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Trade unions
NatWest’s office attendance diktat shows contempt for workers, says Unite
Unite accuses bank of reneging on commitments as workers face higher costs, disruption to caring responsibilities and increased barriers for disabled staff.
Greggs workers “cannot be dropped like stones”, union warns as bakery giant plans factory closures
A booming Greggs wants to shut four factories and cut hundreds of jobs. The bakers’ union says the workers who built that success deserve security, not redundancy notices.
East London health workers to ballot for winter strikes over plans to axe 330 jobs
More than 500 mental health nurses, psychologists and support staff could walk out this winter over a £25m cuts plan that Unite says puts patient safety “in the firing line”.
Unite welcomes TfL plan to bring London buses back into public hands
With city hall spending almost £1.2bn a year subsidising private operators, TfL’s new publicly owned bus company will launch in late 2027 – and Unite wants it to go much further.
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.
