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...

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

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 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.

Unions claim that protests over public-sector pension reform will be the biggest since the General Strike. Dream on, brothers.

by Billy Hayes, General Secretary of the Communications Workers Union It is well understood in the trade unions today, that the economic policy of the Coalition Government is a major assault upon working class living standards. Correctly, this has led the majority of trade unions to organise in opposition, in some manner or another to this

Trade unions are preparing at least one 24-hour strike involving more than 2m public workers this autumn, in a dispute over pension reform

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...

George Osborne's announcement of a review into earnings in different areas angers trade unions ahead of Wednesday's strike by workers