Union ballot results: AEP 64% for strike action ASPECT 75.1% for strike action ATL (30 June ballot mandate still valid) CSP 86% England & Wales for strike action (89.1% Scotland) FDA 81% for strike action GMB 83.7% for strike action NAHT 75.8% for strike action NUT (30 June ballot mandate still valid) PCS (30 June ballot mandate still valid) Prospect 75% for strike action SCP 85.3%

Not that I am the first with the news but PCS have announced a ballot of their public sector membership for discontinuous strike action over pay, based on a plan of action covering three months from November, when NUT members are also likely to be taking strike action. The PCS campaign video is...

PCS have suspended Monday's strike action in response to an unprecedented offer of national negotiations with the Government (who have agreed that PCS can extend the validity of the mandate for strike action pending these negotiations). This is a positive sign and is a tribute to the approach of the PCS leadership, who are making it clear that this is only a suspension and that strike action ...

UNISON members employed in the Street Scene Department of Leeds City Council have voted for both strike action and action short of strike action in a dispute over rates of pay. Members of the GMB union have also voted for action. Both unions will begin action short of strike action on 27th...

London postal workers vote 'Yes' for strike action Postal workers in London have voted by four to one (79 per cent) in favour of strike action against plans to shut three mail centres and one delivery office in London. The Communication Workers Union is concerned that the closures will lead to compulsory redundancies. Up to 3,500 Royal Mail staff will take strike action unless reassuranc...

from mayorwatch The RMT union has announced the dates for strike action by members working on the Docklands Light Railway. Earlier this week the union announced members had voted in favour of both strike action and “action short of a strike” in a dispute with DLR operator Serco Docklands over new pension arrangements and the introduction of

Government supporters are busy playing the 'union turn-out card' in advance of the TUC Day of Action on Wednesday. They say that few union members voted for a strike. Non-voters can be assumed to oppose the action, therefore the strike is illegitimate, or so they argue. This is based on choosing a few bad facts that suit the argument.

SHIPPING UNION RMT confirmed this morning that members on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary have voted by large margins for strike action and action short of a strike in the dispute over pensions. In the ballot around 60% voted for strike action and 80% for action short of a strike. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary services the Royal

Bob Crow tried to make this strike about pay, then it was about conditions, then it was about safety, then it was about showing solidarity to workers facing disciplinary action. The truth is that the strike was always about him and his desire to flex his muscle. Clearly other transport unions and even other members of the RMT didn't want to play his game. His call for "all out" action has failed w...

PCS have suspended Monday's strike action in response to an unprecedented offer of national negotiations with the Government (who have agreed that PCS can extend the validity of the mandate for strike action pending these negotiations). This is a positive sign and is a tribute to the approach of...