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The working lives of the under-30s show the future of work for us all

New research by the Trades Union Congress to understand the lives of Britain’s young workers will help improve work and give them a path to union membership.

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One of 150,000 people in the TUC who marched though central London for A Future That Works in 2012. Alan Stanton/Flickr. (CC 2.0 by-nc)

Lindsay’s phone rings again as she squints at the list of house calls for the day. On the end of the phone an elderly client cries as she pleads for someone to come and help her.

Paul’s supervisor threatens to cut next week’s hours unless he stays late – so he misses his girlfriend’s antenatal appointment.