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UK politics: New Reform mayor suggests 10% cut to council workforce – as it happened

Andrea Jenkyns says she wants a ‘lean, mean local government’ and says she is ‘up for a fight’ with unions

The Guardian - UK

Union chief urges staff at Reform UK-controlled councils to sign up

Reform leader Nigel Farage warned some council staff to ‘seek alternative careers’ after his party took control of Durham council.

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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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.

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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’

The Guardian - UK

Sexual harassment and sexism is ‘rife’ in schools, new report finds - and parents might be ‘horrified’ to hear about the behaviour of male pupils

A new report has laid bare the horrifying experiences of female staff in the UK's schools

GoodToKnow

Revealed: thousands of ‘innocent and abandoned’ migrant care workers told to leave UK

Observer and Bureau of Investigative Journalism find that workers whose sponsoring company had been sanctioned were also being punished

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'Procreation Feels Like Financial Suicide' Amid Cost Of Living Crisis, Says Charity Boss

A new survey found that almost half of new parents have got into debt over childcare expenses and 25 per cent of mothers on maternity leave are skipping meals to cut costs.

International Business Times UK

London could be particularly hard hit by care worker visa changes, warns charity boss

Changes for dependants will deter migrant workers who are vital in the capital, Care England says

Evening Standard

Migrant care staff being forced to work 19-hour shifts without break, union says

Unison general secretary Christina McAnea says ministers must stop the abuse

Evening Standard

Foreign care workers invited to UK ‘exploited on grand scale’, says union

Some of those asked to help fill skills gap say they have been effectively paid as little as £5 an hour and charged unexpected fees

The Guardian - UK

BBC viewers left fuming with Richard Tice's 'crazy' appearance on Laura Kuenssberg

BBC viewers have been left fuming with the appearance of Reform UK leader Richard Tice on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish trade unionist clashes with Reform UK leader on 'British values'

A SENIOR Scottish trade union leader clashed with Reform UK leader Richard Tice during an appearance on Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg.

The National (Scotland)

‘Eyes on the prize’: union delegates dial down doubts about Keir Starmer

At likely final gathering of the TUC before next general election, focus was on chucking the Tories out of office

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The Guardian - UK

Battle over two-child benefit cap looms at Labour policy event

Keir Starmer will face discontent from unions and MPs at the National Policy Forum in Nottingham

The Guardian - UK

‘Borderline racist’: critics slam Rishi Sunak’s plan to fund pay rise with higher migrant fees

Charities, unions and politicians say ‘divisive’ policy will damage UK economy by squeezing workers from overseas

Daily Mirror

Overhauling sick pay rules would pump billions into British economy, say experts

A report for the Centre for Progressive Change think tank outlines how reforming the system could deliver benefits for businesses, workers and the Treasury

The Guardian - UK

UK care operators accused of ‘shocking abuse’ of migrant workers

Unison says some workers given substandard accommodation and 80-hour weeks and forced to repay recruitment fees

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The Independent UK

Council and school support staff begin voting on strike action over pay

The six-week ballot, which closes in early July, includes refuse collectors, social workers, teaching assistants and librarians.

Daily Mirror

Tories plot reforms that could mean workers do longer shifts in 'boost for bad bosses'

Union leaders warned people would be working 'excessive hours' if vital EU rules are scrapped and called the move the 'latest attack' on working people's rights by the Tories

Daily Mirror

More than 10,000 extra ambulance workers vote to strike in ANOTHER huge escalation

Unison today accused the government of 'being on another planet' as the row over pay and safety deepens - with four ambulance services as well as staff at NHS Blood and Transplant and Great Ormond Street Hospital voting to strike after being re-balloted

The Guardian - UK

Unison urges Jeremy Hunt to release new money to end NHS strikes

Union makes demand as health service in England prepares to contend with latest stoppage by ambulance staff

The Independent UK

Ambulance workers on strike as Government urged to pay ‘fairly’

Further walkouts are planned in the coming weeks by nurses and other NHS workers.

Daily Mirror

'As NHS staff struggled during Covid, Tories spent money on overpriced or defective PPE'

Of £12billion in PPE contracts doled out as the pandemic took hold, more than a quarter went to Tory donors or the mates of ministers. Conservative Covid cronyism left a bitter aftertaste

Chronicle Live

NHS strike warning: 'Expect long delays during ambulance service strikes' says top boss

Health bosses are expecting "long delays" for an ambulance on Wednesday during the second walkout by paramedics and allied staff

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