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The Latest Breaking News from Unite

Prestwick Airport strike: Last-ditch talks to take place as war of words breaks out

Workers are ready to down tools in a series of strikes beginning on Tuesday, August 5.

Daily Record

This summer’s strikes are already working – unions, set your sights even higher

With spiralling inflation and a tight labour market, workers’ power is on a high. But that doesn’t guarantee success, writes labour correspondent Polly Smythe

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh carers could strike in weeks amid 'chaos' and 'lives at risk'

Staff that respond to emergency situations if elderly service users fall or require medical attention are part of the industry that is being affected, with Unite the union confirming they are balloting their members.

Edinburgh Live

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Unite 'to recommend workers accept latest offer' from Derry City and Strabane District Council over pay dispute

"The Union has agreed to ballot its members on this improved pay offer in the coming weeks."

Belfast Live

Spanish worker's death shows need to adapt to climate change

The death of a street cleaner during a heat wave in Madrid is driving a debate in Spain about the need to adapt labor rules to the realities of climate change

The Independent UK

Prestwick Airport workers vote to strike

78% of union members back industrial action in fight against real terms pay cut

Insider UK

Liverpool Daily Post: Picket lines, parked buses and a big night ahead in Liverpool politics

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Go North East workers prepared to strike over plans to close Chester-le-Street bus depot

Bus workers are prepared to take industrial action over plans to close the depot

Chronicle Live

The Northern Agenda: What the hell just happened?

The huge increase in the number of blazes in the North may be a 'gamechanger' for fire services

Manchester Evening News

Prestwick Airport staff set for strike action this summer in pay row

Bosses at the airport have slammed the "confrontational approach" of the union Unite.

Daily Record

Picket lines and parked buses as first day of indefinite Arriva strike begins

Major walk-out starts today, with no Arriva buses running across the region until resolution found

Liverpool Echo

People stand with Arriva drivers despite being 'stranded' in strike

Many people support the strike but have faced problems trying to travel around the region

Liverpool Echo

More Heathrow Airport travel misery with fuel workers planning walkout

More than 70 airlines expected to be hit, including Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, United, Air France, Emirates, and Singapore Airlines

Wales Online

Arriva bus strikes, teen arrested after officer attacked and knifeman in a corner shop

These are the latest ECHO headlines on Wednesday, July 20

Liverpool Echo

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The Guardian - UK

‘Stuff your 5%!’ Is the UK facing a summer of discontent – and what can we learn from the winter of 1979?

Transport workers, barristers, doctors, teachers, nurses, civil servants: if they haven’t yet voted to strike, they’re likely to do so. The last time anything like this happened, it brought down the government …

Liverpool Echo

Arriva bus strikes across Merseyside will cause 'absolute chaos'

No Arriva buses will be operating in Merseyside today

Glasgow Live

Glasgow Prestwick Airport summer strike as workers to walk out over pay

The airport's 'lowest paid' staff members want to receive 'at least' the Scottish Real Living Wage of £9.90 an hour, according to union, Unite. That includes security staff, ground crew and cleaners.

Daily Mirror

Millions of workers get 'massive pay cut' dressed up as rise - find out if you are one

Teachers, police officers, NHS staff, civil servants and other public sector workers are being handed measly pay rises as the cost of living crisis spirals - triggering warnings of strike action

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Manchester Evening News

Hundreds of Manchester bus drivers to strike tomorrow as 'pay rise vital for families to survive'

'There's nothing we can do, this is the way we put pressure on Arriva to come back to the table and make an improved offer'

Chronicle Live

NHS nurses' £1,400 pay rise described as 'a kick in the teeth' by unions

Unions say the £1,400 award varies from around 4% to over 9% for staff which represents a real-terms cut as inflation soars

Daily Record

Royal Mail workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strikes after 2% pay offer

A ballot of members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) showed huge support for industrial action in protest at a 2% pay offer.

Birmingham Post

Virgin Money staff to get £1,000 bonus as cost of living soars

Around three-quarters of the bank's staff at its offices in Newcastle, Glasgow and Leeds will be eligible for the payments

Chronicle Live

Virgin Money to pay Newcastle staff £1,000 each to help with cost of living

The money will be paid to just over three-quarters of the bank's staff

Daily Mirror

Heathrow faces new three-day strikes which could see hundreds of flights delayed

Refuelling firm AFS has announced three-days of industrial action which begins on Thursday at Britain's busiest airport Heathrow having rejected a pay offer from the airport

Liverpool Echo

No Arriva buses across Merseyside from tomorrow as continuous strike begins

Company 'disappointed' after making pay offer, but unions say decision has been 'fermenting for years'

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