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Union Station: Federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions: 2022 roundup

Since late 2019, Ballotpedia has tracked close to 200 federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions. Today, we’ll take a look at the state of litigation at the end of 2022 and highlight a selection of cases with recent activity in the district and circuit courts.

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Edinburgh NHS strikes cancelled as members balloted on "final" pay offer

NHS staff that are members of the Unite and GMB unions will pause their strike action whilst members are balloted on a new pay offer that has been tabled by the Scottish Government.

Edinburgh Live

Sydney news: Fears for NSW's Moama Indigenous community as Victoria flood threat intensifies

MORNING BRIEFING: Residents from an Indigenous community on the NSW-Victorian border are being evacuated as the flood threat intensifies.

ABC News

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NSW unions to declare start of new six-month campaign to remove Coalition government

Unions NSW to release survey results suggesting voters believe healthcare and transport are worsening

The Guardian - AU

No progress in NHS pay talks amid strike threat, says union

PAY talks between the Scottish Government and unions representing NHS staff “did not make any progress”, it has been claimed.

The National (Scotland)

Nigel Owens handed key new role amid major rugby shake-up

The 2015 World Cup final referee has been appointed to a new four-man panel of independent assessors

Wales Online

Gujarat government hikes salaries of employees

The government decision came a few days after Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal raised the issue of lower salaries of the Police force during his Gujarat visit

The Hindu

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Fresh public sector pay offer on the table from WA government in bid to end wage dispute

The WA government is forced to make an improved public sector wages offer for the third time in less than a year following intense pressure from unions, with lower-paid workers benefiting the most.

ABC News

Schools and bins disruption put on hold as unions secure revised public pay offer

The disruption was set to impact primaries, nurseries, ASN settings and a number of Stirling secondaries - with bin collections also set for cancellations.

Daily Record

Increasing paid parental leave to 52 weeks would give billion-dollar boost to economy, unions say

In the lead-up to Labor’s jobs and skills summit, unions have also called for payments to match actual wages and the inclusion of superannuation

The Guardian - AU

Unions and business agree on need for higher wages as jobs summit looms

ACTU and business council want to revive ‘key principles’ of enterprise bargaining deal that was dumped in 2020 after industry backlash

The Guardian - AU

Jobs summit must endorse sector-wide pay claims to lift wages, unions say

Sally McManus says industry-level bargaining across workplaces essential to address Australia’s wages crisis

The Guardian - AU

Cost of living news – live: Calls for £15 minimum wage as energy price cap to rise

Trade Unions Congress calls for change for lowest-paid workers ‘as soon as possible’

The Independent UK

Cost of living news: London bus drivers latest to strike in call for pay rise

It comes as new energy price cap expected later this week

The Independent UK

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Liverpool Echo

Solidarity and frustration on Merseyside as Arriva bus strikes continue

"This affects me every single day but solidarity to the drivers and good for them. They need to be treated fairly and with respect"

Liverpool Echo

Arriva warns of 'misery' as no end to bus strikes in sight

The bus firm it was "disappointed" its latest pay offer had been rejected, but the unions said they won’t stop fighting for the "decent pay members deserve"

ABC News

WA unions warn of more industrial action as they reject McGowan government's latest wage offer

Hundreds of public sector workers brave strong winds and rain to rally for better pay as unions denounce the state government's revised wage offer as a "one-off sugar hit".

Liverpool Echo

Arriva bus strike heading into third week as crunch talks break down

Unions and bus operator fail to reach agreement as all out strike set to enter 15th day

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AAP

WA unions warn government on inflation

An alliance of public sector unions in Western Australia could strike within weeks as the state's capital again recorded the nation's highest inflation rate.

Evening Standard

5% pay rises ‘are generous and the final offers’ says minister as unions threaten strikes

The below-inflation pay rises being offered to public sector workers are “extremely generous”, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury insisted on Wednesday as unions threatened strikes at schools and hospitals.

The Conversation

What trade unions do and what joining one means

Union membership among young workers today is incredibly low. Industrial action scholars speak of a worldwide trend towards the so-called de-unionisation of the young.

Wales Online

'Money shouldn’t necessarily be a reason for failing' — URC chief's verdict on Welsh teams

URC chief executive Martin Anayi has been speaking to the media about the cross-continent competition

Irish Mirror

Women's URC on the cards as tournament chiefs seeks ways to establish new League

Martin Anayi is fully behind the move that he says can only be achieved with the help of the Unions and clubs

Belfast Live

Translink and unions meet ahead of planned shut down of NI bus services due to strike action

Commuters face having no Ulsterbus and Metro bus services for one week later this month

The Guardian - US

‘January 6 was a real wake-up call’: US unions fight to save democracy

Labor leaders view this year’s elections – and 2024’s – with special urgency, as a goal-line stand to preserve America’s democracy

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