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National Coal Mining Museum workers reject pay offer

Unison members have been on strike since August.

Evening Standard

Ex-miners on months-long strike at National Coal Mining Museum over pay

Workers at the museum, many of whom are reported to be former miners, have rejected a new pay offer

The Independent UK

£500m social care fair pay agreement investment just the start, says Streeting

Unison has welcomed the funding as a start but said ‘substantially more’ will be needed.

Evening Standard

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Labour to tackle care sector crisis in England with pay increase and new negotiating body

Exclusive: Wes Streeting to put £500m behind initial rise but unions say ‘substantially more’ investment will be needed

The Guardian - UK

Labour members heap pressure on Starmer with ‘genocide’ vote against Israel’s war in Gaza

The Unison trade union tabled an emergency motion at the Labour conference

The Independent UK

Labour demands recognition and prevention of Gaza ‘genocide’ at conference

The Unison trade union tabled an emergency motion on Monday.

Evening Standard

Labour conference backs motion saying Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

Union-led call for tougher action by government passes, as more cautious alternative proposed by leadership fails

The Guardian - UK

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Unite decides not to endorse either candidate for Labour deputy leader

Unison and the GMB union earlier announced they were supporting Bridget Phillipson for the post.

Evening Standard

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

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

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The National (Scotland)

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 Guardian - UK

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

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The Conversation

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.

Evening Standard

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.

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.

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