Blogs

Ahead of the rally in Cheltenham on 27 January to mark the 40th anniversary of the ban on unions at GCHQ, Alan - the first trade unionist at GCHQ to be sacked in 1988 - writes about the ban, his determination to fight it, and the importance of support from the trade union movement.

Before the rally in Cheltenham on 27 January to mark the 40th anniversary of the ban on unions at GCHQ, Paul reflects on the need to keep up the fight to defend trade union rights.

"James", a GCHQ employee, reflects on the years-long ban on union membership in the agency that "became a symbol of a larger struggle for workers' rights and freedoms in a rapidly changing world"

Renowned journalist Richard Norton-Taylor says next Saturday’s PCS-TUC national march in Cheltenham is a timely event given the present government’s attempts to weaken trade unions

Ahead of the TUC’s special Congress (9 December) on the government’s anti-trade union restrictions, Pete blogs about opposing minimum service levels and the effectiveness of recent strike action by the Border Force.