Industrial action

Tube drivers call off planned strikes after ‘improved offer’

A planned strike by tube drivers that threatened to halt all London Underground services on Thursday has been called off, their union announced.Talks between Aslef officials and Transport for...

London Underground workers to strike over pay in November

Workers on the London Underground, including tube drivers, plan to stage a series of strikes in November amid...

Streeting urges doctors to ‘stop sabre-rattling’ and work with him to fix NHS

The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has urged doctors to work with the government on its plans to change...

Amazon announces pay rise for tens of thousands UK workers

The online retail company Amazon has announced a pay rise worth nearly 10% for tens of thousands of...

LNER train driver strikes called off after successful union talks

A series of weekend strikes by train drivers on LNER from Saturday has been called off, their trade...

The Guardian view on trade unions: good for capitalism | Editorial

Some journalists disparage summer as a dry, barren season, but this month has yielded a bumper crop of ancient cliches. Try union barons, militant strikers...