Labour could have blocked the government’s latest anti-union laws. They chose not to.
Unions and their members woke this morning in a new world, one in which the “hostile environment” for their collective work, the already highly restrictive framework of laws in place…
Whitehall workers win 8% pay rise
Workers in three major government departments have won a pay rise of up to 8 per cent. The workers - represented by the PCS union - have called off planned…
‘Dangerously overstretched’ fire service unable to respond to emergency calls during Storm Babet
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has said that the fire service is so overstretched it was unable to respond to emergency calls during Storm Babet. The trade union has now…
Strike dates: Government workers to walk out for 36 days
Around 100 workers at the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, the Department for Business & Trade, and the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology are set to take…
Sixth form teachers secure 6.5 per cent pay rise
Teachers in sixth forms have accepted a pay offer for 2023/4 that is equivalent to a per cent pay rise for the majority of staff. Staff on the lowest pay…
Strike dates: NUJ to ballot for industrial action over compulsory redundancies at the BBC
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has voted to begin balloting all members at the BBC for industrial action in opposition to any compulsory redundancies. Presently, NUJ members are facing…
King’s College London staff win big increase to London weighting
Academic staff at King's College London have agreed to end their marking boycott after winning an increase to London weighting, longer parental leave and childcare subsidies. The industrial action was…
Retail union calls for action as inflation continues to outstrip wages
The most recent inflation figures show that inflation continues to outstrip increases in incomes, with the Retail Prices Index (RPI) and Consumer Prices Index (CPI) standing at per cent and…
House of Commons security guards balloted for strike action
Security guards at the House of Commons are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over shift patterns. According to the PCS union - which represents the workers…
Strike dates: Journalists at National World to walk out
Journalists at the National World publisher will be taking strike action on Monday 18 September in a dispute over pay. Over 330 journalists at titles in the UK and Ireland…