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Struggling workers suffer worst wage growth in 50 years as Tories refuse pay deals

And as industrial action grows across the country, No10 was accused of deliberately scuppering pay deals to pick a fight with those trying to improve poor wages

Daily Mirror

Factcheck: are UK strikers greedy, unrealistic and putting others in danger?

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The Guardian - UK

2022 the UK’s worst year for real wage growth since 1977, TUC says

Analysis shows real wages fell by an average of £76 a month in 2022 as pay failed to keep pace with inflation

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Wages suffer biggest hit in almost half a century as prices spiral

Figures from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) show that once the rising cost of living is taken into account, wages have fallen by 3% in 2022 - the biggest drop since 1977

Daily Mirror

TUC seeks changes to draft law to help seafarers after P&O Ferries scandal

Sacking of nearly 800 crew in favour of low-paid agency workers in March led to calls for loopholes to be closed in seafarers’ wages bill

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on why public sector workers deserve a fair pay deal and have no choice but to strike

The government has failed to raise real-term wages for years and is now refusing to negotiate

The Guardian - UK

Trade unions vow to oppose anti-strike laws for NHS and ‘critical infrastructure’

Cabinet minister Gillian Keegan suggested extending ban on police and military taking industrial action to other sectors

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Union leader urges troops not to ‘strike break’ ahead of airports walkout

Call comes as TUC boss demands ‘meaningful’ talks on pay with chancellor Jeremy Hunt

The Independent UK

How much extra YOU will pay for Christmas dinner this year revealed

Turkey, pigs in blankets, carrots and roast potatoes have risen in price by 18% on average over the past year, while cranberry sauce and bread sauce costs are up 33%

Daily Mirror

Exactly how much more expensive your Christmas dinner will be this year

The cost has risen three times as fast as wages

Wales Online

Cost of traditional Christmas dinner food ‘rises three times faster than wages’

TUC data shows 18% increase on staples over year, while category including cranberry sauce is up 33%

The Guardian - UK

UK staff to have right to ask for flexible working from day one in job

Legislation brought forward but unions say government could go further to make it ‘the norm’

The Guardian - UK

10 things that changed my life with STUC general secretary Roz Foyer

I WAS a late child. My mum and dad, quite unusually for the 70s really, didn’t have me until my dad was 40 and my mum was 37. And I’m an only…

The National (Scotland)

‘Enough is enough’: wave of strikes led by ‘fantastic’ women, says Frances O’Grady

As she steps down, outgoing TUC general secretary says female workers’ jobs are undervalued

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Frances O’Grady's deep personal pain serves as a reminder of trade union movement roots

Family obligations continue to fuel Frances O’Grady, the passionate General Secretary of the TUC, who is coping with the loss of her beloved sister Kathleen

Daily Record

New calls for £15 National Minimum Wage to help workers of all ages during cost of living crisis

The TUC wants to see an end to 'low-pay Britain for good’.

The Guardian - UK

Could Britain be facing a general strike this winter?

Workers from the health, transport, education and postal sectors have voted for industrial action, but coordination is legally restricted

Daily Mirror

Around 900,000 under-21s 'hugely out of pocket' due to lower rate of minimum wage

According to the Trade Union Congress the the "pay penalty" facing young people as a result of lower rates of minimum wage stands at around £2.5billion

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‘We will demand justice’: the vigil for those who died in the Channel tragedy

One year ago 31 people attempting to reach the UK from France died in the Channel’s worst disaster for 30 years

The Independent UK

UK Government must ‘pull its weight’ to protect Qatar workers – TUC

Qatari employers are ‘out of control’, the Trade Union Congress has warned on the eve of the World Cup.

Daily Mirror

Huge scale of workers' 'forced labour' abuse in Qatar uncovered on the eve of World Cup

The UK's Trade Union Congress (TUC) says it has found evidence of widespread wage theft and workers forced to pay extortionate recruitment fees in order to help the Gulf State prepare for the tournament

The Independent UK

Reverse poverty crisis by boosting child benefit and scrapping cap – report

The Government has a choice between inflicting a winter of ‘deepening hardship’ on families or offering a ‘lifeline to millions’, three groups say.

The Independent UK

NHS workers facing real terms pay cut, TUC warns

Unions react to reports of a 2% limit on pay rises in the public sector next year.

The Guardian - UK

Minority ethnic Britons’ educational success not reflected in pay, study finds

‘Clear evidence’ of discrimination in terms of salary and careers despite academic progress, IFS study finds

Daily Mirror

Campaigners demand better sick pay for workers as two million get nothing at all

The Safe Sick Pay Campaign is calling for a lift in statutory payments as it's revealed eight in 10 workers carry on grafting while ill because they can't afford to take time off

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