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UK's Starmer Rules Out Austerity As Labour Conference Opens

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer promised to protect public services and ruled out austerity measures as his Labour party's annual conference kicked off on Sunday, its first in 15 years as a governing party.

International Business Times

Unite union boss steps up call for Labour to reverse winter fuel allowance cut

Sharon Graham has described the policy as ‘cruel’.

The Independent UK

No one expected socialism, but unless wealth is challenged, what’s the point of Labour?

A return to austerity, mixed with gloom, will simply bolster rightwing populism, writes Unite general secretary Sharon Graham

The Guardian - UK

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Largest NHS union votes to accept Scottish Government’s pay deal

MEMBERS of the largest trade union in the NHS have voted to accept the pay deal on offer from Scottish ministers ...

The National (Scotland)

I'm blown away by the latest Unity 6 demo

I could almost forget that this was made in a game engine.

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Unite aims to force vote on winter fuel payment at Labour conference

Union motion to condemn cut could prove embarrassing for PM at party’s first gathering since taking power

The Guardian - UK

'A significant boost': Union members vote to accept NHS Scotland pay deal

MEMBERS of the Unite trade union working in Scotland’s NHS have overwhelmingly voted to accept a 5.5 per cent pay rise from the Scottish…

The National (Scotland)

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Union accuses Labour of ‘cruelty’ over winter fuel payment cuts as 780,000 pensioners to miss out

Labour’s biggest union backer has increased pressure over the cuts, putting forward a motion to Labour’s conference this month calling for the move to be reversed

The Independent UK

‘We need to hear about hope’: unions greet Keir Starmer TUC speech with mixed emotions

Enthusiasm for public sector pay awards tempered by concern over winter fuel payment cuts and job losses

The Guardian - UK

Grangemouth: Scotland’s only oil refinery to close with £100m support package as 400 jobs lost

The move by owners Petroineos is expected to lead to the loss of 400 jobs over the next two years.

The Independent UK

ScotRail engineering staff vote to accept government pay offer

MEMBERS of a union representing some ScotRail workers have voted to take a pay deal in an ongoing dispute ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour has no choice but to cut winter fuel payment, minister insists

Jonathan Reynolds urged MPs to ‘be the team that fixes this country’ and not ‘rely on your colleagues to make the difficult decisions’.

The Independent UK

OPINION - The Standard View: A compromise is possible on the winter fuel payments row

The Prime Minister’s prediction yesterday that his Government “was going to have to be unpopular” on account of withdrawing winter fuel payments from all but the poorest pensioners is coming true sooner than he would have wished. The general secretary of Unite, Sharon Graham, and the head of the TUC,…

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer locked in stand-off with union barons demanding U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham directly told the PM that he should reverse the controversial policy

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Ministers facing pressure from unions over winter fuel payment cut

TUC and Unite leaders express ‘real concerns’ over policy as many Labour MPs expected to abstain in Commons vote

The Guardian - UK

They talk about tough choices: they mean cuts. Is Labour on the side of working people or not?

Ahead of tomorrow’s TUC conference, we need to know if ministers are prepared to break with austerity or if they are stuck in the past, says Unite general secretary Sharon Graham

The Guardian - UK

Rats, mould, damp: UK’s biggest student homes provider faces legal action over poor accommodation

A tenants’ rights group is fighting for justice for residents of university halls who claim health affected by conditions

The National (Scotland)

Second union backs latest offer from Cosla – but bin strikes still loom

A SECOND trade union has voted in favour of a revised pay offer from the body that represents all Scottish councils ...

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Historic Scottish textile firm to cut dozens of jobs amid slump in sales

DOZENS of jobs are set to be lost at a Scottish firm following a slump in sales...

Evening Standard

London nurses to protest outside Downing Street as strike action continues

Nurses at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Trust take action over shift changes

The Independent UK

UK’s biggest union boss issues ‘no austerity mark II’ warning to Starmer

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has issued a shot across the bows for Keir Starmer as the prime minister indicates the October budget will be ‘really painful’

The National (Scotland)

‘Austerity mark two is not the answer’: Trade unions hit out at Keir Starmer speech

TRADE unions have hit out at Keir Starmer’s speech in which he warned that the UK Government’s forthcoming Budget will be “painful”.

The National (Scotland)

Free iPad scheme 'to be paused by Scottish Government to fund council pay deals'

A scheme providing free iPads and laptops to people in Scotland who are “digitally excluded” is to be suspended to help cover the cost of…

The Guardian - UK

Unite calls for 1% wealth tax on super-rich to fund UK public sector pay rises

The demand from Britain’s second biggest union will test truce with Labour at next month’s TUC conference

Evening Standard

Binmen vote against two-week strike in east London over 'poor working conditions'

Unite says bin collectors face ‘far worse conditions’ than other council employees

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