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Workers Memorial Day 2020
On a day when huge numbers of people round the country remembered health workers who had died of Covid-19, in Birmingham, we remembered them, specifically in the West Midlands.
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Dudley TUC is proud to welcome Terry Renshaw from The Shrewsbury 24 Campaign
Tuesday 14th March 7pm for 7.30pm speech
Lamp Tavern, 116 High Street, Dudley, DY1 1QT
Unite demands public inquiry into blacklisting
Construction union Unite renewed its demand for a public inquiry into blacklisting this week and backed calls by the Labour MP Chuka Umunna to strengthen the law to prevent blacklisting from happening.
Resources question mark hangs over HSE health strategy
The Health and Safety Executive’s fledgling health and work strategy has been welcomed by the TUC, but the union body says questions remain over the impact of swingeing funding cuts on the watchdog’s ability to deliver.
Towards zero work-related cancers – Australian unions show the way
Listen to the webinar of the Victorian Trades Hall We are union OHS reps prevent work cancer event.
Outdoor work in the UK comes with a deadly skin cancer risk
British workers exposed to the elements account for 2 per cent of cases of the most deadly form of skin cancer, a new study has concluded.
Too many employers ‘stuck in the past’ on workplace dress codes, says TUC
Commenting on the report on high heels and workplace dress codes published by the Petitions Committee and Women and Equalities Committee today (Wednesday), TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said.