Unions Follow

Several trade unions are preparing to go into battle against the Tory assault on workers...

Unison union activists are up for the fight over pensions—and the union’s annual conference last week proved it.

London Underground will likely face severe disruption for at least 48 hours after tube drivers voted for strikes over the victimisation of union reps.

Health bosses are not the only ones who will find the judge’s ruling uncomfortable—national and regional leaders of the union Unison will be squirming too.

Bosses’ attempts to extend already draconian anti‑union laws received a blow in the Court of Appeal last week.

The union leaders’ powerful speeches at the TUC conference last week meant that millions of people in workplaces across Britain are talking about standing up to the Tories.

In 1853, 20,000 workers were out on strike in Preston. The city was at the heart of a major battle for a 10 percent pay increase across the cotton industry.

As the government’s attacks mount, there is a growing debate among trade unionists about how workers can stop the cuts.

With their culture of long hours, relentless targets, management bullying and low pay, call centres have become a symbol of everything that is wrong with the world of work.

The economic crisis has discredited the idea that the market is the solution to our problems.

How our unions respond to job losses matters. Too often there is "disappointment" but little thought of action.

Scores of Labour MPs who are funded by trade unions voted against legislation aimed at easing the Tory anti-union laws last week.