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    • Monday, 15 August, 2022
      Starbucks Corp
      Starbucks accuses US officials of working in concert with union leaders

      Coffee group says federal workers shared data that helped organisers target undecided employees

    • Thursday, 11 August, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Train drivers’ union boss warns members are in for ‘long haul’ in UK rail dispute

      Latest Aslef walkout set to lead to weekend of severe disruption

    • Tuesday, 9 August, 2022
      Helen Thomas
      Great British Railways: where passengers come last

      Large-scale cancellations by Avanti owe more to a dysfunctional model than ‘unofficial strike action’

    • Friday, 5 August, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Managers accept 4% pay rise as Network Rail seeks to blunt UK strikes

      Deal with TSSA union could reduce severity of industrial action this month by ensuring skeleton service

    • Monday, 1 August, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Lisa Nandy defies Starmer by attending BT staff picket line

      Shadow cabinet minister’s presence at strike illustrates split in Labour movement

    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Labour Party UK
      Starmer faces down UK union criticism over shadow minister’s sacking

      Labour opposition leader defends decision, stoking tensions with striking workers across public sector

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Unions square up to Tories over attack on ‘fundamental liberty’

      TUC’s Frances O’Grady and Mick Lynch of RMT hit out at Liz Truss’s plans to curb strikes

    • Wednesday, 27 July, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Nationwide rail strike disrupts travel for millions in UK

      Dispute over pay and conditions escalates, with more strikes threatened

    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Nationwide rail strike set to shut down much of UK network

      Only about a fifth of passenger services will run because of dispute over job security, working conditions and pay

    • Friday, 22 July, 2022
      FT Magazine
      A uniquely British festival of the working class welcomes its new hero

      In the week Boris Johnson’s government crumbled, Durham’s mammoth Miners’ Gala lauded RMT boss Mick Lynch

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      News in-depthUK public services
      UK government produces public sector pay offer that pleases no one

      Partial concession leaves workers unhappy and managers facing tough decisions

    • Tuesday, 19 July, 2022
      Royal Mail PLC
      Royal Mail postal workers vote to strike

      Move set to lead to biggest industrial action of summer

    • Monday, 18 July, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Trade unions prepare for strike action over UK public sector pay

      Boris Johnson’s cabinet set to sign off on wage rises of up to 5% for teachers, nurses and doctors

    • Saturday, 16 July, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK train drivers to strike in first mass walkout in 27 years

      On top of co-ordinated action by Aslef on July 30, RMT union adds two further rail strike dates in August

    • Thursday, 14 July, 2022
      Rail
      Threat of US freight rail strike tests Biden’s union-friendly pledge

      Workers and management await Washington’s intervention as companies fear further disruptions to strained supply chains

    • Wednesday, 13 July, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK rail workers to strike on July 27 after rejecting ‘paltry’ pay offer

      RMT to discuss co-ordinated action by unions as it vows to go on ‘as long as it takes’

    • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Network Rail offers workers pay rises in bid to avert further strikes

      Owner of infrastructure says RMT and TSSA union members must accept modernisation reforms in return for higher wages

    • Monday, 4 July, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK faces first national train drivers’ strike in 27 years

      Prospect of ‘massive’ travel disruption intensifies as more unions ballot members and fuel protests clog main roads

    • Sunday, 26 June, 2022
      Lex
      Labour: the new US trade unionist is young, educated and ethnically diverse Premium content

      Unionisation surge partly reflects a labour shortage that has increased collective bargaining power

    • Saturday, 25 June, 2022
      FT readers respond
      Rail strikes across Britain: FT readers share their views

      Commenters post their opinions on the walkouts and the UK’s potential ‘summer of discontent’

    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK faces summer of travel chaos as strike threats spread

      BA check-in staff at Heathrow vote to walk out during school holidays and rail talks break up without deal

    • Wednesday, 22 June, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      Sunak defends 10% UK pension rise as teaching unions threaten strikes

      NEU and NASUWT demand 12% pay increase as inflation climbs to 9.1%

    • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Showdown on Britain’s railways portends a summer of strife

      Government should set the principle that each pay deal is treated on merit

    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
      News in-depthUK labour disputes
      Is Britain headed for a summer of strikes?

      Tensions over pay are rising but it will take time to pass legal hurdles and test union members’ resolve

    • Monday, 20 June, 2022
      UK labour disputes
      UK rail strike set to begin after failure of last-ditch talks

      TUC leader Frances O’Grady says workers nationwide are supporting industrial action

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