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Unite union boss Graham says she will hold ‘timid’ Starmer’s ‘feet to the fire’

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said Labour had to come out to bat for workers.

The Independent UK

Quarter of UK’s seaborne trade could be blocked as strike action brews across ports

Exclusive: A quarter of the UK’s seaborne trade could be blocked as industrial action brews across 21 ports across the country over a dispute about medical assessments.

The Independent UK

Unite Students boss leaves as rents soar amid chronic student housing shortage

He leaves the student landlord in strong shape, with its properties all but full for 2023-24

Evening Standard

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First Minister urges union to listen to members over school support staff strike

School support staff in 24 local authorities in Scotland walked out this week.

The Independent UK

How British refuse collectors won their strikes and became a model for successful trade unionism

As mountains of rubbish built up in Tower Hamlets and elsewhere, authorities were forced to listen, says Polly Smythe, labour movement correspondent at Novara Media

The Guardian - UK

Union bosses demand emergency HS2 meeting: ‘Economic benefits must not be squandered’

Union bosses say huge economic benefits of HS2’s northern leg ‘must not be squandered because of ongoing Conservative incompetence’

The Independent UK

Scottish drinks company 'tarnishing its reputation', union members warn

Union members employed by a Scottish soft drinks manufacturer are to strike on Friday.

The National (Scotland)

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London refuse workers’ strike ends as pay deal with council reached

Unite says extra £750 secured for Tower Hamlets striking workers after rubbish left on streets for nearly two weeks

The Guardian - UK

Piles of rubbish to be cleared as Tower Hamlets strike ends with pay deal

Tower Hamlets Council and Unite the Union negotiated an end to a pay dispute involving waste service workers and street cleaners.

The Independent UK

Strike by support staff closes hundreds of Scottish schools

Three-day action over cuts begins amid confusion caused by split between unions on how to handle new offer

The Guardian - UK

Tower Hamlets: Piles of rubbish to be cleared as refuse collection workers strike called off

Festering piles of rotting rubbish have been piling up in the streets of Tower Hamlets since refuse workers launched strike action over a week ago

Evening Standard

Up to 1.5 million households could be hit by bin strikes as rubbish piles up on London’s streets

The first wave of bin strikes hit London last week causing widespread disruption in Tower Hamlets

The Independent UK

What a load of rubbish! Thousands of bin bags litter London streets as strike extended for two weeks

6ft high piles of rubbish in echoes of the winter of discontent

Evening Standard

What do I need to know about how strikes are affecting schools in Scotland?

Here, the PA news agency answers some of the key questions about the strikes.

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

SNP challenge Labour to back motion calling for devolution of employment law

SCOTTISH Labour MSPs have been challenged to put workers before their “right-wing London bosses” and support a motion backing the devolution…

Evening Standard

Hundreds of Haringey and Southwark council workers strike over pay

Housing repair workers at two London councils are on strike after rejecting a pay offer

The National (Scotland)

Questions for strike union official as Labour and Unionist links revealed

A KEY official in the only trade union to continue strikes in schools next week is a Unionist campaigner and a high-ranking member of the Labour…

The National (Scotland)

Rogue trade union official tells members to cross picket line

A ROGUE trade union official has branded another union’s decision to take strike action “bizarre” in a rift between the two organisations over…

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The Independent UK

Two trade unions suspend school strike action following improved pay offer

Unison said it would consult with members but recommended the deal be rejected.

The National (Scotland)

Trade unions at odds over school pay offer as Unite and GMB suspend strikes

TRADE unions in an ongoing industrial dispute with councils over school staff pay are at odds over the latest pay offer.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish school strikes to go ahead as union rejects 'final' pay offer

SCHOOLS across much of Scotland are set to close next week after a union rejected the “best and final” pay offer from council leaders.

The Independent UK

Scottish school strikes to go ahead as union rejects new pay offer

The three-day walkout will shut schools across the country.

The National (Scotland)

Councils attempt to avert school strikes with 'best and final' offer to unions

COUNCIL leaders in Scotland have made what they say is a “best and final” offer to trade unions in a bid to avert strike action by school…

The Independent UK

Council leaders make ‘best and final’ offer in bid to avert school strikes

Schools across Scotland are likely to close if the three-day walkout planned for next week still goes ahead.

The Independent UK

Union extends deadline to council body ahead of imminent Scottish school strikes

Unite has given Cosla until 5pm on Thursday to table a fresh pay offer or janitors, classroom assistants and cooking staff will walk out.

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