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Councils 'disappointed' ministers won't intervene in local authority pay disputes

COUNCIL leaders across Scotland are said to be “deeply disappointed” with First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Finance Secretary Kate Forbes for…

The National (Scotland)

Carers are 'calling in sick' because they can't afford to fuel their cars to go to work

Unison general secretary Christina McAnea warned care workers are now hit so badly by the cost of living crisis that they can't afford to fill their cars with petrol

Daily Mirror

Will the cost of living crisis spark a revival in the trade union movement?

BANK of England governor Andrew Bailey caused a stir when he told workers in February that he wanted to see them showing “quite clear restraint”…

The National (Scotland)

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Care staff ‘calling in sick because they cannot afford fuel to get to work’

Unison chief attacks government for ‘not having a plan’ to tackle cost of living crisis as cost of filling typical family car tops £100 for first time

The Independent UK

UK healthcare staff call in sick to avoid using car as cost of fuel soars, union says

Low-paid health and care workers cannot afford to fill tanks, head of Unison warns

The Guardian - UK

'Major victory' as hundreds of jobs to be transferred to Scotland's NHS

Hundreds of workers at Wishaw’s University Hospital will be transferred from Serco to NHS Lanarkshire ...

The National (Scotland)

Agreement reached to bring support services at University Hospital Wishaw into NHS hands

NHS Lanarkshire announced it has reached an agreement in principle with the private financial initiative provider, Summit Healthcare Limited, and the current support service contractor Serco.

Daily Record

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Pay row could see schools closed and waste piled up on streets

Unions are balloting council members in Renfrewshire as part of a widespread dispute over pay

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon warned schools will close and rubbish left to rot on street amid strike threat

Leaders of Unison, Unite and GMB unions have written to Nicola Sturgeon and Finance Secretary Kate Forbes calling for talks on local government pay to take place as a "matter of urgency".

Glasgow Live

Union warns of 'school closures' and 'waste piled on streets' of Lanarkshire over pay dispute

UNISON has demanded a meeting with, and immediate action from, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the Finance Secretary Kate Forbes over the local government pay dispute.

Daily Record

Perth and Kinross Council staff could take strike action over pay dispute

GMB Scotland senior organiser Keir Greenaway said unless COSLA "vastly improved" its two per cent pay rise offer "then industrial action looks inevitable"

Daily Record

Leeds university students' defiant message as they refuse to leave occupied building

Earlier today, the group occupied the finance offices of the university

Leeds Live

Leeds university students storm building and refuse to leave room for 3 days in protest

The students have been inside since Monday

Leeds Live

Outsourced NHS workers 'at wits end over unequal pay'

Unison claims workers are not given opportunities to progress in their job

Liverpool Echo

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Bristol Post

Bristol's St Monica Trust says it has been subject to 'misinformation' amid strike talks

A UNISON spokesperson said: “The accusation of ‘misinformation’ would be laughable if it didn’t have such serious consequences for the wellbeing of staff and residents"

Daily Mirror

Struggling NHS staff may be forced to quit if they can't pay hospital parking fees

NHS staff on low salaries - some of whom rely on food banks - may have to quit their jobs because they can't afford to pay parking charges that have been reinstated by a hospital in Crewe

Daily Record

Dundee University strike staff return to work amid warnings that further action is ‘inevitable’

Union bosses continue to reject pension plans describing the proposals as ‘work until you drop’ reforms.

Bristol Post

Claim trade unions are 'under attack' from Bristol City Council over reps' paid time off

The authority wants to negotiate its first written agreement on facilities time since 1996

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Daily Mirror

School staff quit for better paid jobs in supermarkets as cost of living crisis bites

Headteachers are struggling to recruit and then retain staff with some having no interviewees for roles as candidates work out they can earn more stocking shelves

Daily Record

Lanarkshire council workers 'willing to take industrial action' according to union

An indicative ballot of local government employees revealed they are prepared to take industrial action over pay

Chronicle Live

NHS staff 'need free parking and better mileage rates' says top North East union figure urging hospitals to 'defy' Government

A union figure in the North East said that it was vital hospital trusts retained free car parking - or else they could be facing a staff exodus.

Bristol Post

Staff at four Bristol care homes vote on strike action

"As a single mum, cutting hours and pay will have a huge effect on our lives"

Daily Record

Scots council workers ready to strike over pay as cost of living pushes people into poverty

Unison sent a warning to political parties on the day Scots head to the polls.

The Guardian - UK

Care homes in England demand revival of Covid fund to pay isolating staff

Providers and Unison tell Sajid Javid workers are changing jobs or turning to food banks as they cannot afford to stay at home

Daily Record

Union official demands Dumfries and Galloway Council pays all staff for Platinum Jubilee day off

Unison secretary J'an Andrews is furious over the apparent unfair treatment being meted out to part-time workers

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