The Reading Trades Union Council

The RTUC is the focal point of the trade union movement in Reading – and so much more. As well as local trade unions, the RTUC meets and organises with groups and individuals from the Reading area who are committed to supporting and improving the social, political and working conditions in the local community and workplaces. We also celebrate important local events – contemporary and historical – related to the Reading area which promote trade unionism, workers’ rights and community causes.

Monday 1 August 2022

Solidarity with the CWU strike at BT Openreach!

Neil Adams (Unite) of the Reading Trades Union Council joined the CWU picket line at BT Openreach in Bracknell on 1 August 2022 where engineers and call centre workers walked out between 08:00 and 12:00 - the second day of strike action in the past week.

Across the country, 400 pickets were established in an action which is seeking a pay increase to counter the cost of inflation whilst also sharing the profits of BT Group following the announcement of a further £400m profit in the first quarter, on top of the £1.3bn achieved in the last financial year.