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Government reveals plan to restrict strikes across NHS, rail and schools

Unions vow to ‘fiercely resist’ move to enforce minimum coverage in six key sectors

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer pledges to repeal any new anti-strike law as unions vow legal action

Rishi Sunak set to bring forward legislation allowing employers to sack striking workers

The Independent UK

Train drivers strike will cripple UK services with third day in a row of disruption in London

There will be no trains to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and Tubes are set to be disrupted

Evening Standard

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Strikes UK – live: Train and bus services halted as Border Force strikes ‘could hit Dover’

Just one in five trains running, while London hit by bus driver walkouts

The Independent UK

New TUC boss calls for urgent meeting with Prime Minister

Paul Nowak wants ministers to open pay negotiations with unions as more strikes are set to go ahead

Wales Online

Struggling workers to continue pay strikes in 2023 and WON’T 'settle for crumbs'

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said workers will "not be broken or beaten by Rishi Sunak" referring to planned anti-strike legislation and speculation unions were set to run out of money

Daily Mirror

Union boss blasts 'general strike' claims which do 'disservice to members'

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak, who represents 48 unions, said members aren't interested in a 'general strike or taking on the Government' but are 'interested in a decent pay rise'

Daily Mirror

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The new TUC chief has a gloomy forecast for Keir Starmer

LABOUR will not “be able to fix our public services” on day one if they win the next election, the new head of the UK’s trade union federation…

The National (Scotland)

End UK’s non-dom tax status, new TUC boss tells Rishi Sunak

Exclusive: Paul Nowak condemns tax rules and hails Labour’s ‘credible programme for government’

The Independent UK

New TUC leader accuses ministers of ‘sabotaging’ efforts to resolve strikes

Paul Nowak challenged the Government and employers to work with unions to end what he described as Britain’s ‘living standards nightmare’.

The Independent UK

Britain faces year of strike chaos if Sunak refuses to negotiate, says new TUC boss

Exclusive: Voters will ‘punish’ Tories over low pay at general election in 2024, says Paul Nowak

The Independent UK

It’s time to give unions a seat at the table in talks about how Britain is run

This winter’s wave of strikes isn’t just a protest at poor pay, but at a broken economic and political system, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

The Guardian - UK

Government faces High Court battle over plan to break strikes with agency workers

Union leaders say policy is attack on liberty

The Independent UK

Who do you believe: the brilliant NHS staff who treated my cancer, or ministers who spin and lie?

A harrowing Guardian report depicts the struggle to deliver care, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

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Daily Mirror

Struggling workers suffer worst wage growth in 50 years as Tories refuse pay deals

And as industrial action grows across the country, No10 was accused of deliberately scuppering pay deals to pick a fight with those trying to improve poor wages

The Guardian - UK

Factcheck: are UK strikers greedy, unrealistic and putting others in danger?

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The Guardian - UK

2022 the UK’s worst year for real wage growth since 1977, TUC says

Analysis shows real wages fell by an average of £76 a month in 2022 as pay failed to keep pace with inflation

Daily Mirror

Wages suffer biggest hit in almost half a century as prices spiral

Figures from the Trades Union Congress (TUC) show that once the rising cost of living is taken into account, wages have fallen by 3% in 2022 - the biggest drop since 1977

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The Guardian - UK

TUC seeks changes to draft law to help seafarers after P&O Ferries scandal

Sacking of nearly 800 crew in favour of low-paid agency workers in March led to calls for loopholes to be closed in seafarers’ wages bill

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on why public sector workers deserve a fair pay deal and have no choice but to strike

The government has failed to raise real-term wages for years and is now refusing to negotiate

The Guardian - UK

Trade unions vow to oppose anti-strike laws for NHS and ‘critical infrastructure’

Cabinet minister Gillian Keegan suggested extending ban on police and military taking industrial action to other sectors

The Independent UK

Union leader urges troops not to ‘strike break’ ahead of airports walkout

Call comes as TUC boss demands ‘meaningful’ talks on pay with chancellor Jeremy Hunt

Daily Mirror

How much extra YOU will pay for Christmas dinner this year revealed

Turkey, pigs in blankets, carrots and roast potatoes have risen in price by 18% on average over the past year, while cranberry sauce and bread sauce costs are up 33%

Wales Online

Exactly how much more expensive your Christmas dinner will be this year

The cost has risen three times as fast as wages

The Guardian - UK

Cost of traditional Christmas dinner food ‘rises three times faster than wages’

TUC data shows 18% increase on staples over year, while category including cranberry sauce is up 33%

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