Trade unions

Shopworkers have overwhelmingly rejected any extension to Sunday trading hours as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) launches a consultation on this controversial issue.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has demanded the government stays out of negotiations over doctors’ pay.
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More than 4,000 Tube station staff are to vote on a new proposal aimed at settling the dispute over safe staffing levels at London Underground stations

New research shows partnership working continues to be successful. Alex Blyth reports

The formal creation of a 'super union' will shortly begin, with reports saying the three unions involved will write to members this week to seek their approval for the merger

A series of strikes planned by British Gas engineers have been called off, after parent company Centrica agreed a deal with the GMB union

Wal-Mart has been ordered to compensate a number of former employees in Canada, after it was ruled that the retail giant closed a store as a reprisal against unionised workers

Union representatives have urged London mayor Ken Livingstone and Transport for London (TfL) to raise the minimum wage for cleaners working on the London Underground to £6.70 an hour

Employers have welcomed moves by public sector union Unison to extend its workplace training services to the private sector

Unions have warned Coventry City Council that they will pursue their fight for a fair grading system for staff under a controversial new pay deal

Royal Mail is expected to face demands for a rise in postal workers’ pay as the Communication Workers Union (CWU) launches a campaign to raise wages in line with the national average

Union membership crisis as long-term decline continues.

Unions urged to be more co-operative or face extinction.

Much has changed in the 30 years since the formation of conciliation service Acas.

The UK's two biggest unions for college and university academic staff have voted to merge