The group meets regularly to discuss issues related to trade unions, keeping members informed via a web-based bulletin.
[1] In 1929, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) became unhappy with the line of the Labour government on unemployment, and so it reformed the group in an attempt to put pressure on it.
It focused on discussion and information sharing, also bringing in visiting speakers from trade unions around the world, but did not attempt to lobby for any particular policies.
[3] The group ceased operating again during World War II, and was not revived until 1954. focused on supporting the party's leadership against critics, often those on the left wing of the trade union movement.
It first played a leading role in opposing a specific policy when In Place of Strife was published, the trade unions concerned it was a threat to collective bargaining.