Union chief threatens to end affiliation with Labour party
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The country&#39;s third-biggest union might consider ending its affiliation with the Labour Party, its chief said in an interview published on Monday.
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A second union has warned Royal Mail its members could take strike action, in a row over pensions.
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Gordon Brown's pay deal for public sector workers could cost him a "political price", the TUC warns.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair should step down and make way for his Chancellor Gordon Brown, the head of the largest trade union said.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair's   pledge to quit within a year failed to heal rifts on Friday as   his likely successor came under fire from a respected Labour   Party heavyweight.
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Party chairman Hazel Blears is among Labour figures who say cash-for-honours claims are damaging politics.
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The leader of the CBI has launched his strongest attack on the unions to date, claiming they are becoming "irrelevant".
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Striking public sector workers in South Africa warned Monday that government threats to sack health workers would derail efforts to resolve an increasingly bitter pay dispute.
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Public sector workers threaten "coordinated industrial action" against the government's pay settlement.
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Education Secretary Alan Johnson urges Labour to end rows over its leadership or risk "self-destruction".
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Government faces fresh upheaval today as Labour contenders vow to end Ehud Olmert's tenure.
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A union warns of "very serious problems over Christmas" if its members vote to strike in a row over pay.
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Peter Mandelson warns union bosses not to think they can use Labour's leadership contest to win back power.
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Comment is free: Seumas Milne: If the unions let Brown scrap the right of Labour's conference to vote against the party hierarchy, they would weaken democracy.
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Veteran Labour MP and ex-Cabinet minister Jack Cunningham says he will stand down at the election.
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The man most likely to succeed Prime Minister Tony Blair could face another challenger, after two ex-ministers called Wednesday for a debate about the future of the governing Labour Party.
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UKIP leader Roger Knapman warns Robert Kilroy-Silk he has a limited time to become a "team player".