Retail trade union Usdaw has criticised Prime Minister’s first speech for failing to address pressing issues, including the cost of living crisis

Johnson, Sunak and Truss need to “wake up to the size of this crisis”, a federation of trade unions has said

Ministers have been urged to take the Big Five energy retailers and other failing retailers into public ownership

Port Talbot steel plant in Wales could reportedly soon be closed if Tata does not get £1.5 billion in aid to decarbonise

The shutdown of the Gudrun, Oseberg South and Oseberg East fields comes after the Norwegian Organisation of Manager and Executives (Lederne) trade union went on strike from midnight

Unite chiefs have warned that “they will not sit by and watch”

Workers vote in favour of industrial action in a dispute over changes to terms, condition and pay

The UK Government should consider amending trade union laws to protect the public from strikes on essential services, such as those provided by the energy sector. That’s according to Nicholas Finney OBE, Commissioner for the Independent Transport Commission, who says the most vulnerable are the most badly affected by strike action as they are less […]

Bin men and rubbish truck drivers in Reigate and Banstead have voted to take strike action. The members of the GMB union for refuse and recycling voted 97.7% in favour of the decision after claiming the local council “wilfully breached” an agreed pay and progression freeze by changing staff contracts despite months of talks to find middle ground. The […]

Nuclear trade unions are to ballot for strike action in response to proposed pension cuts in the sector. The GMB, Prospect, Unite and ASLEF/TSSA unions met in London yesterday and organised the ballot in response to more than £660 million of pension cuts for 16,000 workers across 19 sites. The workers, who are primarily involved in decommissioning work, will vote in […]