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Amazon workers in Coventry lose union recognition ballot by handful of votes

TUC insists fight will go on after GMB fails to secure right to represent retailer’s staff by just 29 votes

The Guardian - UK

Good Morning Britain's Kate Garraway weighs in on Graziano Di Prima allegations following Strictly axing

The broadcaster described the alleged treatment of the show’s celebrities as ‘quite abusive’

Evening Standard

‘Let’s make history!’: Amazon staff at UK warehouse vote on union recognition

In Coventry, the GMB has been canvassing hard to represent workers officially – and the potentially historic result is due this week

The Guardian - UK

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Tuesday briefing: Inside the fight to unionise Amazon warehouses

In today’s newsletter: The company’s UK workers watch on as thousands of employees in the West Midlands vote on a trade union recognition ballot that has been years in the making

The Guardian - UK

Workers target Amazon's London headquarters in rally for union rights

Ballot on union recognition is the first of Amazon workers in the UK

Evening Standard

Amazon’s Coventry workers begin voting in historic union ballot

More than 3,000 staff could get right to bargain collectively for rights and pay for the first time

The Guardian - UK

Amazon workers set for vote on joining a trade union

Amazon maintains that its employees have always had the choice of joining a union

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Bin collectors to go on strike during Edinburgh Fringe

BIN collectors in Edinburgh have voted to strike over the Fringe over a pay dispute.

The National (Scotland)

Thames Water accused of ‘chicanery’ over £150m dividend payment

Debt-laden utility urged to show greater transparency as it faces investigation by industry regulator Ofwat

The Guardian - UK

Tata to close Port Talbot plant early due to strike action

Unite says upcoming walkout at the plant, which was set to close in September, is ‘for the future of the steel industry’

The Guardian - UK

Binmen gearing up for industrial action in Westminster over 'bullying' row

The GMB union is balloting its members, who work for the waste management firm Veolia, for action after ‘dismissal of their elected rep’

Evening Standard

Scottish distillery workers to walk out within days after rejecting latest pay offer

DISTILLERY workers at whisky maker Whyte & Mackay are due to walk out next week after rejecting the company’s latest pay offer, a union has…

The National (Scotland)

Love Island’s Jack Fowler speaks out after near-fatal allergic reaction on plane

The reality star had to use his adrenaline pen and five tanks of oxygen on a flight to Dubai after a chicken curry he was served had nuts in it

Evening Standard

GMB starts ballot process to be recognised at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse

GMB officials urge staff to ‘together, vote yes’ as month-long process begins which may result in first union recognition in UK

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The Independent UK

Susanna Reid praised for shutting down frustrated Nigel Farage on GMB

Leader of the Reform Party was faced with tough questions on ITV morning programme

The National (Scotland)

Nigel Farage grilled on Reform's links to fascists in car crash TV interview

THE majority of Reform UK’s General Election candidates are “not political sophisticates”, Nigel Farage has insisted amid a car crash…

The Independent UK

GMB viewers call out Noel Edmonds for ‘rude’ joke about Ed Balls’s weight

‘You didn’t need to go there!’ one person wrote

The Independent UK

ITV announces breakfast shake-up as Good Morning Britain and Lorraine shifted for election

Changes will also affect ‘This Morning’ and ‘Loose Women’

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Evening Standard

Asda staff 'being punched, kicked, stabbed and threatened with needles by customers'

A spokesperson for Asda admitted there has been an increase in violence and aggression toward staff

The Guardian - UK

One in three Asda staff have been attacked at work, survey finds

GMB poll receives reports of workers being stabbed, punched and threatened with syringes

Evening Standard

Richard Madeley leaves GMB viewers cringing as he inspects Kerry Katona’s reconstructed nose after drug damage

On Thursday’s show, Katona discussed how she had repaired holes in her nose created by drug use as she marked 14 years of sobriety

The Guardian - UK

Why unions are lobbying Labour over a ‘just transition’ to cleaner energy

Jobs and communities dependent on oil and gas sector must be considered in plan to ban North Sea licences, say GMB and Unite

The Guardian - UK

Tata agrees Port Talbot deal with National Grid despite union criticism

New furnaces will be powered by electricity from 2027 but up to 2,800 workers will be made redundant

Evening Standard

Security guards in Jobcentres vote to strike in dispute over pay

The Public and Commercial Services union has announced that its members have voted to take strike action.

The Guardian - UK

Union urges Labour not to ban new North Sea licences without plan for jobs

Unite launches bid to persuade Keir Starmer to invest more in north-east Scotland

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