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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Tom Wall

Staff and bosses at Royal Society of Arts accuse each other of threats and lies in pay row

The RSA building in London
The RSA in London, where staff last year voted to strike for the first time in the charity’s 270-year history. Photograph: Mickey Lee/Alamy

Managers and unionised staff at a historic arts charity have accused each other of intimidatory and threatening behaviour in one of the most bitter labour disputes in the charitable sector in recent years.

A long-running row over pay at the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) boiled over in recent weeks, with Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) members claiming they are facing a “multipronged attack” while management has complained of a “malicious campaign aimed at damaging” the charity.

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