New website aims to help trades councils
A brand new website dedicated to the vital work of trades councils has been set up by the TUC.
UnionsintheCommunity has been created to help trades union councils exchange information and build coalitions. It will also act as a contact point for those wishing to know more about trades union councils, and unions, and their work in the community.
With the threats of racism and fascism, changes in the labour market and the effects of the recession and debates over the future of public services, the union voice in the community is as important as ever.
The capacity of trades councils to provide a local response and to organise trade unionists into coalitions with other progressive forces is crucial. They do this by providing services which keep local trade unionists up to date with developments within the wider trade union movement, and by taking up relevant local industrial and community issues.