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Monday briefing: What’s at stake for Prince Harry as he gives evidence in a major phone hacking trial

In today’s newsletter: The Duke of Sussex is a part of a hundred-strong lawsuit against the Mirror Group over allegations of hacking – but his participation is unprecedented for a royal

The Guardian - UK

Glasgow museums will keep 'world renowned' status despite 'devastating' cuts, council insist

Unions have warned that the proposed cuts will lead to a loss of vital skills and expertise, but the city's culture leader insisted it would not impact the vital accreditation which helps secure funding.

Glasgow Live

French unions hope 11th day of strikes will dial up pressure over pensions

French trade union leaders are counting on their members for a huge turnout on Thursday, the 11th day of strike action against the government’s pension reform. Talks between union representatives and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne ended without agreement on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

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French unions rally protesters after pension reform talks end in failure

Crunch talks between trade unions and Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on France’s pensions crisis ended in failure after less than an hour on Wednesday morning – with union bosses vowing to press ahead with strikes and protests against government plans to raise the retirement age to 64.

Radio France Internationale

Halving social care workforce funding a ‘betrayal’, say charities and unions

The Government has been accused of a ‘smoke and mirrors attempt to sow confusion bundling these cuts alongside pre-announced funding’.

The Independent UK

Unions are having a moment. So why isn't union membership booming?

Labor organizing surged last year. A Gallup survey found 71% of Americans approve of unions. Yet only 10% of workers belong to a union, as employers continue to fight back.

WEKU

A look back at when French protesters defeated government reform plans

Anger at President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform shows no sign of abating, with protests, strikes and unrest set to continue and both sides digging in their heels. To shed some light on the current stand-off, FRANCE 24 looks back at the last times the unions successfully forced the government to…

France 24

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Glasgow unions call for stand against health and social care cuts

Members of the GMB, Unite and UNISON met outside the health and social care headquarters ahead of a budget meeting this morning.

Glasgow Live

Wollongong residents react angrily to reports Port Kembla will be east coast base for Aukus submarines

Unions and business worry ‘a nuclear submarine parking lot’ will displace offshore wind and container terminal jobs

The Guardian - AU

Teaching unions brand former education secretary's 'hate work' comment 'contemptible'

Sir Gavin Williamson said that the unions 'really do just hate work'

Wales Online

Teaching unions brand Williamson remarks ‘contemptible’ after WhatsApp leak

The messages appear to show the then education secretary accusing school staff of looking for an ‘excuse’ not to work during the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Gavin Williamson said unions 'just hate work' during pandemic WhatsApps to Matt Hancock

Teaching unions blasted the 'appalling lack of respect' shown in leaked WhatsApp messages between the then-Education Secretary Sir Gavin Williamson and Matt Hancock during the pandemic

Daily Mirror

NHS workers will get an extra pay rise in Wales even as strikes set to continue

Several individual unions remain in dispute with the Welsh Government but a deal has been struck to get workers the extra 1.5% salary rise

Wales Online

'It's not good enough': Unions criticise Canberra Milk factory closure

Secretary of UnionsACT, Kasey Tomkins, said there are more than 19 employees at the facility who will be affected by the move.

The Canberra Times

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The Independent UK

Strikes involving university support staff called off

Both sides have agreed to further talks to discuss the grading issue, as well as other concerns including zero-hours contracts.

Daily Mirror

Brazen Grant Shapps claims striking paramedics are 'risking lives' in 'poison' crackdown

The Business Secretary is accused of 'demonising' striking ambulance workers as he turns his fire on the unions - and publishes a Bill to enforce minimum service levels on unions

Ballotpedia

Union Station: Federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions: 2022 roundup

Since late 2019, Ballotpedia has tracked close to 200 federal lawsuits related to public-sector unions. Today, we’ll take a look at the state of litigation at the end of 2022 and highlight a selection of cases with recent activity in the district and circuit courts.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh NHS strikes cancelled as members balloted on "final" pay offer

NHS staff that are members of the Unite and GMB unions will pause their strike action whilst members are balloted on a new pay offer that has been tabled by the Scottish Government.

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Sydney news: Fears for NSW's Moama Indigenous community as Victoria flood threat intensifies

MORNING BRIEFING: Residents from an Indigenous community on the NSW-Victorian border are being evacuated as the flood threat intensifies.

The Guardian - AU

NSW unions to declare start of new six-month campaign to remove Coalition government

Unions NSW to release survey results suggesting voters believe healthcare and transport are worsening

The National (Scotland)

No progress in NHS pay talks amid strike threat, says union

PAY talks between the Scottish Government and unions representing NHS staff “did not make any progress”, it has been claimed.

Wales Online

Nigel Owens handed key new role amid major rugby shake-up

The 2015 World Cup final referee has been appointed to a new four-man panel of independent assessors

The Hindu

Gujarat government hikes salaries of employees

The government decision came a few days after Aam Aadmi Party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal raised the issue of lower salaries of the Police force during his Gujarat visit

ABC News

Fresh public sector pay offer on the table from WA government in bid to end wage dispute

The WA government is forced to make an improved public sector wages offer for the third time in less than a year following intense pressure from unions, with lower-paid workers benefiting the most.

Daily Record

Schools and bins disruption put on hold as unions secure revised public pay offer

The disruption was set to impact primaries, nurseries, ASN settings and a number of Stirling secondaries - with bin collections also set for cancellations.

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