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Unison and GMB unions back Bridget Phillipson to become Labour deputy leader

The Education Secretary said her campaign ‘is getting support from every part of our movement’.

Evening Standard

Health workers vote to strike over plan to move staff to new company

Unison is warning of disputes across the country if workers are transferred out of the NHS.

Evening Standard

Labour urged to create ‘national occupational health service’

Fabian Society argues service could keep more people in jobs and fix worklessness crisis driven by ill-health

The Guardian - UK

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This is no time to overload business with new employment regulations

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Unions have warned the government not to water down its workers' rights bill following Angela Rayner’s departure. But substantial hikes in the minimum wage and employers’ national insurance contributions, coupled with anaemic growth, could imperil all that this Labour government seeks to achieve

The Independent UK

NHS staff threaten strikes unless plans to outsource support services are shelved

Unison said health trust proposals for more outsourcing are a “direct contradiction” of Labour’s pre-election pledge

The Independent UK

The rise and fall of Angela Rayner: from council estate to the halls of power

She escaped poverty to become a leading light of the Labour party, only to be brought down over a property tax payment scandal

Evening Standard

Scottish university announces up to 70 jobs set to be axed in bid to save money

STAFF at Edinburgh Napier University have been warned that due to cost-cutting measures up to 70 jobs could be axed ...

The National (Scotland)

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Miners from 1980s strikes return to picket line … at mining museum

Former coalminers join fellow museum staff in strike over pay which is due to last until mid-September

The Guardian - UK

Lord Sawyer obituary

Member of Labour’s NEC who understood the need to modernise the party’s culture to reflect the politics of the late 1980s

The Guardian - UK

The care sector needs migrant workers. Labour’s visa crackdown is a cynical move

Letter: Ministers must think again on their approach to foreign help – and announce the funding to make the fair pay agreement a reality, says Christina McAnea of Unison

The Guardian - 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

Scottish Water workers accept pay offer but ‘concerns continue’, says union

The deal with Unison has brought a series of ongoing strikes to an end.

Evening Standard

Threat of industrial action averted as council workers agree to pay deal

Unite said 77% of members backed the deal while 66% of the GMB union supported it.

Evening Standard

Unison members accept two-year council pay deal

Finance Secretary Shona Robison urged other unions to accept the deal.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Voices: The bottom line? Britain simply can’t afford to impose a wealth tax

COMMENT: As battle lines are drawn within Labour over taxing the super-rich, Chris Blackhurst says that the government must resist Lord Kinnock's siren call to take a 2 per cent slice of asset values above £10 million – because the country's economic prosperity depends on it

Windows Central

Intel Unison for Windows 11 shuts down — encourages users to switch to another multi-device experience

Intel has discontinued its popular Unison app on Windows, which let users sync their phone's data with their Windows PC. Now, the app is encouraging users to switch to another multi-device experience.

Evening Standard

Government urged to do more to show it values public services

Christina McAnea, general secretary of Unison, called on Labour to tax wealth and profits.

The Independent UK

The reasons why ‘burned out’ 999 call handlers are leaving NHS

More than half a million days were lost to call handler illness in the three years from April 2021

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The Guardian - UK

NHS call handlers quitting over stress amid ‘relentless exposure to trauma’

High numbers of staff leaving because of high pressure, lack of support, verbal abuse, long shifts and low pay, union says

The Independent UK

NHS 999 staff quitting and suffering burnout over ‘pressure’ of calls – research

New figures obtained by Unison showed high turnover rates among call handlers.

Evening Standard

Councils ‘way short’ of planning officers to tackle housing crisis, Unison warns

Without sufficient planning officers, many will struggle to get much-needed homes because of planning approval delays, Unison said.

The Independent UK

Council workers to be balloted on new pay offer amid threat of strikes

Unison has recommended local government workers accept the deal, which amounts to a 4% rise this year and 3.5% next year.

Evening Standard

Union urges for ministers to help with Scottish Water pay dispute

GMB Scotland and other unions will strike from Monday for seven consecutive days at Scottish Water.

Evening Standard

Scottish Water staff plan seven-day strike after pay offer rejected

Unions said they are acting to demand a ‘fair deal’.

The Independent UK

Why are doctors threatening strike action over a 4% pay rise?

Ministers previously said they could only afford a rise of 2.8 per cent in 2025-26

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