General Council of the Trades Union Congress
The General Council of the Trades Union Congress is an elected body which is responsible for carrying out the policies agreed at the annual British Trade Union Congresses (TUC).
Robert Smillie, member from 1921 to 1927
Arthur Scargill, member from 1980 to 1983
J. H. Thomas, member from 1921 to 1924, and 1925 to 1929
Ernest Bevin, member from 1925 to 1940
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is a national trade union centre, a federation of trade unions that collectively represent most unionised workers in England and Wales. There are 48 affiliated unions with a total of about 5.5 million members. Paul Nowak is the TUC's current General Secretary, serving from January 2023.
Tyldesley miners outside the Miners Hall during the 1926 general strike
Make Poverty History banner in front of Congress House