Industrial action will be lawful only if the trade union has complied with various statutory requirements, including those relating to balloting members and notifying the employer of intended industrial action.
If a union fails to comply with the relevant statutory requirements, the industrial action will be unlawful. This will give the employer grounds to apply for an injunction to stop the proposed industrial action.
We provide details of where and when strikes are happening, as the UK battles with the ongoing period of industrial unrest.
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Workers at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners' Wakefield site to strike for two weeks next month over a below-inflation pay offer
The CWU has accused Royal Mail Group of ongoing "attacks" on members and has paused voting on a pay agreement.
Junior doctors to strike in June 2023 for 72-hours and threaten to walk out every month this summer as talks deemed 'unproductive'
The government has rejected several amendments to the controversial strikes bill, as unions staged an 'emergency protest' outside parliament.
An independent pay review body has recommended a 6.5% pay award for teachers in 2023-24, it has been reported.
Marina Glasgow has been announced as the first woman to take up the role of chief conciliator at the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas).
The Strikes Bill has passed through the House of Lords after some amendments were made.
One in five workers will be adversely affected by the strikes bill according to analysis by the TUC.
The RMT have voted in favour of a new strike mandate, meaning there could be rail disruption until November.
High Court hears challenge by trade unions against the government's repeal of the agency worker ban during strikes.
Members of the GMB union have voted to accept the government’s 5% pay offer for NHS staff.
Rail workers will walk out over four days, as the RMT and Aslef unions criticise the train operators' latest pay offer
High court judges have imposed an injunction to stop the forthcoming nurses strike in England, as requested by the UK government, in lieu of a full hearing taking place.
