4 d. ago Fifa’s use of ‘adaptive pricing’ model sees Club World Cup ticket prices skyrocket

The model is based on supply and demand which have forced prices as high as £1,250

Events

4 d. ago Glastonbury fans make demand as bosses forced to stop access to stage during surprise set

Lorde suprised fans with a secret set on Friday morning

Sport

1 week ago Tube drivers threatening to strike if 'bosses refuse to pay them £76,000 a year'

The RMT trade union is allegedly urging members to take action if Transport for London (TfL) does not offer them a pay rise of 4.5 per cent.

Economics

1 week ago Unions mull over Liberty Steel as two electric arc furnaces in Rotherham stand 'idle' for nearly a year

Liberty's subsidiary Specialty Steel UK faces a winding-up petition, and trade unionists want owner Sanjeev Gupta to step aside.

Politics

1 week ago Tories say they would support UK joining fight against Iran if Starmer deems it necessary – UK politics live

Iran must not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons, shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel said.Campaigners from trade unions, voluntary organisations and the Church of Scotland have announced plans for an anti-poverty march to “demand better” from politicians in Scotland, reports the PA news agency.The campaign, Scotland Demands Better, will culminate in a march in Edinburgh on 25 October, walking from the Scottish parliament, up the Royal Mile and along George IV Bridge to The Meadows.Change for the better happens when people stand together and demand it. Scotland desperately needs that change.Too many of us are being cut off from life’s essentials. Too many are frightened of what the future will bring. Too many of us are feeling tired, angry, isolated, and disillusioned.Air pollution remains the most important environmental threat to health, with impacts throughout the life course.It is an area of health where the UK has made substantial progress in the last three decades, with con...

Politics

2 w. ago Let staff go home early or start work later during heatwave, trade unions urge

Jackets and ties should be left at home, while workers should be offered supplies of cold drinks, said the TUC

Society

2 w. ago Trade union in talks with Paisley charity Kibble following claims of "financial crisis"

The organisation told staff of the challenges being faced as it sought to downgrade their pay and working conditions.

Economics

2 w. ago North and South Lanarkshire Council staff to be balloted after unions received two

Local government trade union UNISON said the new offer is for four per cent this year and 3.5 per cent for next (2026/27).

Politics

2 w. ago Former Labour candidate in 'racist' tweets storm given top trade union job

EXCLUSIVE: Figures in UNISON union are angry Wilma Brown is to become a regional organiser after the race row.

Events

2 w. ago Trade unions alarmed at council plans to redeploy teachers in early years settings to meet ASN demand

Concerns have been voiced that the change could impact the quality of provision in nurseries.

Events

2 w. ago Manchester City fans take legal action against club over season

Club have increased mandatory attendance requirementTrade Union Blues warn fans ‘face exclusion’ as a resultManchester City supporters have taken legal action against the club over what they describe as a discriminatory new season-ticket policy. The protest relates to a system that requires fans to attend at least 10 league matches if they are to retain their ticket for the following season.A group of fans known as the Trade Union Blues, whose members are union members, have engaged the law firm Leigh Day to ask the club to review the policy, arguing that the requirement “potentially gives rise to claims under the Equality Act of 2010”. Continue reading...

Sport

3 w. ago Reeves signs off on £14bn to build new nuclear plant Sizewell C

The Chancellor is set to confirm the funding at the GMB Congress on Tuesday.

Economics

3 w. ago Reform UK seizing control of councils sees rise in trade union membership

Reform UK have said they will seek to cut waste in local government, leading to fears of job cuts.

Politics

3 w. ago Corbynista MP Zarah Sultana under fire because she 'didn't declare marriage to senior official at trade union she lobbied for in Parliament'

Coventry South MP Zarah Sultana married the FBU's Craig Lloyd last August - and then went on to speak up for key FBU demands in the Commons, including calling for more funding for fire services.

Politics

3 w. ago Trade unions join forces to demand end to ban on 'sympathy strikes'

Secondary industrial action - where a trade union asks its members to take action against their employer in solidarity with workers elsewhere who are in dispute - has been banned since the early 1990s

Events

3 w. ago Abbott calls Starmer’s immigration comments ‘fundamentally racist’ at rally

Thousands of trade unionists, campaigners and activists gathered to ‘send a message’ to the Government at a demonstration in central London.

Politics

3 w. ago Thousands to march on Whitehall in protest over spending cuts and welfare reform

The People’s Assembly said it expected thousands of trade unionists, campaigners and activists to attend the event

Events

4 w. ago Trump takes ‘wrecking ball’ to workers’ rights amid global ‘freefall’, new report says

International Trade Union Confederation issued report showing conditions for workers’ rights across the globe have worsenedWorkers’ rights across every continent in the world are in a “freefall”, according to the 2025 Global Rights Index released by the International Trade Union Confederation, the largest trade union federation in the world.The index noted workers’ rights and democracy around the world are often under attack by “far-right politicians and their unelected billionaire backers. Whether it’s Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the US or Javier Milei and Eduardo Eurnekian in Argentina, we see the same playbook of unfairness and authoritarianism in action around the world.” Continue reading...

Politics

last month Renewed call for Edinburgh University bosses to be grilled by MSPs over £140m cuts plan

A trade union letter cited the potentially ‘devastating’ impact of the cuts

Economics