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Tram workers win toilet breaks dispute

Unite said it was an issue of ‘basic dignity at work’.

Evening Standard

Edinburgh Tram workers win toilet break dispute after strike threat

TRAM workers in Edinburgh have won a dispute over rest periods and toilet breaks after threatening strike action, a union has said.

The National (Scotland)

UK should ‘repurpose’ Belfast shipyard to make green infrastructure

Thinktank says government should set up arm’s-length company to buy Harland & Wolff site, which is in administration

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Highlands bus drivers set to be balloted for strike action over pay dispute

BUS drivers in the Highlands could go on strike as early as November, as workers are set to be balloted for strike action amid a pay dispute ...

The National (Scotland)

Unite union says Labour’s workers’ bill has ‘more holes than Swiss cheese’ over zero-hour contracts

Unite has responded most critically to parts of the legislation, accusing the government of tying itself ‘up in knots’

The Independent UK

Scottish Labour 'just as culpable' over Winter Fuel Payment cut, says union boss

SCOTTISH Labour are “just as culpable as UK Labour” for the Winter Fuel Payment cut, a Union boss has said ...

The National (Scotland)

TGI Fridays secures rescue deal but more than 1,000 UK jobs lost

Private equity groups Calveton and Breal Capital to buy 51 restaurants, although 35 outlets will close

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Sammy Morris obituary

Other lives: Factory worker and care assistant who was involved in trade union activities throughout his working life

The Guardian - UK

Reports of 'mass closures' of TGI Fridays across UK sparks concerns from union

REPORTS of staff being "shut-out" of TGI Fridays sites amid "mass closures" across the UK have sparked concern from a workers…

The National (Scotland)

UK unions fear not all staff will get fair share as tip-sharing law comes into force

New rules mean 100% of gratuities are passed on, but Unite says some staff could still be left out of pocket

The Guardian - UK

Labour Government must be ‘forced to act’ to save Grangemouth refinery, union says

UNION leaders have insisted the Labour Government “must be forced to act” to save Scotland’s only oil refinery ...

The National (Scotland)

Trade union to ballot 90,000 local government workers in pay dispute

MORE than 90,000 council and school workers in Scotland will be balloted for strike action in a pay dispute, a union has said ...

The National (Scotland)

The Guardian view on Labour’s winter fuel vote: badly handled

Editorial: Labour’s leadership should have defended its choice to cut winter fuel payments. Instead, it chose the worst of all options

The Guardian - UK

Keir has gone and half the delegates with him. It’s like a zombie apocalypse

In the graveyard slot is Wes Streeting, giving it his best shot with a greatest hits compilation to a half-empty hall

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The Independent UK

Labour Party members deal a blow to Starmer a day after his appeal for unity

Members of Britain’s governing Labour Party have dealt Prime Minister Keir Starmer a blow by rejecting his decision to cut a payment that offsets winter heating costs for millions of retirees

The National (Scotland)

Unions deal Labour leadership blow in call to reverse fuel payments cut

KEIR Starmer has been dealt a blow by Labour’s union backers – as they voted to call for cuts to pensioners’ fuel payments to be reversed.

The Guardian - UK

Labour leadership loses conference vote on winter fuel payments

Vote calling on ministers to reverse cuts came after union leader said UK needed investment, ‘not austerity mark II’

The Independent UK

Why can Keir Starmer still axe winter fuel payments despite losing Labour conference vote to reverse policy?

The outcome of todays vote will test Starmer’s ability to manage dissent within the party

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Evening Standard

Labour members vote against axing winter fuel payments for pensioners following protest

Ministers defend the move as needed to fix the public finances

The National (Scotland)

‘They won’t vote Labour again’: Pensioners fume at Keir Starmer at conference protest

PENSIONERS staged a protest outside Labour’s annual conference on Monday, calling for Keir Starmer to reverse the party’s move to cut winter…

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves announces free school breakfast clubs from April as she doubles down on winter fuel cuts

Labour chancellor was heckled about the sale of arms to Israel as she made her speech to her party’s annual conference in Liverpool

The Guardian - UK

Labour conference ‘graveyard slot’ for winter fuel vote angers Unite

Union disappointed at scheduling of debate on motion condemning removal of allowance from most pensioners

The Independent UK

Starmer accused of ‘silencing pensioners’ after blocking winter fuel payments conference vote

The prime minister is facing a furious backlash from unions after kicking a key vote on the plans to Wednesday - the last day of conference known as the graveyard slot

The National (Scotland)

Boos erupt at Labour conference after key Winter Fuel Payment vote delayed

BOOS and jeers were heard at the Labour conference in Liverpool after the delay of a key vote on the recent scrapping of the Winter Fuel…

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves digs in over cuts to winter fuel payments but unions to get showdown vote at Labour rally

The Chancellor was also seeking to lift economic hopes in her speech to Labour’s conference after warning of tough choices ahead

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