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£500,000 golden goodbye for union boss

19.07.11
The leader of the country's biggest trade union has expressed shock at a six-figure severance payment to one of his predecessors... more

Union leaders branded 'fat cats' ahead of strike

28.06.11
Dozens of trade union leaders receive remuneration packages in excess of £100,000 per year, new figures reveal... more

'Luxury' lives of £100,000 trade union bosses

02.07.10
Union leaders are living in “well-paid luxury” with six-figure pay and perks packages, TaxPayers' Alliance campaign group claims... more

British Airways cabin crew to vote on more strikes

09.06.10
Another strike ballot of BA cabin crew will be held although their leaders are trying 'very hard' to reach a settlement with the airline as the final stage of industrial action ends, a union official said... more

BA talks to resume as strike continues

28.05.10
Talks aimed at ending the bitter British Airways dispute will resume today as a strike by cabin crew enters its fifth day... more

British Airways talks adjourned amid cabin crew walkout

27.05.10
Strike by BA cabin crew enters its fourth day after the latest talks between airline and union bosses fails to break the deadlock in a bitter row over pay and conditions... more

Danger lurks for the bored, lonely Twittering class

25.05.10
Derek Simpson just couldn’t stop himself. In that meeting with BA chief Willie Walsh, he just had to tweet...... more

£6 billion now, many billions more to go

24.05.10
The grim reality of the first, £6 billion tranche of public spending cuts that the Chancellor, George Osborne, announced today is that they are the simple bit... more

Ed Balls loses out in leadership rules shake-up

21.05.10
Labour set to curb trade union influence over its leadership election in a bid to create a 'level playing field' for all candidates... more

Hopes rise of end to BA strike as union agrees to fresh talks

16.12.09
Hopes of a last-minute deal to prevent 12 days of strikes at British Airways rose when union bosses agreed to talks... more

Travel threat to Christmas as BA cabin crew prepare to strike

26.10.09
NEW: Thouands of British Airways cabin crew members are poised to strike before Christmas, causing major travel chaos... more

BA faces Christmas strike as talks fail

20.10.09
Threat of major disruption at British Airways in the run-up to Christmas increased after crisis talks with unions broke down... more

Unions are livid at Tory pay freeze

08.10.09
Union leaders are furious about Tory plans to impose a pay freeze on public sector workers to help cut the UK’s Everest-style debt mountain ... more

Union leader backs Ed Miliband to lead Labour after Brown

11.09.09
Gordon Brown should be replaced by Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband if he can't pull Labour out of its current polling woes... more

Barclays staff in strike vote over pensions

17.07.09
Barclays customers face major disruption in September after staff asked for a ballot on strike action... more

Ban on tips making up pay

06.05.09
Using tips to make up workers' pay to minimum wage levels will be outlawed from October... more

Union anger as hundreds fired by Aviva

02.04.09
Aviva tonight said it is to cut 1100 permanent jobs in the UK by the end of the year while 590 contractors’ positions will go in the next few months... more

RBS to axe 2,300 back office staff

10.02.09
Up to 2,300 jobs are to be axed at the Royal Bank of Scotland... more

Brown's 'jobs for Britain' row

30.01.09
A wave of Seventies-style wildcat strikes broke out across Britain in protest at foreign workers taking jobs... more

Nissan to axe 1,200 factory staff

08.01.09
Carmaker Nissan has announced it is to axe 1,200 workers at its plant in Sunderland... more

M&S, Cattles lead a cull of 3000 workers

07.01.09
Economy: More than 3000 jobs were axed or are under threat as Marks & Spencer led the cull with the loss of 1230 posts... more

Jobless total hits 1.82m as things get tougher for Britain

12.11.08
Unemployment hit an 11-year high of 1.82 million amid fears that the jobless total could near three million by 2010... more

Workers protest at City 'fat cats'

28.10.08
Low-paid finance workers have protested outside Parliament against City bankers who they blame for the credit crunch... more

Help for poor on fuel bills and insulation is attacked as 'useless'

11.09.08
Gordon Brown faced a Commons revolt on a windfall tax as his £910 million energy aid package was criticised for not going far enough... more

Help the poor, Darling warns energy giants

09.09.08
Alistair Darling has accused the big energy firms of doing too little to help to the poor... more

New tip rule for restaurants does waiting staff a service

31.07.08
Restaurant and bar owners are to be banned from using tips to top up staff's pay to the minimum wage... more

Twin threat to Darling's appeal for pay restraint

23.06.08
Alistair's Darling's desperate plea for pay restraint was undermined by the twin threat of inflation-busting wage rises and looming strikes... more

Music carnival with a message

10.04.08
The Love Music Hate Racism Carnival is set to take over Victoria Park with a host of top acts, including Hard-Fi and Patrick Wolf, on the bill but this event is about more than having a fun day out.... more


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