McDonald’s faces its first strike since it opened in the UK in 1974, with workers at branches in Cambridge and Crayford staging strikes in a row over the use of zero-hours contracts and ‘inexplicably’ low pay.
Virgin East Coast rail workers have voted to go out on strike in a dispute over job cuts, working conditions and safety, the RMT union has said.
Cleaners working at HMRC offices in Merseyside are going on strike today in a fight to be paid the National Living Wage.
The NHS is facing a difficult day after the first all out doctors’ strike in the history of the health service was launched in reaction to the continuing dispute over a new contract for junior doctors.
Employers’ reluctance to use mediation – and further public sector austerity – mean more unrest is likely, says industrial relations expert.
Junior doctors in England will strike next Tuesday after intensive government talks broke down. The British Medical Association has been battling the government over a proposed new contract since last year.
The NHS is set to be thrown into chaos by strike action after junior doctors voted, in overwhelming fashion, to walk out over the terms of a new contract.
The government is updating guidance on picketing in order to tackle the intimidation of people during industrial action. A series of proposals, including a new criminal offence for unlawful picketing, were considered and developed over the summer.
The government has today launched the Trade Union Bill, designed to tighten the rules on strike action by requiring a 50 percent turnout and the support of 40 percent of those eligible to vote.
Commuters in London this week have been told to expect “considerable” disruption to service during a 24 hour strike over pay.
We are open to talks but unless there is some meaningful change members will hold a four hour strike between 7am to 11am on 13th October and further action short of a strike the rest of that week says GMB GMB conducted an official ballot of 22,000 members in the NHS in England and Northern…
Delays to aircraft taking off and passengers disembarking can be expected on Friday (12 September) when ground handlers strike for 24 hours at three Heathrow terminals in a dispute about pay. Talks between Unite, the country’s largest union, which represents more than 500 ground handlers, and the management of ASIG broke down on Monday over…
An overtime ban and other action short of a strike will begin on 11th September and if meaningful talks are not restarted there will be 24 hour strike on 22nd September says GMB 560 workers at Cammell Laird shipyard in Birkenhead have voted overwhelmingly for strike action and action short of a strike in a…
An inquiry into the tactics used by trade unions during the Grangemouth strike has been scaled back, according to the Daily Mail today. David Cameron asked Employment expert Bruce Carr QC to lead a review after Unite was accused of bullying bosses at Grangemouth refinery in Scotland last year. Mr Carr had been due to…
Postal workers’ leaders have decided to hold a national strike ballot if no agreement is made over jobs, pensions and other issues linked to the Government’s controversial plans to privatise the Royal Mail. Around 500 Communication Workers Union (CWU) representatives voted unanimously to press ahead with a strike ballot of 115,000 Royal Mail workers, no…