Ballot papers are being prepared for millions of public sector workers set to launch a series of strikes over pensions as George Osborne labels union bosses 'deeply irresponsible'... more
Britain faces the biggest outbreak of industrial strife since the 1926 General Strike after unions representing millions of workers announced strike ballots ... more
Union bosses have launched plans for further strikes and campaigns among public sector workers and the railways in protest over government spending cuts... more
Top company directors are topping up their pensions with cash, leaving many having retirement payments up to 29 times more than the rest of the workforce, a new report has claimed... more
Public sector workers are to defend their pensions against the 'myths' that they are gold-plated, as they continue with plans for a wave of strikes... more
Series of nationwide protests will be held by workers, union activists and campaign groups to warn of the threat to jobs and public services as a result of the Government's spending cuts... more
A 'landslide' of legal claims could be taken against employers who do not assess the effect on women workers of public sector job cuts, a leading trade union warns... more
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg today refused a pay rise for MPs which is threatening to create more public anger against Parliament... more
Where George Osborne's cuts will hit the hardest. The Shadow Chancellor delivered his assessment of the economic situation with brutal reality.
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