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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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    Commuters grapple with rail fare hike as Tube workers strike

    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Mar 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 1 Mar 2022

    Rail commuters face misery today (1 March), as the highest train fare rises for nine years take effect while London’s Underground network is crippled by a strike.

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    TUC warns against employee monitoring after Post Office scandal

    by Jo Faragher 28 Feb 2022
    by Jo Faragher 28 Feb 2022

    Employers should be under a legal requirement to consult workers before using artificial intelligence to monitor them.

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    Police ‘disgusted’ by 2% pay offer

    by Adam McCulloch 25 Feb 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 25 Feb 2022

    The Home Office's recommendation for 2022-23 is a rise of a minimum of 2% – a figure the PFEW says is unacceptable.

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    Asda logistics workers could strike over pay

    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 22 Feb 2022

    Around 6,000 warehouse staff, clerical workers and HGV drivers based at Asda distribution centres have voted to take industrial action over pay.

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    Thousands of Airbus staff vote to strike over pay

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Feb 2022

    Thousands of Airbus workers at its factories in North Wales and Gloucestershire have voted to strike in a dispute over pay.

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    University staff begin 10-day strike action

    by Jo Faragher 14 Feb 2022
    by Jo Faragher 14 Feb 2022

    University staff have today begun 10 days of strike action in their ongoing fight against pension changes, pay and working conditions.

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    Union defeats Tesco at High Court in fire and rehire case

    by Adam McCulloch 3 Feb 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 3 Feb 2022

    The Midlands-based workers faced having their wages cut as part of a change to their terms and conditions of employment by Tesco.

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    Nestlé Newcastle plant closure will cost hundreds of jobs

    by Personnel Today 3 Feb 2022
    by Personnel Today 3 Feb 2022

    The Fawdon plant, which produces Toffee Crisp, Rolos, Jelly Tots and Fruit Pastilles is to close next year, as production shifts to eastern Europe and Yorkshire.

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    Mandatory jab U-turn confirmed as ministers launch consultation

    by Rob Moss 1 Feb 2022
    by Rob Moss 1 Feb 2022

    Thursday’s deadline for frontline NHS staff in England to have received their first jab against Covid-19 has been scrapped after...

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    Universities union votes for 10 days of strike action

    by Jo Faragher 28 Jan 2022
    by Jo Faragher 28 Jan 2022

    University staff have voted in favour of 10 days of strikes that could impact more than a million students.

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    Financial Conduct Authority faces strike threat over pay and appraisals

    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 25 Jan 2022

    Staff at the Financial Conduct Authority are being balloted for strike action over claims that the organisation plans to slash pay and introduce a new appraisal system.

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    • Inflation

    Inflation hits 30-year high

    by Rob Moss 19 Jan 2022
    by Rob Moss 19 Jan 2022

    The cost of living has increased by 5.4% in the 12 months to December 2021, according to the consumer prices...

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    Making the world of work better: TUC’s Paul Nowak talks to Oven-Ready HR

    by Chris Taylor 14 Jan 2022
    by Chris Taylor 14 Jan 2022

    In the opening episode of the new season of the Oven-Ready HR podcast, Paul Nowak, deputy general secretary of the...

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    Union urges government to reverse fit note relaxation

    by Rob Moss 12 Jan 2022
    by Rob Moss 12 Jan 2022

    Unite is calling on the government to cancel the relaxation to the fit note system, because it is leading to attacks on employees’ conditions.

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    Tube drivers vote to strike over job security, pensions and conditions

    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jan 2022
    by Ashleigh Webber 11 Jan 2022

    Further industrial action is set to disrupt London Underground services, with a union claiming bosses have refused to give assurances...

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