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Trade union calls on newly-elected Lanarkshire council leaders to support workers over pay

UNISON asked council leaders attending their first COSLA for support in improving the pay offer to local government workers.

Daily Record

Scottish council bosses accused of 'blackmail' for claiming pay rises will cost 20,000 jobs

Town hall bosses believe a rise linked to inflation, which is in line to hit 10 per cent this year, could impact on jobs

Daily Record

Unions call for decent pay rise to stop workers leaving the NHS

More staff falling into debt and turning to foodbanks to feed their families, study suggests.

The Independent UK

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Long Covid forces 10,000 NHS staff off sick for longer than three months

Unions warn medical staff missing work with illness are being ‘bullied and punished’

The Independent UK

'Totally unacceptable' Northumberland community nurses paid 26p LESS per mile than the agreed rate

The RCN say the lower rate is "putting a significant strain on their finances"

Chronicle Live

Carer faces giving up job she loves as soaring petrol prices eat 75% of wages

Linda Campbell from Ceredigion said she loves "every minute" of her 12 years spent as a carer, looking after those in need in rural Welsh villages, but rocketing fuel prices may force her to quit her job

Daily Mirror

Nottingham hospital trust accused of 'cash grab' from NHS workers over parking ordeal

'Hospital workers are very unhappy that they are effectively being taxed extra to go to work and save lives'

Nottingham Post

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Motorists suffer 'worst week of pump pain' as petrol prices rise again

The AA estimates the high street is losing £23million a day as people cut back on spending to keep their cars on the road. Unleaded has soared 7p in a week and 50p compared to this time last year

Daily Mirror

Council leaders 'deeply disappointed' with Nicola Sturgeon over pay dispute

Cosla finance spokeswoman Gail Macgregor said the current budget settlement for local government "limits the options" for successfully resolving the dispute.

Daily Record

Councils 'disappointed' ministers won't intervene in local authority pay disputes

COUNCIL leaders across Scotland are said to be “deeply disappointed” with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Finance Secretary Kate Forbes for…

The National (Scotland)

Carers are 'calling in sick' because they can't afford to fuel their cars to go to work

Unison general secretary Christina McAnea warned care workers are now hit so badly by the cost of living crisis that they can't afford to fill their cars with petrol

Daily Mirror

Will the cost of living crisis spark a revival in the trade union movement?

BANK of England governor Andrew Bailey caused a stir when he told workers in February that he wanted to see them showing “quite clear restraint”…

The National (Scotland)

Care staff ‘calling in sick because they cannot afford fuel to get to work’

Unison chief attacks government for ‘not having a plan’ to tackle cost of living crisis as cost of filling typical family car tops £100 for first time

The Independent UK

UK healthcare staff call in sick to avoid using car as cost of fuel soars, union says

Low-paid health and care workers cannot afford to fill tanks, head of Unison warns

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The National (Scotland)

'Major victory' as hundreds of jobs to be transferred to Scotland's NHS

Hundreds of workers at Wishaw’s University Hospital will be transferred from Serco to NHS Lanarkshire ...

Daily Record

Agreement reached to bring support services at University Hospital Wishaw into NHS hands

NHS Lanarkshire announced it has reached an agreement in principle with the private financial initiative provider, Summit Healthcare Limited, and the current support service contractor Serco.

Daily Record

Pay row could see schools closed and waste piled up on streets

Unions are balloting council members in Renfrewshire as part of a widespread dispute over pay

Glasgow Live

Nicola Sturgeon warned schools will close and rubbish left to rot on street amid strike threat

Leaders of Unison, Unite and GMB unions have written to Nicola Sturgeon and Finance Secretary Kate Forbes calling for talks on local government pay to take place as a "matter of urgency".

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Daily Record

Union warns of 'school closures' and 'waste piled on streets' of Lanarkshire over pay dispute

UNISON has demanded a meeting with, and immediate action from, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the Finance Secretary Kate Forbes over the local government pay dispute.

Daily Record

Perth and Kinross Council staff could take strike action over pay dispute

GMB Scotland senior organiser Keir Greenaway said unless COSLA "vastly improved" its two per cent pay rise offer "then industrial action looks inevitable"

Leeds Live

Leeds university students' defiant message as they refuse to leave occupied building

Earlier today, the group occupied the finance offices of the university

Leeds Live

Leeds university students storm building and refuse to leave room for 3 days in protest

The students have been inside since Monday

Liverpool Echo

Outsourced NHS workers 'at wits end over unequal pay'

Unison claims workers are not given opportunities to progress in their job

Bristol Post

Bristol's St Monica Trust says it has been subject to 'misinformation' amid strike talks

A UNISON spokesperson said: “The accusation of ‘misinformation’ would be laughable if it didn’t have such serious consequences for the wellbeing of staff and residents"

Daily Mirror

Struggling NHS staff may be forced to quit if they can't pay hospital parking fees

NHS staff on low salaries - some of whom rely on food banks - may have to quit their jobs because they can't afford to pay parking charges that have been reinstated by a hospital in Crewe

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