Unions

Death announced of trade unionist Baroness Dean

Baroness Dean, a Labour peer and the first woman to lead a major trade union, has died aged 74.

Unite calls for 'urgent talks' with Trinity Mirror over jobs worries

Print operations at Trinity Mirror and West Ferry Printers will be unaffected for the time being following Trinity's acquisition of Northern & Shell's publishing assets, although Unite has called for...

New year predictions: Louisa Bull, Unite the Union

Louisa Bull, national officer at Unite's Graphical, Paper, Media & IT Sector, is hoping 2018 will be a better year when it comes to apprenticeships and the upskilling of existing industry employees. A...

Letter volume woes continue for Royal Mail

Letter volumes are continuing to decline for the Royal Mail, in spite of efforts to redress the issue, while parcel volumes remain on the up.

Royal Mail strikes called off

Royal Mail has won an injunction from the High Court halting a 48-hour strike by postal workers planned for next week.

Royal Mail workers set to strike

Workers at Royal Mail have voted for strike action as the dispute over its defined benefit pension scheme rumbles on.

Strikes threatened as Royal Mail announces pension scheme closure

Unions have threatened strike action after Royal Mail announced that its £7.4bn defined benefit pension scheme will close to future accrual in March 2018.

Menzies staff call off strikes

Staff at newspaper and magazine distributors Menzies have called off two, planned one-day strikes after voting to accept an improved pay offer.

Menzies staff suspend strike action

Staff at newspaper and magazine distributors Menzies have suspended their two planned one-day strikes, to vote on an improved wage offer.

U 4 Print stands up for CWU

East London-based print and mail company U 4 Print Services has printed a 6.7x2.4m postcard to hang off the side of a double-decker 'battle bus' commissioned by the Communication Workers Union (CWU).

Plate manufacturing staff to strike over pay offer

Staff at Agfa Graphics’ plate production facility are due to stage a 48-hour strike over a pay dispute.

Government unveils Trade Union Bill

The government has pressed ahead with the biggest shake-up of strike law since Margaret Thatcher’s administration.