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Birmingham bin strike reaches six-month anniversary

Members of Unite have been on all-out strike since March in a dispute over pay and jobs.

The Independent UK

Workers could ‘turn their backs’ on Labour, Unite warns

Sharon Graham told the TUC Congress in Brighton that the country was ‘crying out’ for change.

Evening Standard

Unite’s Sharon Graham warns Labour against diluting workers’ rights bill

Union leader says employment rights bill is ‘good for the economy’ amid fears legislation could be weakened

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Unite’s Sharon Graham: ‘Labour has one year to get it right. Farage is on their tail’

As workers feel the pressure and more people tune in to Reform, Starmer risks losing union members’ support, Graham says

The Guardian - UK

Wave of bus strikes threatened over pay and conditions

Unite members are staging industrial action across the country in disputes over pay and conditions.

The Independent UK

Nationwide bus strikes threatened over pay and conditions

Around 7,500 members are either striking or balloting to take industrial action

The Independent UK

Airport workers to strike in dispute over ‘poverty pay offer’

The staff, who provide support for passengers with reduced mobility at Edinburgh Airport, will walk out on several occasions next month.

Evening Standard

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Former Unite union boss Len McCluskey took private jet flights organised by building firm, report finds

A new interim report has looked into historical allegations of corruption at the Unite union

Evening Standard

Ministers ‘have their fingers in their ears’ over bin strikes, says Sharon Graham

Unite wants Labour to back workers during industrial action in Birmingham

The Independent UK

How to understand the row between Angela Rayner and Unite – and what it means for Labour’s relationship with the unions

At its recent conference in Brighton, the union Unite voted overwhelmingly to expel deputy prime minister Angela Rayner from membership.

The Conversation

Tensions escalate between Labour and major financial backer

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The Independent UK

Unite attacks Angela Rayner over ‘abhorrent’ handling of Birmingham bin strikes

Deputy PM accused of refusing to engage as union considers cutting ties with Labour

The Guardian - UK

Unite boss accuses Angela Rayner of ‘totally and utterly abhorrent’ behaviour as clash with Labour escalates

The general secretary of Unite warned they could ‘disaffiliate’ from Labour in future, saying the £1.5m the union pays is ‘hard to justify’

The Independent UK

Unite could move to disaffiliate from Labour in future, union boss warns

Unite members have to see that the fee to affiliate with Labour is ‘worth something’, Sharon Graham told the BBC.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Almost 40% of female Scottish survey respondents report inappropriate touching

The figures were obtained as part of a UK-wide survey

Evening Standard

Stagecoach drivers end strike action after 11.5% pay uplift agreed

The walkout had affected buses serving passengers in Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Glasgow.

The Independent UK

Holidaymakers warned that airport strikes could disrupt summer getaways

Strikes could ‘ground planes and passengers’

Evening Standard

Strikes by airport workers could disrupt summer holidaymakers, union warns

Unite said it could soon ballot more than 800 workers at Glasgow Airport on industrial action amid pay disputes.

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Evening Standard

Unite union had ‘pervasive fraud environment’, auditors say

Auditors said ‘dominant personalities and a weak control environment facilitated opportunities to commit fraud’ at the union.

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham bin dispute could run until December after vote for more strikes

Unite says industrial action will last ‘for as long as it takes’ after 97% of workers in latest ballot vote to continue

AAP

Woodchipper murderer seeks claim of victim's money

A woman serving a life sentence over the horror woodchipper murder of her ex-partner is claiming some of the victim's estate after appealing the verdict.

The Guardian - UK

First workers were disappointed in Labour – now they’re angry. To understand why, visit Birmingham

Ministers are targeting low-paid bin workers while cosseting billionaires. Supporters could not be more disillusioned, says Unite general secretary Sharon Graham

Evening Standard

Gatwick strikes: Fresh chaos for holidaymakers as baggage handlers and refuel workers to walk out again

Disruption to hit May half terms holidays with dozens of flights set to be cancelled each day

Evening Standard

Labour's biggest union backer issues tough message on Ed Miliband's Net Zero drive

The attack from Unite came after former prime minister Sir Tony Blair voiced criticism over Labour’s ‘irrational’ climate policies

Evening Standard

Don’t throw workers ‘on the scrapheap’ in pursuit of net zero, union chief says

Sharon Graham’s comments came after former prime minister Sir Tony Blair criticised efforts to limit fossil fuels.

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