Train driver shortage concern fuels calls for ‘massive recruitment campaign’ Business Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan said a fifth of his union members are set to retire within the next five years.
Train drivers accept £9K pay deal to end two years of UK rail strikes Business Train drivers on Wednesday voted to accept a new pay deal, bringing to an end a two-year industrial dispute over pay and conditions.
Playing nice with trade unions won’t fix public services Opinion With trade unions promising further strike action despite generous pay settlements, Labour have found themselves in a bind of their own making, say Matthew Lesh Throughout the election campaign, Keir Starmer repeatedly pledged to end strikes by engaging in constructive dialogue with the unions. This always sounded like a pretty hollow promise. How could simply talking to [...]
Heathrow Airport: Border force staff to strike bringing chaos to tail-end of summer August 16, 2024 Border force staff at Heathrow Airport are to strike for 23-days in a dispute over new terms and conditions. 650 members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will walk out from 31 August to 3 September, with further disruption until 22 September. The hundreds of staff will be ‘working to rule’ and will [...]
Workers to strike at Rolls-Royce supplier owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway August 14, 2024 Almost 200 workers at a supplier to the likes of Airbus, Rolls-Royce and BAE Systems are to strike over an “unacceptable” pay offer. The employees at SPS Technologies in Leicester will begin industrial action later this month, union Unite has confirmed. SPS Technologies is part of Precision Castparts Corp which is owned by Warren Buffett’s [...]
Strikes: Government confirms it will scrap ‘spiteful’ minimum service levels August 6, 2024 The Minimum Services Act was introduced in 2023 in the midst of an unprecedented wave of strikes across the UK.
Junior doctors ‘offered 22 per cent pay rise’ to end strikes July 29, 2024 Junior doctors in England are understood to have been offered a 22 per cent pay rise over two years in a bid to resolve their long-running pay dispute with the Government. The Times is reporting that the British Medical Association’s (BMA) junior doctors committee has recommended an offer to members. It is understood to include [...]
Problems at Asda look set to continue as workers strike again July 24, 2024 This week, Asda workers - with the support of GMB union - announced the latest strike action in a months-long string of collective action and demonstrations.
Siemens wind turbine workers in Hull to be balloted over strikes amid pay row July 13, 2024 Hundreds of wind turbine workers are to be balloted for strikes in a dispute over pay.
Election 2024: Starmer won’t put figure on keeping Port Talbot steelworks open July 4, 2024 Sir Keir Starmer has refused to say how much money he would be willing to spend to prevent Tata Steel’s Port Talbot plant closing.