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NHS staff lift the lid on filthy conditions at hospitals

From rats to sewage leaks: NHS staff expose reality inside UK hospitals

The Independent UK

From rats to sewage leaks: NHS staff expose reality inside UK hospitals

A new survey of nearly 9,000 staff also reported sewage leaks, faulty lighting, broken toilets, and decaying ceilings

The Independent UK

NHS hospitals plagued by rats, cockroaches and silverfish, staff say

Some 17% of staff surveyed by Unison do not think their NHS building is safe.

The Independent UK

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Scottish Water warned of further strikes unless pay dispute resolved

Workers on a 24-hour walkout said they have been made to feel ‘worthless’ by management as they threaten more industrial action.

Evening Standard

Union demands ‘fair pay offer’ after council workers signal strike action

The union said more than 92% of its members in local government in Scotland supported walkouts in a consultative ballot.

Evening Standard

Scottish Water executives ‘deliberately wrecked’ pay talks, claims union

It comes ahead of strike action by staff on Friday.

The Independent UK

Thousands of jobs at risk in shake-up of English councils, Unison warns

Union says it will be a ‘travesty if crucial public services are shut down’ in mergers of some county and district bodies

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Care workers ‘not paid enough to live on’ says union as charity faces walkout

Unison Scotland said it was the first time in more than a decade that staff in the charitable sector had voted for strike action.

The Independent UK

School inspector sacked for brushing water off child’s head wins six-year unfair dismissal case against Ofsted

Mr Hewston had worked for Ofsted since 2007 when he was ‘unfairly dismissed’

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands of local government workers considering strike action

TENS of thousands of local government workers are considering strike action over a pay dispute, a union has announced ...

The National (Scotland)

Wes Streeting’s ‘high-stakes’ abolition of NHS England will cut 10,000 jobs

Changes proposed by health secretary predicted to save as much as £500m but could be distraction for ministers

The Guardian - UK

Local government workers consulted on industrial action amid pay dispute

Unison said the latest pay offer amounts to a real-terms pay cut.

Evening Standard

Hundreds of staff begin strike at Scottish university amid pensions dispute

Hundreds of staff at a Scottish university have started a two-week strike in a dispute over pension ...

The National (Scotland)

Scottish university staff to be balloted on strike action over job cuts row

Professional services staff working at the University of Dundee are to be balloted for strike action over job cuts, a union has announced.

The National (Scotland)

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Unions back strike action at Scottish Water as bosses see bonuses soar

Hundreds of Scottish Water staff have backed strike action in a pay dispute.

Evening Standard

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.

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Labour’s Biggest Union Backer Joins Faith Leaders in Warning Yvette Cooper Over “Toxic” Refugee Citizenship Ban

Keir Starmer’s most generous union backer has joined faith leaders in a stark warning to Yvette Cooper.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer union ally joins opposition to rules barring citizenship for small boat refugees

Head of Unison Christina McAnea is one of 148 signatories of letter warning rules will ‘breed division and mistrust’

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Migrant workers in UK to fill care roles ‘charged up to £20,000’ in illegal fees

Survey by Unison finds people on health and care worker visas also having to share beds and sleep rough

The National (Scotland)

Second union could go on strike at Scottish Water

A second union has announced its workers could go on strike at Scottish Water.

Evening Standard

Labour-run Hackney Council under fire for using casual staff contracts despite calling them 'exploitative'

Unison says casual employees have ‘covered over 1,000 hours per month’ in Hackney

The National (Scotland)

Raucous FMQs erupts as John Swinney accuses Jackie Baillie of lying about NHS

MSPs were threatened with expulsion from the Holyrood chamber amid a raucous First Minister’s Questions which saw John Swinney accusing Jackie…

International Business Times UK

Public Outcry as Angela Rayner Defends £68,000 Photographer: 'Good for Democracy' or Wasteful?

Deputy PM Angela Rayner defends hiring a £68,000 taxpayer-funded photographer, igniting controversy over government spending.

The Independent UK

Bankrupt Birmingham City Council agrees huge equal pay deal after £760m dispute

The Labour-run council declared itself effectively bankrupt in September last year after identifying hundreds of millions of pounds worth of equal pay liabilities

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham city council agrees deal over equal pay claims

Unions hail ‘historic outcome’ after agreement reached on claims that left council with estimated £760m liabilities

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