Trade unions

Outsourced staff moving from the high street bank to Fujitsu Services have been offered a good deal, their union says

Ninety-five per cent of low paid workers say a national minimum wage is very important to them and their families

British and Irish unions have joined forces to take on the betting shop sector.

Broadcasting union Bectu has secured a 100% vote in favour of union recognition for catering staff working at ITV's base in Manchester.

Total numbers of union members fell in 2004, as more men left trades unions and more women joined

A dispute over pay and conditions leads to a 48-hour stoppage by Scottish tube workers

Notions that the public sector is full of 'bowler hats and bureaucrats' are well wide of the mark, according to a report from the TUC.

Retail union Usdaw is backing Labour's New Deal programme because, it says, it has put a million people back into work and created job opportunities for shop workers in the UK.

Kevin Curran has quit as general secretary of the GMB union three weeks after being suspended from its executive committee.

Unions representing about 500,000 civil servants are to submit a joint pay claim for the first time.

A row is brewing between Marks & Spencer (M&S) and shop workers' union Usdaw over the issue of union recognition at the high-street retailer

Trade union commitment to partnership with employers has been questioned after it emerged the TUC has opted to outsource its Partnership Institute

This week's international news in brief looks at heavy-handed layoffs in Denmark, censured tourist guide obstacles in France and offensive Xmas gifts in Australia

Arrangements for statutory consultation about the proposed changes to the Local Government Pension Scheme confirmed

Production staff at ITV are set to strike in a dispute about pay.