Public sector hit by strike action
Press Review 14 April 2004
The RMT union has announced it is to ballot its members on strike action amid increasing signs of unrest within the public services.
Rail unions in strike ballot
Press Review 8 April 2004
The first national train strike since privatisation was threatened by two unions yesterday because of a pay and pensions dispute with Network Rail.
Unions facing 'bleak' future
Press Review 29 March 2004
The future of trade union membership is "bleak" according to a leading industrial relations academic.
Strike threat for Royal Mail
Press Review 22 March 2004
The Amicus trade union has warned that it plans to hold a strike ballot among Royal Mail staff once compulsory job losses have been announced.
RMT takes Labour to High Court
Press Review 16 March 2004
The RMT union is taking the Labour Party to the High Court following its expulsion for allowing branches to affiliate to other parties.
Barber backs subs increases
Press Review 12 March 2004
TUC chief Brendan Barber has backed moves to increase union subscription charges.
Livingstone bids to solve Tube row
News Article 5 March 2004
Ken Livingstone has renewed his call for unions and Tube bosses to avoid next week's strike.
Union membership up
Press Review 4 March 2004
Trade unions have recorded their first rise in membership since Labour came to power in 1997.
Unions bid for flat rate fees
Press Review 3 March 2004
General secretary of the TGWU, Tony Woodley, is at the forefront of attempts to introduce flat rate trade union membership fees.
Tube strike date announced
Press Review 2 March 2004
Staff at Metronet Rail, one of the maintenance consortia on the London Underground, are to strike on March 12, the RMT union has announced.
RMT set to hold new tube strikes
News Article 1 March 2004
The RMT trade union has confirmed that its members on the London Underground will go ahead with a new wave of strike action.
Mining union 'fat cats' accused
Press Review 1 March 2004
The leaders of the tiny Union of Democratic Mineworkers, who famously broke the 1984 miners' strike, are accused in the Guardian of profiting from the illnesses of members.
Prentis warning on private contracts
News Article 21 February 2004
A senior trade union leader has warned that the failure to outlaw the cutting of pay and conditions by private firms who win public sector contracts could split the government from a key group of supporters.
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RMT calls for inquiry into rail deaths
Press Review 17 February 2004
The RMT rail union has demanded a public inquiry into the Tebay rail accident in which four track workers died.
