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Trade unions

A trade union is an association of workers in a particular industry or sector, designed to protect the rights, interests and working conditions of employees. Large trade unions in the UK include the TUC, Unite, Unison, the GMB and Usdaw.

Trade unions can receive recognition, or employers can derecognise trade unions. Employment laws protecting employees taking industrial action, such as taking part in strikes or picketing, are contained in the Employment Rights Act 1996 and Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992.


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    Deliveroo signs deal with union GMB to cover self-employed riders

    by Adam McCulloch 12 May 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 12 May 2022

    Food delivery business Deliveroo has agreed a recognition deal with trade union GMB covering the company’s 90,000 drivers and riders....

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    Post Office staff strike over below-inflation pay offer

    by Ashleigh Webber 3 May 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 3 May 2022

    Post Office workers are on strike today (3 May) after recieving a pay offer that falls below the cost of living, according to a union.

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    Union accuses easyJet of corporate bullying over staff sickness

    by Adam McCulloch 29 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 29 Apr 2022

    High sickness absence rates has led to cancelled flights and a row with the pilots' union at budget airline easyJet.

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    A dark day for workers’ rights – why the P&O Ferries saga must not happen again

    by Neil Todd 29 Apr 2022
    by Neil Todd 29 Apr 2022

    What does the P&O Ferries saga tell us about the rights of workers on and offshore in the UK?

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    Network Rail: unions angered by ‘work harder at school’ comment

    by Adam McCulloch 28 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 28 Apr 2022

    A Network Rail regional director of communications has told rail workers about to take part in a national strike ballot...

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    Union announces ballot for ‘biggest rail strike’

    by Rob Moss 20 Apr 2022
    by Rob Moss 20 Apr 2022

    More than 40,000 workers at Network Rail and 15 train operating companies are to be balloted for strike action in...

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    Record £850k payout for teacher assaulted by pupil

    by Adam McCulloch 14 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 14 Apr 2022

    Teachers union reveals £15m was paid out to teachers who were subject to unfair dismissal, violence, bullying and unlawful deductions from wages.

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    Staff at FCA vote in favour of industrial action

    by Jo Faragher 13 Apr 2022
    by Jo Faragher 13 Apr 2022

    Staff at the Financial Conduct Authority have voted in favour of industrial action – a first for the financial services regulator.

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    Frances O’Grady to leave the TUC

    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 12 Apr 2022

    TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady is to step down at the end of this year after almost a decade at the helm of the trade union body.

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    Amazon sets out objections to union drive

    by Jo Faragher 11 Apr 2022
    by Jo Faragher 11 Apr 2022

    Amazon is trying to overturn an historic vote by its US workers to form a union for its workers.
    Workers...

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    • Industrial action / strikes

    Unison to appeal against trade union detriment ruling

    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Apr 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 4 Apr 2022

    A recent Court of Appeal ruling that confirmed UK legislation does not protect striking employees from action short of dismissal has effectively 'given bosses the green light to discipline staff who strike', a union has claimed.

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    Employment Bill could face further delay

    by Jo Faragher 4 Apr 2022
    by Jo Faragher 4 Apr 2022

    Unions have reacted with fury at reports the long-awaited Employment Bill will not be announced during the Queen’s Speech in...

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    Ministers withdraw legal threat over P&O Ferries redundancies

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Apr 2022

    The Nautilus Union: ‘P&O has gotten away with it. There’s no fine, there’s no legal action, there’s only words and hot air.’

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    P&O Ferries: Grant Shapps’ minimum wage plan dismissed

    by Adam McCulloch 31 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 31 Mar 2022

    The government's plan to ask UK ports to block ferries from docking if they do no pay crews the UK minimum wage would not succeed, the docks industry has stated.

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    Fire and rehire: Royal Mail faces threat of industrial action

    by Adam McCulloch 31 Mar 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 31 Mar 2022

    Unite threatens Royal Mail with industrial action over what it claims is a ‘fire and rehire’ scheme to replace managers.

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