Events

The TUC Disabled Workers' Conference will take place at the Bournemouth International Centre, 19-20 May 2026.

BFAWU conference meets each year to discuss, review and update the union’s policy agenda. It is the highest decision-making body in the union. Delegates vote on resolutions that will provide the outline of the Unions work over the coming year. 2026 Annual Conference will be held at; Yarnfield Park, Yarnfield, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 0NL The venue is a cashless venue […]

GMB Congress 2026 will be held in Blackpool from Sunday 7 June 2026 until lunchtime on Thursday 11 June 2026.  

The TUC LGBT+ Conference will take place at the Double Tree by Hilton, Brighton, 25-26 June 2026

In 1910 the Women Chainmakers of Cradley Heath fought a successful 10-week dispute to establish the right to a minimum wage for their labour. Each year the Women Chainmakers Festival recognises and celebrates the role of women within the trade union movement and aims to reclaim the often forgotten contribution of women to Britain’s industrial heritage. The family friendly festival […]

Held on the second Saturday of July the Durham Miners Gala sees trade unionists from across the country descend on Durham city and the event has developed into the largest gathering of trade unionists in the country. Highlights include wave after wave of banners, each typically accompanied by a brass band, which are marched to the old Racecourse, where political speeches […]

This annual festival where thousands of people come together to celebrate trade unionism and remember the role of the Tolpuddle Martyrs offers a full programme of traditional and contemporary music and other attractions. There has been an annual gathering to mark the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs since 1930s. The event sees thousands of trade unionists from around the UK […]

On 16 August 1819 60,000 people congregated in St Peter’s Field in Manchester, with demands for the right to vote, freedom from oppression and justice.  Despite its peaceful beginning, this was a day that would end with a bloody outcome. Why was it called Peterloo? From Waterloo to Manchester In 1789 the French Revolution shook the world and the ideas […]