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The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions that collectively represent most unionised workers in England and Wales. [1] There are 48 affiliated unions with a total of about 5.5 million members. [2] Paul Nowak is the TUC's current General Secretary, serving from January 2023. [3]
Affiliated unions were placed in an industrial group until 1983. Group information is from Jack Eaton and Colin Gill (1981) The Trade Union Directory, London: Pluto Press for all unions affiliated as of 1981.
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) was established in 1868 and formed a committee to act on its decisions and direct activities between conferences. Initially, this was an informal body, and the leading role in the movement was taken by the unelected "Junta", with limited backing from their Conference of Amalgamated Trades.
The General Secretary of the TUC is the chief permanent officer of the Trades Union Congress, and a major figurehead in the trade union movement in the United Kingdom.. The Secretary is responsible for the effective operation of the TUC and for leading implementation of policies set by the annual Congress and the organisation's General Council.
The principles form the Trades Union Congress (TUC) code of practice that unions in England and Wales must adhere to as a condition of continued affiliation. [ 1 ] First adopted in 1939 at the TUC's 1939 Congress meeting in Bridlington , the principles initially required that unions did not attempt to "poach" each other's members, in the ...
Kate Bell is a British trade unionist, and the current Assistant General Secretary to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), having been appointed to the role in December 2022. She succeeded her predecessor, Paul Nowak, who took up the post of General Secretary of the TUC on 29 December 2022.
Some members of the council are further elected to serve on the smaller Executive Committee of the TUC. The President of the Trades Union Congress is also chosen by the General Council. [1] Although the TUC has long had links with the Labour Party, members of the General Council are not permitted to sit on Labour's National Executive Committee. [2]
Initially, the post of president was elected at the annual Trades Union Congress (TUC) itself, and would serve just for the duration of the congress. Early standing orders stated that preference had to be given to a candidate from the city where the congress was being held; they were not necessarily well-known figures.