The new general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has described legislation to curb strikes—which was put before Parliament by the government on Tuesday—as “undemocratic, unworkable, and almost certainly illegal.” The new laws would force ambulance crews, firefighters, and railway workers to provide a minimum level of service during industrial action. Business Secretary Grant…

The UK government has announced new legislation to ensure “minimum safety levels” in the most crucial sectors when industrial action takes place. In a statement released on Thursday, the government said it will “always protect the ability to strike,” but it must be “balanced with the public’s right to life and livelihoods.” The government has…

Train drivers in 13 British train operators went on strike on Wednesday, causing service cancellations across the country. The industrial action, organised by the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), is the latest in a series of strikes in the rail sector amid bitter disputes between trade unions and the government and companies…

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT), one of the largest teacher labor unions in the country, is being accused of using its funds for political activities while not paying taxes on such spending. Michael O’Neill, Assistant General Counsel at Landmark legal foundation, asked the IRS to audit the AFT over the alleged misrepresentation of funds….

Trade unions have rejected the Scottish government’s pay offers and threatened to escalate strike actions in an upcoming “winter of discontent.” Authorities in the Scottish capital Edinburgh started a major clean-up operation on Tuesday, after nearly two weeks of industrial action by the city’s waste workers left huge piles of rubbish in many streets in…

Britain’s telecommunications network will face disruptions as workers at telecom giant BT Group (BT) have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay. The company is facing the first national strike since it was privatised in the 1980s, after members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) at BT and its wholly-owned…

During the Ontario election campaign, the Progressive Conservatives (PCs) have been able to capture considerable support from trade unions, something usually associated with the NDP, which has traditionally pursued the blue-collar vote. Going into the June 2 election, eight trade unions have endorsed the Ontario PCs, a landmark in the province’s political history. “This does…

Australian Council of Trade Union (ACTU) has said that they may take industrial action across the country if the businesses and the federal government do not make COVIDsafe working conditions a priority. The ACTU released a statement following a meeting with Australian work unions on Jan. 17 saying that the unions would do everything they…