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NHS staff, teachers and shop workers say public ‘need a voice’ with general election now

‘I believe we are the absolute laughing stock of the world at the moment,’ NHS caterer says

The Independent UK

Unions call for general election now as number of key workers’ children growing up in poverty revealed

TUC research reveals ‘rampant’ need among frontline staff as 28 per cent of children with care worker parents grow up in poverty

The Independent UK

One in four children of UK care workers living in poverty, TUC finds

Figure represents 220,000 children, with union adding many families of nurses and public transport workers also in crisis

The Guardian - UK

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Nearly 2m public sector workers close to quitting over pay, says TUC

Frances O’Grady says YouGov survey shows key workers who got UK through Covid face more ‘pay misery’

The Guardian - UK

Unions issue child labour warning over India trade deal

More jobs could be outsourced “leading to a race to the bottom”, the TUC said

Evening Standard

India trade deal ‘would open UK to goods produced by child labour and modern slavery’

Britain’s TUC and Indian unions alike have raised concerns about deteriorating work conditions for workers, low pay and exploitation

The Independent UK

As the Tories implode, Britain’s unions are powering up – and more than ready for the fight

Union leaders see themselves as a third force in politics, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The Guardian - UK

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What would a general strike mean and will there be one as unions warns of joint action

Trade union bosses have been escalating calls for mass coordinated strike action this winter, raising questions about whether a general strike could be imminent

Daily Mirror

Mick Lynch calls for 'uprising' as TUC conference considers 'synchronised, coordinated' strikes

He warned that the Tories would try and paint unions as the 'enemy'

Wales Online

One in 7 Britons skipping meals in cost of living crisis, says TUC

UK heading for ‘Victorian levels of poverty’ unless pay and benefits rise with inflation, says union body

The Guardian - UK

Mick Lynch demands 'uprising' with wave of strikes as Tories stick around like 'slime'

Trade unions are gearing up for a showdown with the Tory Government this winter over pay and working conditions as cost of living pressures continue to clobber Brits

Daily Mirror

UK union leaders step up warnings of synchronised strikes this winter

Bosses tell TUC congress they stand ready to coordinate action, although there are no calls for a general strike

The Guardian - UK

EU proposes joint gas buying and curbs on energy price spikes – business live

European Commission proposes mechanism to cap “excessive and volatile” gas price moves, and to let member countries start jointly buying gas

The Guardian - UK

UK workers facing ‘two decades of lost living standards’, union boss warns

‘See you in court,’ Frances O’Grady is to warn ministers over legal moves to undermine strikes

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Daily Mirror

Brits 'pushed to breaking point' with £4,000 real wage drop over 3 years, warns TUC

In her final congress speech, Frances O'Grady will blast the 'toxic' Tories for their botched handling of the economy and say families 'cannot afford to tighten their belts any more'

Insider UK

TUC general secretary says workers and families ‘pushed to breaking point’ by cost of living crisis

Frances O’Grady to warn of national "despair" over economy as she delivers final Congress address

Daily Mirror

10 Tory Ministers would LOSE seats as voters reject Liz Truss's 'reckless' plans

A mega-poll by Opinium shows the Tories are heading for electoral wipeout, with a whopping 219 of their MPs set to be ousted at the next election

The Independent UK

Truss faces winter of discontent with nearly 2 million workers balloted and coordinated strikes ‘likely’

Exclusive: 1.9 million people set to strike or be balloted for industrial action in coming months, analysis by The Independent finds

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The Independent UK

Government presses on with legislation to ‘keep Britain moving’ during strikes

It comes following months of walkouts by railway workers which have caused travel chaos.

The Guardian - UK

Shareholder payouts rose three times faster than UK wages, says TUC

Analysis by unions suggests firms can afford to pay workers more, as handouts have soared £440bn above inflation since 2008

Daily Mirror

Tom Watson and Arlene Foster among new peers with seat in House of Lords - see full list

In a list released on a day of chaos for the government, TUC General-Secretary Frances O'Grady and retired Tory MP Nicholas Soames, grandson of Winston Churchill, were appointed to the House of Lords

The National (Scotland)

Tory chairman given knighthood in latest honours list

THE Tory chairman has been given knighthood and former DUP leader Arlene Foster has been gifted a peerage in the latest honours list.

The Guardian - UK

Bankers’ bonuses double since 2008 crash, TUC study finds

There is ‘no justification for lifting the cap’ on bonuses, said general secretary Frances O’Grady

The Independent UK

Bankers’ bonuses have risen twice as fast as wages since 2008 crash

Government ‘lining pockets of financiers’ while holding down pay for key workers, says TUC

Daily Mirror

The incredible 47-year fight to end one of Britain's greatest miscarriages of justice

Eileen Turnbull has spent years fighting for justice after 24 building workers were arrested on Valentine’s Day 1973 after successful strike action by miners, dockers and others the year before

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