Free the detained Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers! Motion to TUC Congress 2026

The following motion on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant workers detained and tortured by Russia has been submitted to the 2026 TUC Congress – the conference of trade unions representing the great majority of organised workers in the UK – by the National Union of Mineworkers. TUC Congress 2023 overwhelmingly passed strong policy in solidarity … Continue reading Free the detained Zaporizhzhia nuclear workers! Motion to TUC Congress 2026

Statement by UK trade unions in solidarity with Ukraine, on the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion

Statement issued by UK trade unions, in association with USC, on 23 February 2026, for the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February. All the signatories are General Secretaries signing on behalf of their unions, all of which have policy in support of Ukraine made by their members through their democratic … Continue reading Statement by UK trade unions in solidarity with Ukraine, on the fourth anniversary of the full-scale invasion

International TUC and British TUC Calls for Support for Ukrainian Unions

Chris Ford The British Trade Union Congress which has just met held a brief discussion on the Ukraine crisis and passed an emergency motion moved by the RMT.  The motion states: Congress 2014 - Emergency motion​  E1   Situation in Ukraine: Congress notes the comments of the NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on the day of the … Continue reading International TUC and British TUC Calls for Support for Ukrainian Unions