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Strikes involving thousands of workers could take place in coming months – Unite

The union’s general secretary said workers are ‘simply no longer prepared to accept poverty wages’.

The Independent UK

‘Storm coming’: Britain in a mess as ruinous energy bills meet austerity

Talk on picket line in Felixstowe and high street in Ipswich says new PM has just weeks to tackle crisis

The Guardian - UK

Unions’ criticism of Starmer strike policy ‘unfair’, says Usdaw leader

Paddy Lillis believes comment by Unite’s Sharon Graham that Labour leader needs to ‘get a spine’ undermine electoral chances

The Guardian - UK

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Trade union chief defends Keir Starmer’s support of workers

Usdaw chief Paddy Lillis hit out at Unite leader Sharon Graham’s comment that the Labour leadership needed to ‘get a spine’ over strikes.

The Independent UK

Support for striking workers declared by 600 Labour councillors

Exclusive: Open letter puts pressure on party’s stance on strikes amid talk of coordinated autumn action

The Guardian - UK

Labour needs to ‘get a spine’ and stand up for workers, Unite chief says

Sharon Graham thinks the party needs to provide ‘a strong message’ as workers seek pay rises and employers make profits.

The Independent UK

‘People are much angrier now’: why Britain is going on strike

New wave of union leaders, such as RMT’s Mick Lynch and Unite’s Sharon Graham, have galvanised workers

The Guardian - UK

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Unions threaten ‘waves of industrial action’ over UK cost of living crisis

Move could see synchronised strikes in autumn as new prime minister takes office

The Guardian - UK

The UK’s new official opposition: how powerful union leaders are taking on the Tories

As the cost of living crisis bites, leaders of barristers to bin collectors are becoming a force to be reckoned with

The Guardian - UK

Glasgow to close all primaries as council strike action escalates

Glasgow City Council announced all its primaries, nurseries and additional needs schools would be shut for three days because of strike action.

The Independent UK

Workers’ anger at cost of living as strong as time of poll tax riots, union boss says

Sharon Graham, head of Unite, on picket line with Felixstowe dock strikers, says people could rise up again as they did in the 1990s

The Guardian - UK

Felixstowe: Strike at port could escalate until Christmas, says union boss

Almost 2,000 dockers have walked out in a dispute over pay.

Evening Standard

Unite's first female head Sharon Graham has won 80% of disputes and £150m for members

The union chief said she wanted Unite to stay out of Westminster politics and focus on industry when she took over, and has won disputes against British Airways and Coventry city council

Daily Mirror

In UK, workers strike as inflation crushes earnings

London (AFP) - Railway and postal staff, dockers too.Britain's workers are striking in vast numbers as decades-high inflation erodes the value of wages at a record pace.

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Daily Mirror

Harrods set to take advantage of new laws allowing agency staff to replace strikers

Iconic London store Harrods has threatened to bring in agency staff as it becomes the first employer to take advantage of new legislation passed by the Tories last month

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow coffin makers to strike in pay dispute as Unite say they 'deserve better'

UNITE members employed in the manufacture of coffins for Co-op Funeralcare – the only source of coffins for the Co-op - have voted for strike…

The Independent UK

NHS faces winter of strikes as nurses and professionals ballot over pay

‘Kick in the teeth’: Pay award is far below inflation rate

Evening Standard

Who’s striking and why? From Ryanair to Amazon — what you need to know about London’s summer of chaos

The heatwave isn’t all that’s getting the capital’s workers hot under the collar this August. As barristers and pilots join the rail unions and TfL, Katie Strick looks at the key players — and their reasons why

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Daily Record

BP raked in £880 per second while people couldn't afford both eating and heating

SNP energy spokesman Alan Brown said the cost of living with Westminster "is getting worse by the day".

The Guardian - UK

Starmer: Labour must move from being ‘party of protest’ to election winner

Leader’s comments seek to defuse row with unions after sacking of minister who gave interviews from picket line

The Independent UK

Starmer: Labour will ‘hand power to working people’ once in government

The Labour leader said his party first has to turn from a ‘party of protest’ into one that can win elections.

Daily Mirror

Trade union leaders urge Keir Starmer to 'pick a side' over summer of strikes

Trade union leaders blasted Keir Starmer approach to striking workers and told 'pick a side'

Daily Mirror

Union chief Sharon Graham urges Keir Starmer to 'pick a side' over striking workers

Unite boss Sharon Graham warned that his party is becoming “irrelevant” to the people it represents - and at times sounds more like the Conservatives

The Guardian - UK

Labour party is ‘sticking two fingers up’ at working people, says Unite boss

Head of party’s biggest union donor warns members feel ‘crushed’ and may vote not to pay millions to Starmer

The Independent UK

Union fury over threat to right to strike, as rail dispute hits millions

‘Fierce and prolonged resistance’: Clampdown on industrial action branded anti-democratic

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