Trades Union Congress

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federation of trade unions national trade union center

The Trades Union Congress is the national federation of trade unions in England and Wales, representing workers’ interests and coordinating major industrial actions and labor policy.

Aliases (4)

General Council of the Trades Union Congress ×1
TUC Black Workers’ Conference ×1
TUC Congress ×1
Trades Union Congress Annual Congress ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federation of trade unions → national trade union center →
abbreviation	TUC →
affiliation	European Trade Union Confederation → International Trade Union Confederation → Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD →
architecturalStyle	Modernist →
country	United Kingdom →
employs	general secretary of the Trades Union Congress →
fieldOfWork	employment rights → labour relations → social policy → trade unionism →
foundingLocation	Manchester →
hasPart	General Council of the Trades Union Congress → TUC Education → TUC Library Collections → TUC Regions → Trades Union Congress Executive Committee → Trades Union Congress General Council →
headquartersLocation	London →
inception	1868 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalForm	trade union federation →
location	Congress House, London →
motto	Changing the world of work for good →
organizes	TUC Black Workers’ Conference → TUC Congress → TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference → TUC LGBT+ Conference → TUC Women’s Conference → TUC Young Workers’ Conference →
positionHeld	assistant general secretary of the Trades Union Congress → deputy general secretary of the Trades Union Congress → general secretary of the Trades Union Congress → president of the Trades Union Congress →
purpose	coordinate industrial action → influence labour policy → represent workers’ interests →
regionServed	England NERFINISHED → Wales →
topic	collective bargaining in the United Kingdom → employment law in the United Kingdom → equality and diversity in the workplace → health and safety at work in the United Kingdom → minimum wage policy in the United Kingdom → pensions policy in the United Kingdom → trade union rights in the United Kingdom →
website	https://www.tuc.org.uk →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Samuel Commission on the coal industry → Trade Disputes and Trade Unions Act 1927 →	opposedBy
Trades Union Congress ("TUC Congress") → Trades Union Congress ("TUC Black Workers’ Conference") →	organizes
Miners' Federation of Great Britain →	affiliation
Labour Representation Committee →	foundedBy
Trades Union Congress General Council →	governingBodyFor
Trades Union Congress ("General Council of the Trades Union Congress") →	hasPart
May 1926 General Strike in the United Kingdom →	organizedBy
Trades Union Congress General Council →	parentOrganization
Trades Union Congress General Council ("Trades Union Congress Annual Congress") →	subordinateTo