Trade union delegates will debate coming battles when they gather in Newcastle for the annual meeting of Northern region of the TUC, writes TUC regional secretary LIZ BLACKSHAW

Wide-ranging plans to resist Tory government attacks on unions will be laid at the annual conference of Yorkshire and the Humber region of the Trade Union Congress this weekend, writes TUC regional secretary LIZ BLACKSHAW

Opposing anti-strike laws, rebuilding public transport and fighting for better wages are on the agenda at the annual conference of Northern region TUC in Newcastle, writes TUC regional secretary LIZ BLACKSHAW

TUC Northern regional secretary LIZ BLACKSHAW introduces this weekend’s conference which will address the growing crisis of rising costs and stagnant pay with plans for action