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Trade union boss tells Labour to give UK ‘a break’ and ‘borrow to invest’

A LEADING trade union boss has said she does not agree with Labour's fiscal rules and called on the party to borrow to invest...

The National (Scotland)

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

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

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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

Rachel Reeves says Labour would not return country to austerity

Shadow chancellor rules out income tax and national insurance rises and says manifesto will have no unfunded proposals

The Guardian - UK

Reeves: No income tax or national insurance rises if Labour win General Election

The shadow chancellor also failed to rule out public spending cuts when challenged on her plans.

Evening Standard

Starmer to cut voting age to 16 as Labour and Tories clash on first weekend of election campaign

Plans to follow Scotland and Wales in lowering voting age could even be included in King’s Speech

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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

The Guardian - UK

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…

The National (Scotland)

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

Unite warns it will hold back funds if Labour weakens plan on workers’ rights

Union leader Sharon Graham says Keir Starmer risks ‘limping into Downing Street’

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves is staking it all on economic growth. So where’s her plan to achieve it?

Promising to reform the planning system, boost investment and improve skills is all very well, but the detail is missing, says Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK

If the government really cared about keeping Britain safe, it would care about Port Talbot and steel

In a precarious world, we can safeguard supplies – and meet net zero too, says Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite

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Union wins payout of more than £1m for workers in Aberdeen

A UNION has secured more than £1 million in compensation for workers who were made redundant at a paper mill based in Aberdeen.

The Guardian - UK

‘A golden opportunity’: Port Talbot fights to keep its steelmaking tradition alive

Tata’s plan for greener steel would see a four-year shutdown in Wales but unions and locals are adamant there is another way

The Guardian - UK

Investment, not austerity and pay cuts – that’s the only way out of the mess Britain is in

The crisis in our governance is the result of bad choices. We need to acknowledge the need for radical government intervention, says Unite general secretary Sharon Graham

The Guardian - UK

Four in five UK women say workplace support for menopause lacking – survey

Exclusive: Unite union finds some employers did not even allow simple adjustments such as fans for hot flushes

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The Guardian - UK

Unions must resist the Tories’ new anti-strike laws – even if that means breaking the law ourselves

As the TUC meets to plan its response, my message is clear – don’t back down, says Sharon Graham, general secretary of Unite

Evening Standard

Barclays axing 900 staff in ‘disgraceful’ pre-Christmas move, says Unite

The banking giant confirmed it was ‘making changes to its headcount’

The Independent UK

Women workers struggling to access toilet facilities, says union

A survey of more than 12,000 women by the Unite union showed that 14% said they only sometimes or occasionally have access to toilets at work.

The Guardian - UK

Grangemouth oil refinery to shut down, raising concern for 500 jobs

Plans by Petroineos to convert facility to an import terminal spark questions for Scottish economy and UK refining capacity

The Independent UK

Exam board workers vote to strike in pay dispute

Unite said it will now discuss potential dates for industrial action.

The Independent UK

Bus engineers call off strike action after agreeing pay deal

Around 1,200 bus drivers involved in a similar pay dispute are still set to walk out for a week later this month.

The Independent UK

Scottish Water strikes to begin following pay and grading dispute

Some 500 workers are taking part in the action after unions described talks as a ‘waste of time’.

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