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Matt Wrack fails to win re-election as Fire Brigades Union general secretary

He was beaten by vice-president Steve Wright.

Evening Standard

Starmer faces wave of strikes as union discontent spreads over pay rise caps

Labour is potentially facing months of unrest over public sector pay as more unions raise concerns over the impact of Rachel Reeves’ spending review

The Independent UK

Israel faces demands to release fire engine donated by Scottish firefighters

FIREFIGHTERS have held a protest at the Israeli embassy in London calling for the release of a fire engine donated to Palestinian firefighters…

The National (Scotland)

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Fire Brigades Union bars former member of governing executive over alleged racist posts

Grant Mayos also promoted material by far-right Britain First, disciplinary committee finds

The Guardian - UK

Unions tell Reeves they expect huge public sector pay rise in new year despite £40bn Budget black hole

It brings another headache for the chancellor as she looks to raise taxes in Wednesday’s Budget

The Independent UK

Union boss warns Starmer’s attacks on Haigh ‘unacceptable’ in P&O investment row

Exclusive: Allies of transport secretary Louise Haigh are rallying to her support after Keir Starmer appeared to criticise her following the decision of P&O Ferry’s owner to cancel plans for £1bn investment in the UK

The Independent UK

Unite union says Labour’s workers’ bill has ‘more holes than Swiss cheese’ over zero-hour contracts

Unite has responded most critically to parts of the legislation, accusing the government of tying itself ‘up in knots’

The Independent UK

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Winter fuel payment cuts will aid rise of far right and Farage, TUC president warns Starmer

Exclusive: TUC president Matt Wrack tells The Independent the rise of Nigel Farage and summer riots should be ‘a wake up call’ for Keir Starmer to ‘bring hope not austerity’

The Independent UK

Eric Pickles urged to quit as Tory peer over Grenfell inquiry criticism

Emma Dent Coad, who was Kensington MP at time of fire, says former housing secretary should ‘have grace to resign’

The Guardian - UK

Union boss rages over betrayal of heroic fire fighters who fought Grenfell blaze

Fire Brigades Union (FBU) general secretary Matt Wrack has warned that fire fighters are still facing unacceptable dangers from buildings like Grenfell Tower seven years after the tragedy

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner warned she must end ‘national scandal’ of unsafe buildings after Dagenham inferno

Exclusive: Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack told The Independent that it was ‘a miracle’ nobody was killed in the blaze in Dagenham over the bank holiday weekend

The Independent UK

Tower blocks around country still at risk of Grenfell-style tragedy, says firefighters’ union chief

Matt Wrack tells The Independent he fears another disaster due to slow progress addressing cladding crisis

The Independent UK

Unions to press Labour for ‘pay restoration’ deals for public sector

TUC to vote next month on motion to call such deals ‘a key feature of our campaigning’ with the government

The Guardian - UK

The huge changes to employment rights unveiled

It will be unlawful to sack a woman who has had a baby for six months after she returns to work

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Unions demand ‘oven ready’ workers’ rights laws in Starmer’s first King’s Speech

Exclusive: With the King’s Speech set for Wednesday, Britain’s most senior union leader has warned that words ‘will not be enough’ in reversing 14 years of Tory laws restricting strikes and workers’ rights

The Guardian - UK

Labour must take immediate action to deliver on workers’ rights, says union chief

Post-election honeymoon will be brief unless Keir Starmer holds summit with unions within days, says TUC president

The Independent UK

Starmer warned rescuing ‘dangerously underfunded’ fire service must be a first priority as prime minister

Exclusive: Firefighting must be an early priority for Keir Starmer, a top trade union leader has warned

The Independent UK

Starmer taunts Tories as he pitches Labour as ‘the party of wealth creation’ in polished manifesto launch

Keir Starmer deliberately moved his party onto Tory ground with a new offer to the UK but questions remained about how he will afford it

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The Independent UK

Unions vow to ‘hold Labour’s feet to the fire’ over manifesto’s workers rights pledge

The Labour leader set out his party’s manifesto on Thursday, including the promise to introduce a ‘new deal for working people’ in under 100 days

The Independent UK

Unions ‘do worry’ that a Labour government under Starmer will fail on public sector pay rises

The president of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Matt Wrack has admitted that he is concerned that Labour may not increase public sector pay by enough

The Guardian - UK

Increase public sector pay or risk strikes, TUC warns Labour

Caution against enforcing tight public sector pay settlements will add to pressure on Starmer if he wins election

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer distances himself from Angela Rayner in row over Diane Abbott

The Labour leader broke with Ms Rayner and declined to give a view on whether the veteran left-winger should be allowed to run as a Labour candidate

The Guardian - UK

Union chiefs to hold showdown talks with Starmer over workers’ rights

Alarm over Natalie Elphicke’s defection also expected to be raised in meeting with Labour leader

The Guardian - UK

Natalie Elphicke’s anti-strike stance ‘incompatible’ with Labour, says TUC president

Exclusive: Matt Wrack describes ex-Tory’s views as ‘disgraceful’ after she blamed deaths on striking firefighters

The Guardian - UK

Scaling back Labour’s workers’ rights plan would be disastrous, warns TUC president

Reports say Sir Keir Starmer may risk union support and bow to pressure from business to amend new deal

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