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Are Starmer and Labour really in hock to ‘union paymasters’?

PM faces pitfalls navigating what are crucial relationships but claims by jilted Tories don’t ring true, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Unions to vote for public sector ‘pay restoration’ as new wave of strikes looms

Unions told The Independent further industrial action could be on the horizon if the government does not meet their pay demands

The Independent UK

Unions to press Labour for ‘pay restoration’ deals for public sector

TUC to vote next month on motion to call such deals ‘a key feature of our campaigning’ with the government

The Guardian - UK

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How did CEO pay get so high in UK and can we do anything about it?

Median pay for a FTSE 100 boss rose to £4.19m in 2023, 120 times that of the average full-time worker

The Guardian - UK

Tories left ‘legacy of structural racism’ in UK jobs market, says TUC

Body says black and minority ethnic people bear brunt of insecure work, which has risen faster than secure employment

The Guardian - UK

Unions welcome scrapping of Tories’ ‘spiteful’ minimum service law

Senior figures praise repeal of law but privately some want full workers’ rights overhaul implemented without delay

The Guardian - UK

Manufacturers and unions join forces to press for UK industrial strategy

Exclusive: Industry leaders urge government to ‘seize the goodwill’ while at critical moment in attracting global investment

The Guardian - UK

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UK Introduces New Minimum Wage Rules to Reflect Living Costs, Impacting Over 172,000 Workers

The current National Minimum wage for those over 21 is £11.44 per hour - for 18-20 year olds it is set at £8.60.

International Business Times UK

Union recognition vote by Amazon staff fails to reach majority

Workers at the online giant’s Coventry site were involved in the ballot.

The Independent UK

Unions demand ‘oven ready’ workers’ rights laws in Starmer’s first King’s Speech

Exclusive: With the King’s Speech set for Wednesday, Britain’s most senior union leader has warned that words ‘will not be enough’ in reversing 14 years of Tory laws restricting strikes and workers’ rights

The Independent UK

Voters of all parties back Labour’s plans to boost workers’ rights, poll shows

The Guardian - UK

‘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

Patricia Dale obituary

Other lives: GP and public health specialist who became general secretary of the Medical Practitioners’ Union

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

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The Guardian - UK

UK stocks, sterling, bond prices rise as business calls for ‘fresh start’ under Labour – as it happened

TUC says Labour has ‘historic opportunity’ to ‘repair and rebuild Britain’ as Goldman Sachs raises UK growth forecasts

The Guardian - UK

Labour must take immediate action to deliver on workers’ rights, says union chief

Post-election honeymoon will be brief unless Keir Starmer holds summit with unions within days, says TUC president

The Guardian - AU

UK general election: suspended Labour candidate says he regrets betting on Tories to win in his constituency – as it happened

Kevin Craig says he ‘will take the consequences of this stupid error of judgment on the chin’

The Guardian - UK

Low wages under Tories have pushed 900,000 UK children into poverty, report finds

TUC says party has overseen ‘huge rise’ in poverty, as Resolution Foundation says average wages just £16 a week higher in real terms than in 2010

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The Independent UK

Number of children in poverty with working parents increased by 900,000 in past decade, analysis suggests

‘Toxic combination’ of wage stagnation, real benefits cuts, and insecure work fuelling family poverty, union says

The Guardian - UK

Labour watchdog will have ‘real teeth’ to prosecute rogue employers, says Angela Rayner

Party’s deputy leader says Fair Work Agency will have the power to inspect workplaces and levy fines

The Guardian - UK

UK inflation falls back to official 2% target as food prices rise at slowest rate since 2021 – as it happened

Inflation returns to target for first time since July 2021; breakfast cereal, crisps, vegetables become cheaper

The Guardian - UK

Unsecured household debts set to rise by 9.4% this year, TUC says

Largest annual rise since records began in 1987 sees forecast of average £1,660 extra debt amid cost of living crisis

The Guardian - UK

General election TV Q&A: Sunak refuses to accept tax burden will definitely rise during next parliament – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

UK unemployment rising at fastest pace of OECD countries, analysis shows

TUC says only Costa Rica had similar increase in first quarter as ONS data expected to show further rise in April

The National (Scotland)

Leading trade unions write to John Swinney as ‘vital’ centre faces closure

LEADING trade unionists across Scotland have written to John Swinney as a Trade Union Education Centre (TUEC) is at risk of closure.

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