID-Secure? Help test a new TUC risk assessment website
Can you help us test and develop a new TUC website to keep workers safe as our workplaces start up again after lockdown? Union campaigning won a new government duty […]
Freedom for Ӧcalan campaign
Freedom for Ӧcalan campaign. Abdullah Ӧcalan is the imprisoned leader of the Kurdish liberation movement and the campaign is in solidarity with both his and the Kurdish people’s struggle for freedom from […]
TUC plan to work our way out of recession
A new jobs protection and upskilling plan TUC September 2020
Wolverhampton unemployment
April 2021 17,250 are now claiming unemployment related benefits in Wolverhampton. 5,625 are under 30 years old.
Tory attack on Wolverhampton Key Workers
New analysis published (5/2/21) by the TUC reveals the economic hit to Wolverhampton from government plans to cut pay rises for key workers in the public sector. For the […]
Nurse Brown from Jamaica
have a look at this half hour play Nurse Brown from Jamaica By Wolverhampton’s Jefny Ashcroft about the Wolverhampton nurse
Stop government taking control over local government pensions
5 million people rely on the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) to pay their pensions. The Government wants powers over LGPS investment funds; but they could gamble away members’ money […]
Wolverhampton’s Universal Credit workers strike
PCS members in the Universal Credit Service Centres in Wolverhampton and Walsall took two day strike 28/29 May 2019, in their campaign for more staff and improved working conditions.
A Quality Apprenticeship
Tom Wilson, Visiting Fellow at the University of Wolverhampton and until recently the Director of the TUC’s Unionlearn will give a lecture: ‘A Quality Apprenticeship’ Date: Tuesday 19th January 2016Time: […]
Probation strike
UNISON members took part in a two-hour strike 14 July 2015, in support of our campaign for fair pay.
People’s Post Campaign
In the wake of an announcement by the Post Office of 600 job losses in its cash handling operation, Supply Chain, the CWU and Unite are calling for the […]
Delivering Effective Career Kickstart Reviews
Wednesday 11th March BVSC, 138 Digbeth, Birmingham B5 6DR 12 – 4pm This Unionlearn workshop is designed to give reps practical advice and support in delivering Career Kickstart Reviews to […]
TUC Congress 2020
14th – 15th September Report by Martin Mayer TUCJCC rep Yorks and Humber , representing Trades Councils Conference plus TUC Fringe reports by Nick Kelleher
TUC Midlands Region Annual Conference
AGM report 25 February 2017