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Unionisation surge partly reflects a labour shortage that has increased collective bargaining power
Commenters post their opinions on the walkouts and the UK’s potential ‘summer of discontent’
BA check-in staff at Heathrow vote to walk out during school holidays and rail talks break up without deal
NEU and NASUWT demand 12% pay increase as inflation climbs to 9.1%
Government should set the principle that each pay deal is treated on merit
Tensions over pay are rising but it will take time to pass legal hurdles and test union members’ resolve
TUC leader Frances O’Grady says workers nationwide are supporting industrial action
RMT union leader signals industrial action could spill over into other parts of the country this summer
Victory follows organised labour drives at Amazon, Starbucks and Google parent Alphabet
Leader of RMT accuses government of blocking progress in negotiations
Half a century after Barbara Castle’s battle, the party still struggles with its relationship to the wider movement
‘If we get this wrong, we risk a de facto general strike,’ minister says, as anger builds over public sector pay
Network Rail chief plays down likelihood of resolving pay dispute before industrial action starts on Tuesday
Ride-hailing app refuses to reclassify drivers as workers after similar case against Uber
RMT general secretary says any such move would harden members’ resolve to pursue industrial action
Four-day walk out is swelling, snarling supply chains in Asia’s fourth-biggest economy
Union leader Christina McAnea says Boris Johnson has ‘no idea’ of financial strains facing ordinary people
Other unions join the action by the RMT as private and public sector braces for more industrial unrest
Summer of misery ahead for UK rail and air travellers as train workers announce three days of strikes
Unrest is rising, but prolonged strikes could squander public sympathy
The decline of trade unions and rise of self-employment argue against a repeat of 1970s-style inflation
Tech group faces unionisation push as workers complain of more difficult conditions
RMT union action over jobs and pay backed by 89% of members who voted
RMT says it will mount ‘fierce resistance’ to any government attempt to reduce right to industrial action
Operators draft contingency measures such as a 12-hour-a-day service if unions vote for a full national strike
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