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British defence jobs and skills will keep us safe, says the PM. So he’d better buy the UK’s jet, not the US one

Why purchase American-made F-35 jets instead of upgraded T5 Typhoons? Surely that would make a mockery of all he promised, says Sharon Graham, general secretary of the union Unite

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer pledges £200m for Grangemouth oil refinery site

Unions have accused UK government of failing to act quickly enough to save jobs, but Labour says it took time to build credible proposal

The Guardian - UK

Starmer told that £200 million for Grangemouth must be ‘used correctly’

Roz Foyer, of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, said if the money is to be ‘transformative’ it must be ‘used correctly’.

Evening Standard

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Grangemouth protesters lay 400 hard hats outside Scottish Labour conference

Labour was told to do more to save the hundreds of jobs at risk in Falkirk or face the consequences at the 2026 Holyrood elections.

Evening Standard

Labour 'working in China's interest, not Scotland's' on Grangemouth, says Unite head

LABOUR are working in the Chinese national interest – not the UK or Scotland’s – by failing to step in and save jobs at Grangemouth, a top…

The National (Scotland)

University support staff to strike for fortnight over ‘shameful’ pension changes

Unite Scotland said University of Strathclyde bosses are attempting to access a pension surplus of almost £100 million.

Evening Standard

Staff at Scottish university to go on strike over cuts

Staff at a Scottish university are set to go on strike next month.

The National (Scotland)

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Protest planned over 'Grangemouth catastrophe' at Scottish Labour conference

A protest has been planned at the Scottish Labour conference over the closure of Grangemouth.

The National (Scotland)

Unions back strike action at Scottish Water in pay row

GMB, Unison and Unite said their staff backed walkouts and action short of a strike.

Evening Standard

Trump’s steel tariffs would damage UK and US, says Business Secretary

Jonathan Reynolds has set out a package worth up to £2.5 billion to support the steel industry.

Evening Standard

Government announces multibillion-pound plans to boost UK steel industry

The announcement follows the Government’s go ahead for expansion at Heathrow Airport which will require 400,000 tonnes of steel.

The Independent UK

Support staff at university call for strike action over proposed pension changes

Workers have said the University of Strathclyde has a chance to stop the strikes if it scraps the proposed changes.

Evening Standard

'Industrial vandalism': Hundreds of Grangemouth workers made redundant

AROUND 90 of workers at Grangemouth are set to be made redundant – with staff now beginning to find out if their role is being axed ...

The National (Scotland)

Grangemouth refinery staff receive redundancy letters as closure looms

The facility is to transition to be an import terminal.

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Royal Navy tugboat crews balloted for strike action

The workers are employed by Serco Marine.

The National (Scotland)

'Own goal': Labour slammed for Heathrow expansion but no Grangemouth rescue

LABOUR have been accused of scoring an “own goal” by announcing the expansion of Heathrow Airport – while failing to come up with a rescue…

Evening Standard

Union to ballot Scottish Water staff on industrial action in pay dispute

Unite said the company had failed to make a ‘fair and decent’ pay offer to its members.

Evening Standard

Strikes could hit peak festive season flights at UK airport

Unite members ‘overwhelmingly’ backed stoppages in a drive to secure a better pay offer, the union said

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Evening Standard

Unions demand action to prevent ‘corporate decapitation’ of Grangemouth

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham accused Petroineos of ‘industrial vandalism’ amid plans to shut down the last oil refinery in Scotland.

Evening Standard

Union launches legal action over winter fuel payment cut

Unite, one of Labour’s major donors, has repeatedly called on the Government to abandon its decision to means test the winter fuel payment.

The National (Scotland)

Unite march on Holyrood to demand plan to save Grangemouth oil jobs

TRADE unionists marched on the Scottish Parliament to demand that Scotland’s only oil refinery be kept open.

The Independent UK

Unite union launches legal action against government over winter fuel payment cuts

With temperatures dropping, Unite has applied to the High Court for a judicial review of the prime minister’s move to means test the payment, which will see it withdrawn from around 10m elderly people

Evening Standard

‘Grown-up debate’ needed about future of Grangemouth, says Petroineos boss

Politicians and trade unions have hit out at the decision to close the refinery.

The Independent UK

Financial statements from Grangemouth owner give ‘distorted picture’, says union

Unite Scotland’s regional secretary Derek Thomson made his comments as he appeared before Holyrood’s Economy and Fair Work Committee.

The Independent UK

Grangemouth could switch to sustainable fuel ‘relatively easily’, says union

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said she is dismayed ministers appear to have ‘given up’ on keeping the refinery open.

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