Trades Union Congress : Ask Biography

Union information

Name

Trades Union Congress

Full name

Trades Union Congress

Founded

1868

Members

6.5 million (2008)

Country

United Kingdom

Affiliation

ITUC

Key people

Brendan Barber, (General Secretary)
Dougie Rooney, President

Office location

Congress House, London

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The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions in the United Kingdom, representing the majority of trade unions. There are fifty-eight affiliated unions with a total of about 6.5 million members, around half of whom are represented by Unite or UNISON.

The TUC's decision-making body is the Annual Congress, which takes place in September. Between congresses decisions are made by the General Council, which meets every two months. An Executive Committee is elected by the Council from its members. The senior paid official of the TUC is the General Secretary, currently Brendan Barber.