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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

Thousands due at Westminster anti-spending cuts rally

19.10.10
Thousands of union activists and other campaigners will join a rally in Westminster to protest against the Government's spending cuts, amid warnings that they will make Britain a more unequal and 'nastier' country... more

British Airways in last ditch cabin crew strike talks

06.09.10
Union bosses are to hold last ditch talks with British Airways before holding another strike ballot among cabin crew... more

Union has little hope for cabin crew deal with British Airways

28.06.10
Unite says there is little hope of a breakthrough in its cabin crew dispute with British Airways, despite agreeing to postpone a strike ballot... more

Fresh talks aim to resolve BA dispute as strike could continue all summer

01.06.10
New talks aimed at resolving the bitter British Airways cabin crew dispute will be held as staff stage their third day of strike action... more

Labour's 'anti-union' employment laws under attack

01.06.10
Labour government under attack when the country's biggest trade union is expected to call for the repeal of employment laws... 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

BA ruling 'questions right to strike'

18.05.10
Union leader questions whether workers still have right to strike as moves were made to challenge an injunction which halted plans for a series of walkouts by British Airways cabin crew... more

Now Tube bosses follow BA and fight strikers in the courts

18.05.10
Tube chiefs launch an 11th-hour bid to avert this weekend’s strike by maintenance drivers which will bring major disruption to the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines... more

BA prepares for strike tomorrow as boss attacks ‘out of control’ union

17.05.10
Hopes of a last-ditch deal to avert the first of a series of strikes by British Airways cabin crew plunged when the airline’s chief executive said he did not expect any progress to be made during peace talks... more

Volunteer staff during BA strike ‘better than usual’

14.05.10
Air passengers preferred the volunteer staff who replaced the regular cabin crew during the latest British Airways strike... more

BA warns of cancellations as four-day strike ends

31.03.10
British Airways warned passengers to expect cancellations as cabin crew staff returned to work following the end of a four-day strike... more

Talks plea to BA chief as second strike looms

22.03.10
Leaders of British Airways cabin crew urge airline's chief executive to 'come out of his bunker' and hold fresh talks as a three-day strike over jobs and cost-cutting comes to an end... more

BA cabin crew strike to go ahead this weekend as peace talks fail

19.03.10
Hundreds of thousands of BA passengers face travel chaos after talks to prevent the strike collapse... more

Strike to go ahead as talks between BA and Unite end without agreement

18.03.10
Hopes of avoiding seven days of devasating strikes fade as talks between British Airways boss Willie Walsh and union leaders end without agreement... more

Unite trade union paying wages of top Gordon Brown official

17.03.10
One of Gordon Brown’s senior officials at No 10 is entirely paid by the Unite trade union, the Standard reveals... more

Gordon Brown blasts 'deplorable' BA holiday strike

15.03.10
Gordon Brown finally turns on the union that bankrolls Labour, saying the planned strike by British Airways cabin crew was 'unjustified and deplorable'... more

GM on collision course with Opel unions

04.11.09
General Motors was today heading for all-out war with unions on the continent after its shock decision late last night to scrap the sale of its European Vauxhall and Opel operations ... 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 bosses keep pressure on Vauxhall

01.10.09
Union leaders kept up the pressure on the new owners of car giant Vauxhall to protect jobs in the UK amid continuing fears of cuts ... more

UK jobs under threat as Saab seeks bankruptcy protection

20.02.09
The future of car maker Saab is in doubt putting thousands of British jobs at risk... more

Mini workers hurl fruit as 850 sacked

16.02.09
Engineering: Workers at the Mini carmaking plant near Oxford pelted management with apples and oranges after 850 staff were fired... 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

Unions and the old Left bash Brown

22.09.08
Gordon Brown was battered by conference defeats at the hands of jubilant unions and the old Left this afternoon... more

Minister 'unsure' who will get winter fuel help

11.09.08
The Prime Minister's long-awaited fuel aid measures took a blow as the minister in charge admitted he did not know how many people would get help in time for this winter... more

Union leaders warn PM: Jury is out on leadership

10.09.08
Union bosses warned Gordon Brown that "the jury is out" on his performance as Prime Minister... more

Cheap insulation for all but no free fuel vouchers

10.09.08
Every household in Britain will get help with its fuel bill under a deal hammered out between the Government and the major energy firms... more


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