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The Latest Breaking News from Unite

Trains, easyJet, Ryanair, and other strikes that could disrupt your summer plans

More industrial action is set to take place on a number of dates in August

Liverpool Echo

Starmer: Labour will ‘hand power to working people’ once in government

The Labour leader said his party first has to turn from a ‘party of protest’ into one that can win elections.

The Independent UK

Trade union leaders urge Keir Starmer to 'pick a side' over summer of strikes

Trade union leaders blasted Keir Starmer approach to striking workers and told 'pick a side'

Daily Mirror

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Union chief Sharon Graham urges Keir Starmer to 'pick a side' over striking workers

Unite boss Sharon Graham warned that his party is becoming “irrelevant” to the people it represents - and at times sounds more like the Conservatives

Daily Mirror

Labour party is ‘sticking two fingers up’ at working people, says Unite boss

Head of party’s biggest union donor warns members feel ‘crushed’ and may vote not to pay millions to Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Striking Arriva drivers 'face spit and bricks through windows'

Striking drivers say the risks and responsibilities of the job are no longer "fairly" reflected in their pay

Liverpool Echo

Bus drivers, BT workers and 'wildcats': Week of strike action sees thousands of employees stage walk-outs

Experts have warned this week's strike action could be a taster of things to come

Manchester Evening News

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Perth and Kinross Council services and schools could be affected next month due to staff strike action

Unite, the union which represents staff employed by Tayside Contracts, many of which are in Perth and Kinross, voted in favour of industrial action after rejecting a two per cent increase offered by Cosla

Daily Record

Glasgow Broadcast bar reopens after 'positive negotiations' in working conditions dispute

Broadcast has opened back up to the public after a two-week closure to resolve staff concerns over working practices. Unite the union said it was pleased to see 'significant improvements' being made.

Glasgow Live

Burnham takes swipe at Starmer over MP sacked after joining picket line

Sam Tarry sacked for ‘making up policy on the hoof’, says Labour leader

The Independent UK

Arriva bus strike set to head into tenth day with no end in sight

Unions and bus operator take aim at each other, with no signs of ongoing dispute being resolved soon

Liverpool Echo

Dockers at UK’s largest container port vote to strike in August

Felixstowe workers vote in favour of industrial action after Unite union rejected 5% pay rise

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says he sacked shadow minister for making up policy ‘on the hoof’

Sir Keir faced a backlash from unions and the left-wing of his party over the move to sack Sam Tarry as shadow transport minister.

The Independent UK

West Belfast dad's mission to recruit stem cell donors after daughter's death

"Please help us fulfil Eimear’s dying wish"

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Liverpool Echo

Dad threatened to kill colleague, Arriva drivers 'struggling' and mysterious 'horrid' smell

These are the latest ECHO headlines on Thursday, July 28

Daily Record

Dumfries and Galloway schools set to be hit by strike action in new term

Council workers in the Unite union have voted to reject a “derisory” two per cent pay deal offered by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)

Liverpool Echo

Striking Arriva drivers 'struggling to put food on the table for their kids'

“It will end up with drivers relying on food banks if something doesn’t happen."

Daily Record

Unions set for action at councils over "derisory" pay offer

Schools and waste services will be hit as staff walk out

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Daily Record

Schools in Lanarkshire could stay shut after summer break as council workers back strike action

Waste could also pile high as workers rejected what unions have branded a 'derisory' two per cent pay offer

Edinburgh Live

Bin strike looms in West Lothian as unions reject 2% pay offer

Unions have condemned the Scottish Government's freeze on council funding. Staff at waste depots across the county voted 95% in favour of strike

Daily Record

Falkirk Council staff will take part in Scotland-wide strike action

Unite the Union says two per cent offer was unacceptable in the face of the cost of living crisis, and warns unless a settlement is reached strikes could hit local schools and recycling centres.

Edinburgh Live

Midlothian waste workers set to strike as councils face action across Scotland

The local authority is bracing itself for industrial action by workers in its waste and recycling services but is not expecting schools to be affected after strike ballots failed to win enough support

Edinburgh Live

British Airways staff threaten to strike during summer following pay dispute

British Airways pilots are poised for strike action following a row over pay. Back in 2020, pilots voted for a pay cut to save jobs but after seeing the success of other unions, they are now looking for a raise.

Evening Standard

Unite boss promises 24-hour staff presence in accommodation after student death

Unite said it was confident of delivering accommodation occupancy of 97% in the next academic year

Daily Record

School staff could walk out and bins lie unemptied as West Lothian Council workers vote to strike

Unite the union staff have voted to walk out over "derisory" two per cent pay offer

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