Unite members working for Birmingham City Council have agreed to suspend strike action for two weeks to enter into negotiations with the Council. The workers had been due to strike tomorrow in an ongoing dispute over new pay and grading structures imposed by the council without trade unions or workforce agreement. Trade union’s say the proposals could reduce council workers pay by up to &pou...

Spanish trade unions called for a public sector workers' strike and demonstrations against an emergency austerity plan, even as the government admitted that the measures would reduce already sluggish economic growth

The recent euro-elections are probably a good occasion to look at the potential and limitations of trade union intervention in electoral politics. Trade unions in Britain, tend to organise workers by trade, and include the full cross section of political beliefs in the workforce; what is more trade unions themselves occupy a political space that seeks

The House of Lords has recently altered a section of a Government Bill that would have allowed trade unions to expel BNP members and other fascists from their ranks. In doing so, the Lords have actually made the situation for trade unions even more difficult. Under the revised Bill, trade unions will not only find

David Cameron says that trade unions have "scented weakness" in the government's response to the British Airways strike.

A strategy for trade unions and arts and culture could not be far away, artists, trade unionists and relevant organisations met yesterday to discuss an art and culture strategy for the TUC, all agreeing that this is an important area of trade union work. The trade unions have always had a long...

Unions demand intimidation strike action rights in return for Labour party bribe donationsTrade unions are demanding that the Government relaxes laws restricting secondary picketing strike action in exchange for their bung financial support for the Labour Party.At a meeting with ministers and senior Labour figures later this month, trade union leaders are expected to make demands including relaxin...

When you think about it, Trade Unions tend to be little more than shills for communism. Take this report which says that the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (Ictu) has called on the Government to nationalise the Irish banking system as a means of addressing the current financial crisis and the lack of credit for small businesses. Trade unions said that nationalisation was their preferred option. So...

The Trade Unions called a general strike for 7 May to complain against the government's failure to respond to their call for a significant rise in the minimum wage. The resonance is worrying. Last year on 23 Jan 2007 , a similar strike led to road blocks, burning tyres, no access to the airport and deaths at some flash points. 6 am.. the day starts calmly. No black clouds on the horizon - that was...

A MULTI-MILLION pound pay deal u-turn could lead to strike action. Council chiefs were this morning expected to write directly to 6,500 workers asking if they would accept the single status settlement, which is currently on the table. A majority agreement on the current equality proposal could lead to it being enforced. But that has caused fury among trade unions who are effectively being bypassed...