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Trade unions
Buses, bins and ballots: the disputes still running this autumn
A quick tour of the fights that haven’t gone away – one just won, one just paused rather than solved, one that’s cost a council £33m and counting, one that might not be over after all, and the rules changing underneath all of them.
London bus drivers force citywide air-con climbdown after summer of 50-degree cabs
Unite members at Arriva North London won by striking. Now every bus operator in the capital has been forced to follow suit.
Buses, bins and ballots: the disputes to watch this autumn
London bus workers on strike over the heat, refuse workers and gallery staff have walked out over pay and a fresh wave of Employment Rights Act changes takes effect within weeks.
Unions get a legal right to walk into workplaces from October
A new legal right will let unions request access to almost any workplace with 21 or more staff, whether or not they already have members there. Here’s what's changing and where the limits lie.
Train drivers set to strike over toilet break failures
ASLEF has warned it is “putting the industry on notice” after train operators failed to act on a year-old regulator instruction to guarantee drivers access to toilet breaks.
Unions say Labour’s new Employment Rights Act barely scratches the surface
The Institute of Employment Rights says the 2025 act falls well short of Labour’s own promises. With Jonathan Reynolds back as business secretary, unions are already demanding a second bill.