Trade unions

England’s biggest teaching union, the National Education Union, has announced it will ballot on strike action.
The NEU has accused...

RMT general secretary Mick Lynch to retire in May at the age of 63, after four years leading the rail union.

Volkswagen has agreed a deal with the IG Metall trade union that will avoid further strikes, plant closures in Germany and immediate compulsory redundancies.

The GMB Union urges the Pay Review Body (PRB) to ensure NHS workers’ pay awards next April are “truly independent”.

Avanti West Coast workers will now strike over New Year's Eve and on Sundays between January and May.

The government has approved the takeover of Royal Mail’s parent company to Czech billionaire Daniel Kretinsky.

A series of rail strikes due to take place over the Christmas period have been suspended after Avanti West Coast submitted a revised offer to union members.

The arrival of the first Labour government for 14 years ushered in a host of changes for employers.

Ministers have written to pay review bodies recommending a pay rise of 2.8% for public sector workers, prompting anger from unions.

Birmingham City Council agrees to settle 6,000 equal pay claims brought by both past and present staff four years after they were launched.

Employers that fail to comply with the statutory code of practice on dismissal and re-engagement could be forced to pay more from January next year.

A group of 24 union leaders has written to the government urging it to go further with reform to statutory sick pay (SSP).

A group of current and former GMB employees are set to complain to watchdog the Equality and Human Rights Commission about institutional sexism at the trade union.

Amazon workers across six continents are preparing to strike or protest from Black Friday until Cyber Monday (29 November to 2 December).

The Employment Rights Bill is essential for women’s pay and equality in the UK, the TUC claims.