UNITE strike at WZ Packaging
For the past three years workers at WZ Packaging (Halesfield 18, Telford, TF7 4JS) had not received a pay increase. This year the Managing Director informed them that, yet again, […]
Union campaigns
TUC Brexit position
Wolverhampton & Bilston TUC delegates viewed the video by Frances O’Grady TUC General Secretary (https://www.facebook.com/tradesunioncongress/videos/344853249595371/) on the TUC’s position currently on Brexit and after discussion came up with the following […]
Taxi drivers’ protest
Jan 2019 – Taxi and Private Hire Vehicle Licensing: Protecting Users Consultation on Statutory Guidance for Licensing Authorities: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/778274/taxi-phv-licensing-protecting-users-condoc.pdf Motion passed by WBDTUC October 2018 in support of UNITE […]
TUC Women in Leadership Course
Women in Leadership – 2021 Programme The 2021 TUC Midlands Women in Leadership course is now open to applications
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 […]
Scrap the Pay Gap – PCS/UNITE public meeting
Union Leaders and Politicians unite to call a halt to HMRC closure in Wolverhampton Mark Serwotka leader of the biggest civil service union, PCS, Howard Beckett Assistant General secretary of […]
Wolverhampton exhibition to celebrate women partially winning right to vote
The Fight for Women’s Equality is at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, Lichfield Street, until 4 July. The gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10.30am–4.30pm and Sunday from 11am–4pm. Admission is […]
We Are The Lions, Mr. Manager!’ Grunwick strike play
the remarkable story of Jayaben Desai the inspirational leader of the 1976-78 Grunwick Film Processing Factory Strike Mon 5 March 7.30pm Midlands Arts Centre TICKETS ALL SOLD OUT
Birmingham UNISON Home Care Workers
Victory for UNISON’s 280 members who had been in dispute with Birmingham City Council , taking strike actoion over 17 months. They will keep their original jobs! Why is this […]
WM economy strategy conference
Sat 10 March, Birmingham 1-30 to 4-30pm
TUC calls for national task force on Carillion
TUC calls for national task force on construction and outsourcing firm, Carillion – government sets one up in response Union group calls for risk assessments of other large outsourcing firms […]
A New Deal for Working People – TUC March and Rally
The New Deal for Workers – a focus on ‘rights’ but what about power? – IER what we got in 2024 – Labour’s long-awaited Employment Rights Bill does not do […]
TUC Education free webinars
Watch live or after on replay – you can register easily to watch
Childcare costs up nearly five times faster than West Midlands wages
TUC highlights ‘childcare gap’ for parents with one-year-olds The cost of childcare for young children has risen 4.8 times faster than wages in the West Midlands since 2008, according to […]
Unionlearn Supporting Learners Event
Tuesday 21 November 2017, 10.30 – 3.30 CWU, Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3TH
TUC MIDLANDS SOCIAL MEDIA MASTERCLASS
This first event will be held on Thursday 2nd November 2017 from 10.30am in the training room at the TUC Offices, Summer Lane, Birmingham, B19 3TH. Applications are expected to […]
TUC Workshop on Organising Migrant Workers and Tackling Discrimination at Work
This workshop, being held in Birmingham, will explore the discrimination and exploitation that migrants and BME workers frequently face which lowers conditions for all workers. It will develop strategies with […]
Scrap the Pay Gap
Wed 20 Sept B’ham 6pm UNITE + PCS public meeting with Mark Sewotka and Len McClusky
Workers’ Rights – manifestos analysed
The Institute of Employment Rights (to which WB&DTUC is affiliated) has analysed the parties’ manifesto effects on your rights at work if Tories or Labour are elected at the general […]