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  • Thursday, 20 February, 2020
    LexTechnology sector
    Tech/trade unions: in need of a Kickstart  Premium

    Outlier status means unionisation at one small group is unlikely to herald industry-wide change

  • Wednesday, 19 February, 2020
    UK universities
    Universities face fresh strike over pay and pensions

    14 days of action could cause disruption to more than 1m students

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    UK labour disputes
    NHS trust brings workers in-house after industrial action

    Union hails ‘historic precedent’ against outsourcing low-paid jobs

  • Sunday, 19 January, 2020
    AnalysisThe Big Read
    The upstart unions taking on the gig economy and outsourcing

    Cleaners, couriers and security guards flock to grassroots groups that challenge the rules of workplace organisation 

  • Thursday, 9 January, 2020
    French politics
    France hit by new mass protest over pensions

    Strike action against Macron reform plan becomes longest since May 1968

  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2019
    Paris travel
    December strikes in Paris: travel disruptions to look out for

    Protests at pension reforms have disrupted rail and air links, plus national and international services

  • Tuesday, 17 December, 2019
    Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
    Samsung Electronics chairman jailed for union sabotage

    Lee Sang-hoon sentenced to 18 months in prison for violating labour law

  • Monday, 16 December, 2019
    French politics
    Macron’s ‘Mr Pensions’ resigns after failing to disclose jobs

    French president’s pension reform suffers setback as Jean-Paul Delevoye steps down amid protests

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    UK labour disputes
    Royal Mail wins court injunction to block strikes

    Walkouts were set to cause widespread disruption ahead of UK election and Christmas

  • Promoted Content
  • Friday, 25 October, 2019
    Brexit
    Fears rise over post-Brexit workers’ rights and regulations

    UK considers diverging on rules despite ‘level playing field’ promises to EU

  • Monday, 21 October, 2019
    AnalysisRoyal Mail PLC
    Royal Mail stand-off deepens as Christmas looms

    Competitors are ready to take advantage of a company facing strike threat

  • Sunday, 22 September, 2019
    Rana Foroohar
    Organised labour is back

    Younger workers are behind the rise in trade union membership in the US

  • Friday, 20 September, 2019
    British Airways PLC
    BA restores half of September 27 flights as strike averted

    Airline offers passengers who changed travel plans option to rebook

  • Wednesday, 18 September, 2019
    Royal Mail PLC
    Royal Mail served strike notice by postal workers union

    Delivery group urges CWU to keep talking ahead of ballot launch

  • Monday, 16 September, 2019
    Labour’s biggest donor hit by legislation on political funds

    Fall of over 100,000 in Unite members paying in since Trade Union Act

  • Monday, 16 September, 2019
    General Motors Co
    GM workers strike after talks break down

    United Auto Workers demands carmaker ‘recognise the contributions’ employees have made

  • Friday, 13 September, 2019
    French politics
    Macron faces his biggest strike over pension reforms

    Paris commuters stranded as French president pushes for overhaul of 42 pension schemes

  • Wednesday, 11 September, 2019
    Analysis
    Unions maintain delicate Brexit balance

    Corbyn’s supportive attitude lifts TUC as it papers over EU cracks and focuses on bread-and-butter issues

  • Tuesday, 10 September, 2019
    Labour Party UK
    Corbyn promises ‘biggest ever’ extension of workers’ rights

    Party leader says he will set up new enforcement agency if Labour wins general election

  • Tuesday, 23 July, 2019
    British Airways PLC
    BA fails in attempt to stop pilots’ strike

    Holidaymakers face summer disruption as judge rules vote for action can stand

  • Wednesday, 26 June, 2019
    Niche trade unions buck trend of falling membership

    Specialist organisations enjoy disproportionate success in attracting members

  • Thursday, 25 April, 2019
    Poland
    Polish teachers suspend strike
  • Thursday, 4 April, 2019
    Commerzbank AG
    Unions mobilise against Commerzbank-Deutsche Bank merger

    Series of marches and strikes planned across Germany in campaign to thwart deal

  • Monday, 25 March, 2019
    UK outsourcing
    High Court dismisses outsourced workers’ case

    A win for the IWGB union in the landmark case would have had far-reaching implications

  • Thursday, 21 March, 2019
    Brexit
    CBI and TUC warn of national emergency over Brexit

    Union and business leaders jointly call on Theresa May to avoid no-deal departure

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