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London police to strike on two-tier pay
6,500 Met police staff and 130 Mayor’s Office staff will strike next week in disputes over two-tier pay.
RMT lambasts TfL for failing to insource cleaners
TfL award 5-year cleaning contract to Mitie rather than insource.
Parliament faces calls for single employer to ‘deliver fairness and consistency’ for staff and MPs
GMB Union’s MPs’ and Peers’ Staff Branch yesterday launched One Parliament, One Employer, a campaign for a single employer for all MPs’ staff.
Usdaw to call another day of action in a ‘fire and rehire’ dispute at Tetrosyl
Company’s failure to engage forces Usdaw to call another strike day
TUC – Record levels of work-related stress in Britain’s workplaces
New TUC survey reveals unprecedented levels of workplace stress: almost 8 in 10 union reps cite stress as top concern.
Department of Work and Pensions ‘running scared’ of strike ballot
A strike ballot in the DWP has been postponed until 19 January, after the employer used the Tories’ anti-trade union legislation to block the ballot.
Trade unions respond to the Employment Rights Act 2025 becoming law
Trade unions praise the upgrade to workers rights to be implemented over the next two years
Equity’s landslide indicative ballot shows Film and TV performers are willing to take industrial action over AI
Performers working in film and TV have voted ‘Yes’ by a landslide 99% to refuse to be digitally scanned on set
Employment Rights Bill receives Royal Assent, becoming the Employment Rights Act 2025
The Government makes its deadline of passing the Bill before the end of the year.
Unison NEC raises alarm over the Employment Rights Bill & migrant worker crisis
General secretary Christina McAnea tells meeting that government policy shifts are putting workers and public services at risk
Prospect slams House of Lords for “cynical wrecking tactics” on Employment Rights Bill
“Further delay is in nobody’s interests and only prolongs uncertainty" says union General Secretary Mike Clancy
Lloyd’s Register threatens employees with 75% salary cut if they join industrial action
Members of Nautilus trade union resolve to escalate action following threatening messages from UK-based management.
