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

A labour dispute at the historic charity, one of the most bitter the sector has seen, has spilled into the public sphere

Managers and unionised staff at a historic arts charity have accused each other of intimidatory and threatening behaviour in one 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 have complained of a “malicious campaign aimed at damaging” the charity.