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Unite takes legal action against Heathrow catering firm Do & Co over TUPE transfer agreement
The union is in the process of pursuing collective legal proceedings against the firm.
Urgent action needed to end endemic prison violence say the POA
Call comes after the publication of the latest Safety in Custody statistics from the Ministry of Justice in England and Wales.
Opera singers demand better pay & work-life balance
Opera singers are demanding improved pay, work-life balance and clarity of their terms and conditions.
Sunderland University attacks pensions with 2-tier workforce – UCU
The University of Sunderland is set to deny newly appointed academic tutors access to the industry standard Teachers’ Pension Scheme
TUC: Fair Pay Agreement will be vital building block in delivering National Care Service
TUC respond to Prime Minister Andy Burnham's announcement on a National Care Service
POA calls for trade union solidarity as Guernsey Prison Officers continue industrial action
The POA has written directly to its members urging them not to participate in any recruitment exercise designed to replace workers taking action.
Letter to Andy Burnham on electronic balloting and the 50% threshold
The Trade Union Co-ordinating Group sent a joint letter pressing the PM to immediately roll out electronic balloting & fully repeal the 50% threshold
Government publishes Electronic & Workplace Balloting Code of Practice
The code and the legislation permitting electronic and workplace voting methods will come into force on 25 August 2026
Coastguard CEO faces formal no confidence vote after GMB members’ call for independent review
Vote of No Confidence call comes following plans to stop remuneration payments to lifesaving volunteers.
NUJ welcomes victory for Vincent Kearney in state surveillance tribunal
On the 23 July, the Tribunal found that Kearney, who is now Northern Ireland editor for RTÉ News, had been subject to unlawful surveillance.
End the ballot threshold and allow e-balloting, unions tell new PM
PCS backs calls for Andy Burnham, the new prime minister, to introduce electronic balloting and end the 50% ballot threshold.
Prime Minister urged to honour Labour’s manifesto commitment on 50% strike ballot threshold
NASUWT's Matt Wrack raises concerns that the Government is seeking to tie the repeal of the threshold to a new monitoring and review process
