Alan Jones
UK
Third of employers ‘likely to make staff redundancies by start of 2027’
Research suggests that larger companies are more likely to lay off staff than smaller firms.
By Alan Jones
4 Jun 2026
UK
Collapse in industrial relations on the Tube, says RMT
Tube strike causes travel chaos again on Tuesday in a dispute over pay and hours.
By Alan Jones
9 Sept 2025
Business News
Workers could ‘turn their backs’ on Labour, Unite warns
Sharon Graham told the TUC Congress in Brighton that the country was ‘crying out’ for change.
By Alan Jones
9 Sept 2025
Business News
Tube strike to cause fresh misery for travellers
Members of the RMT union are taking industrial action in a dispute over pay and hours.
By Alan Jones
9 Sept 2025
Business News
PM urged to cancel Trump visit to the UK
The FBU says firefighters will be deployed to Chequers at a time when the service is ‘stretched to breaking point’.
By Alan Jones
9 Sept 2025
Business News
University staff to vote on strikes over pay
Members of the UCU will be balloted on whether to take industrial action.
By Alan Jones
8 Sept 2025
Politics
TUC leader attacks Nigel Farage for ‘selling out’ workers
There is a world of difference between what the Reform leader says and what he does, Paul Nowak claimed.
By Alan Jones
8 Sept 2025
UK
Travellers facing severe Tube disruption with few to no services
It comes amid a series of strikes over pay and conditions.
By Alan Jones
8 Sept 2025
Politics
Tube services suspended as RMT workers strike over pay and conditions
Transport for London said there will be few or no services between Monday and Thursday.
By Alan Jones
8 Sept 2025
Business News
Travel disruption for Tube passengers because of strikes
Thousands of RMT members are taking industrial action over pay and hours.
By Alan Jones
7 Sept 2025
Business News
Unions urge Government not to water down workers’ rights Bill
TUC leader Paul Nowak said workers expected Labour to deliver the Employment Rights Bill in full.
By Alan Jones
7 Sept 2025
Business News
Train drivers at CrossCountry vote to strike
Members of Aslef will walk out on October 3 and refuse to work non-contractual overtime from September 21.
By Alan Jones
4 Sept 2025
Transport
Tube cleaners could vote to strike amid pay dispute
Unless a ‘serious’ pay offer is made, the RMT union said it will move to ballot its members for strike action
By Alan Jones
4 Sept 2025
Business News
TUC leader urges Government to show it is on the side of workers
Paul Nowak said Labour should recognise the public mood for decent jobs, pay and working conditions.
By Alan Jones
4 Sept 2025
Business News
Royal Mail issues quacking collection of stamps celebrating duck species
A total of 10 new stamps celebrate the diverse range of ducks in the UK.
By Alan Jones
4 Sept 2025
Business News
Security staff at Houses of Parliament set for strike action
PCS union members will walk out in a dispute over pay and conditions.
By Alan Jones
2 Sept 2025
Business News
Bus workers in Cardiff call off planned strikes after deal reached
Around 450 members of Unite at Cardiff City Transport Services, known as Cardiff Bus, voted to accept a deal.
By Alan Jones
29 Aug 2025
Business News
Strikes at Airbus plants postponed as workers prepare to vote on improved offer
The aerospace company has factories near Bristol and in North Wales.
By Alan Jones
29 Aug 2025
Business News
Royal Mail launches services to help customers post to US after new charges
Goods valued at 800 dollars or less will no longer be exempt from US import duties and taxes from August 29.
By Alan Jones
28 Aug 2025
Business News
Swimming pool closures put children ‘at risk of drowning’
A study found around 500 swimming pools have closed since 2010, with half of those in the past five years.
By Alan Jones
26 Aug 2025
Business News
Wave of bus strikes threatened over pay and conditions
Unite members are staging industrial action across the country in disputes over pay and conditions.
By Alan Jones
25 Aug 2025