British Trade Union Congress

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Trade_Union_Congress

GPTKB entity

Statements (87)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:TUC
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:European_Trade_Union_Confederation gptkb:Council_of_Global_Unions gptkb:International_Trade_Union_Confederation gptkb:Trade_Union_Advisory_Committee_to_the_OECD gptkb:Commonwealth_Trade_Union_Group
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:TUC_Black_Workers’_Conference gptkb:TUC_Disabled_Workers’_Conference gptkb:TUC_LGBT+_Conference gptkb:TUC_Women’s_Conference gptkb:TUC_Young_Workers’_Conference TUC Congress
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:founded	1868
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:London
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Trade Union Congress
gptkbp:leaderTitle	gptkb:General_Secretary
gptkbp:member	trade unions in the UK
gptkbp:notable_campaign	gptkb:Fight_for_£15 gptkb:Living_Wage gptkb:Ban_Zero_Hours_Contracts gptkb:Decent_Jobs_for_All gptkb:Dying_to_Work gptkb:End_Austerity gptkb:End_Sexual_Harassment_at_Work gptkb:Fair_Pay gptkb:Justice_for_Grenfell gptkb:Public_Services_Defended gptkb:Safe_at_Work gptkb:Stop_and_Scrap_Universal_Credit gptkb:Stop_the_Trade_Union_Bill gptkb:Workers’_Rights_Post-Brexit gptkb:Flexible_Working gptkb:HeartUnions_Week gptkb:Work_Your_Proper_Hours_Day Climate Justice Equal Pay Mental Health at Work Pensions Justice Disability Rights at Work Health and Safety at Work Justice for Black Workers LGBT+ Rights at Work Migrant Workers’ Rights Protect the Right to Strike Raising the Bar on Equality Women’s Rights at Work Young Workers’ Rights
gptkbp:notable_former_General_Secretary	gptkb:George_Howell gptkb:George_Odger gptkb:Robert_Applegarth gptkb:William_Allan gptkb:George_Woodcock gptkb:Brendan_Barber gptkb:Frances_O'Grady gptkb:Fred_Bramley gptkb:Len_Murray gptkb:Norman_Willis gptkb:Vic_Feather gptkb:Walter_Citrine gptkb:William_Appleton gptkb:John_Burnett gptkb:William_Henry_Drew gptkb:John_Monks gptkb:George_Potter gptkb:George_Shipton gptkb:Henry_Broadhurst gptkb:Henry_Slatter gptkb:James_Mawdsley gptkb:Samuel_Caldwell_Nicholson gptkb:Vincent_Tewson gptkb:William_Henry_Wood gptkb:Frederick_Rogers
gptkbp:number_of_affiliated_unions	48 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:parentOrganization	none
gptkbp:purpose	representing trade unions in the UK
gptkbp:regionServed	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:secretaryGeneral	gptkb:Paul_Nowak
gptkbp:subsidiary	gptkb:TUC_Education gptkb:Unionlearn
gptkbp:total_membership	5.5 million (approximate, as of 2023)
gptkbp:type	gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:website	https://www.tuc.org.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:1913_Dublin_Lockout
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6