London’s bus workers are asking for a £500 incentive for working during the 2012 Olympic Games. Unite, the union which represents the interests of 28,000 employees in the capital, said that if operators fail to agree, then industrial action would be likely. The demand comes a day after drivers of the London Underground confirmed that [...]

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond is encouraging Derby-based train builder Bombardier to bid for a new project in London. The tender to build carriages for the Crossrail project is due to be released at some point next year. The scheme will require the production of 600 carriages to run on the line which will link the [...]

Staff at Derby-based Bombardier are being urged by union bosses not to give up the fight for their jobs. The train maker is facing having to cut as many as 1,400 positions after a contract worth £1.4 billion was awarded to rival manufacturer Siemens to produce rolling stock for Thameslink. According to the Department for [...]

British Airways cabin crew are being offered the chance to bring to an end their fight with the airline as a new poll is sent out this week. Last year saw 22 days of industrial action which cost the airline around £150 million. This year has seen the threat of further strikes hanging over BA [...]

Passengers who have booked summer holiday flights with the nation’s flag-carrier, British Airways, may no longer have to worry about strike disruption as the airline and the union representing its cabin crew have reportedly thrashed out a deal. For the past 18 months, the threat of industrial action has tarnished BA’s reputation, resulted in 22 [...]

Just as British Airways looked like it was going to come to an agreement with its cabin crew a fresh argument has erupted. The airline is now being accused of discriminating against pregnant staff by taking away their pay if they live too far away from an airport where they could work as a member [...]

British Airways and the union representing the airline’s cabin crew are set to make a fresh start in their peace negotiations before the closure of the latest ballot on strike action. Unite’s new general secretary, Len McCluskey, and BA’s new chief executive, Keith Williams, are both said to be keen to find a resolution over [...]

British Airways employees are once again being balloted for action over a longstanding cabin crew dispute with the firm’s management. The ballot is the fourth in less than two years and is the latest move in a row between cabin crew members and the airline over contract terms, disciplinary action for employees and cost-cutting measures. [...]

The union representing British Airways’ cabin crew has announced the dates of a fresh strike ballot. It will begin on 1 March and will end on 28 March. A decision on whether further industrial action is to take place will be announced shortly afterwards. The latest ballot is the fourth to be held by Unite [...]

UK Prime Minister David Cameron showed signs on Wednesday that he is considering reforming anti-strike legislation. The weekend saw Mr Cameron leave striking laws as they are however during the Prime Ministers questioning session he said that changes could be in the works and that he was opposed to allowing ‘irresponsible’ strikes, particularly when many [...]