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Tory candidate ducks General Election hustings in key Grangemouth area

A TORY candidate is a confirmed no-show for a hustings event organised by a trade union and the workers of an oil refinery in a pivotal…

The National (Scotland)

Beefeater owner threatened with legal action over plan for 1,500 job cuts

Union claims Whitbread, which also owns Premier Inn, has not consulted properly with restaurant staff

The Guardian - UK

Monday briefing: What to expect from the Labour and Tory manifestos

In today’s newsletter: With the general election looming, this week will likely see the main parties set out their stalls on taxes, healthcare, and more. But first a shock snap election has been called in France.

The Guardian - UK

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‘No tax surprises’ in manifesto, Keir Starmer says – as it happened

Labour leader says party will not be raising income tax, national insurance or VAT

The Guardian - UK

Sunak pledges to keep stamp duty threshold at £425k for first-time buyers

Pledge comes as parties prepare to launch their manifestos, with Labour to offer support for small businesses

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s largest union donor Unite refuses to endorse party’s election manifesto

Move came as a shock to members of Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet, including David Lammy who said he was ‘surprised’

The Independent UK

Labour signs off election manifesto but Unite refuses to endorse it

Document approved at ‘clause V’ meeting despite union’s reservations about issues including fire and rehire

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Hundreds of staff at two airports set to strike in pay row

The union said it has no option but to move towards initiating industrial action ballots ahead of the summer holiday rush

The Independent UK

Hundreds of staff at two Scottish airports balloted for industrial action in pay row

AIRPORT workers in Scotland are to be balloted for industrial action ahead of the summer holidays after union members rejected a “miserable” pay…

The National (Scotland)

Will Labour rebalance the country in favour of working people? I don’t think so

I have watched as corporate lobbyists push to water down Labour’s pro-worker policies. We, the labour movement, must push back, says Unite leader Sharon Graham

The Guardian - UK

Union plans to escalate action over job losses at two steelworks in Wales

Unite move comes after Tata, which owns Port Talbot and Llanwern plants, threatened to cut redundancy pay

The Guardian - UK

No budget until September if Labour wins election, says Reeves

Shadow chancellor insists no additional tax rises will be needed beyond ones already announced by the party

The Guardian - UK

Labour saved from ‘summer vacuum’ but Tories hope to exploit weak spots

Fears that the party faced an awkward wait before an autumn poll are over, yet the Tories aim to undermine it on areas like defence

The Guardian - UK

Both feted and gilded, Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak are two sides of the same rotten politics

After three days of the election campaign, it’s clear the PM will change – our rotten political system won’t, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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Evening Standard

Greenwich council repair workers to strike next week over pay dispute

Nearly 150 Greenwich Council workers are set to launch strike action next week over plans to slash their wages by almost a third.

The National (Scotland)

Unite vows 'full steam ahead' on strike action as union rejects Cosla pay offer

UNITE the union has rejected the latest offer for local government workers from Cosla.

The Guardian - UK

Morrisons workers strike at two warehouses amid pensions row

Unite union says workers are being ‘fleeced’ by supermarket’s changes to pension contribution rules

The Guardian - UK

Why unions are lobbying Labour over a ‘just transition’ to cleaner energy

Jobs and communities dependent on oil and gas sector must be considered in plan to ban North Sea licences, say GMB and Unite

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The National (Scotland)

Two Scottish nuclear naval bases facing strike action over pay dispute

A UNION has confirmed industrial action is looming at two nuclear naval bases in Scotland as its members will be balloted over a pay dispute ...

The National (Scotland)

Unite divert Labour election funds in protest over oil and gas ban plans

ONE of Britain’s biggest trade unions has demanded Labour commit £6.6 billion to save oil and gas jobs as it revealed it was putting financial…

Fortune

17,000-company study of COVID greedflation shows most profited from cost-of-living crisis

Businesses saw their profit margins spike by 30% compared with the pre-COVID period, stoking claims of profiteering by big firms.

The Guardian - UK

Union urges Labour not to ban new North Sea licences without plan for jobs

Unite launches bid to persuade Keir Starmer to invest more in north-east Scotland

The Guardian - UK

Here’s one way to boost investment in UK plc: make our unions more powerful

Restrictions on collective power led to decades of exploitation and stagnant pay for workers, says the Guardian economics editor, Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK

UK firms accused of profiteering as study finds margins rose 30% post-pandemic

Unite union study of 17,000 firms shows sectors from energy to banking, and vets to car dealerships, profited from inflation crisis

The National (Scotland)

Almost 100 jobs at risk as Tennent's set to close Scottish site

TENNENT’S is set to close a Scottish factory with almost 100 jobs at risk ...

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