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Union Boss Targets Olympic Strike Action

Union leader Len McClusky has warned of the possibility of major strikes during this summer’s games.

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Public Sector Workers Strike Over Pensions

Teachers and government workers are forming picket lines, plus a march through central London.

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Union Chief: Chances Of Royal Wedding Tube Strike “Remote”

The management at tube union Aslef have described the chances of a strike on the day of the Royal Wedding as “remote”.

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Santa’s Lap: RMT Christmas Cards

The RMT, those loveable rogues partly responsible for many of London’s Tube strikes, are offering special Christmas cards on their website. The perfect gift, perhaps?

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Strike On Victoria Line Planned

Members of the RMT union on the Victoria Line will walk out at 9.30pm on October 5th for a 24-hour strike, it’s been announced. For those who get their sh*ts and giggles from the minutiae of management vs. worker brouhahas, the story this time is …

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Hoohaa at Harrods

There’s harrumphing at Harrods today as Al Fayed caused internal divisions granting shop floor staff an extra 2 days holiday but forgetting about all his backroom employees. Which is unfortunate, really, because on the website’s career pages, the behind the scenes workers are first up …

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Bus Drivers Unite

Unite lived up to its name today, presenting demands on behalf of bus drivers across the capital for a standard wage and agreement on driving hours to address considerable disparities across operators. This is their first coordinated claim since privatisation in the 80s. Drivers working …