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More problems for Farage as Andrea Jenkyns faces bid to disqualify her from mayoral election

A council in Lincolnshire will hold a hearing next week to decide if Andrea Jenkyns is eligble to stand as mayor for the county amid allegations that she does not live there

The Independent UK

Council workers to be balloted in ‘biggest vote on strike action in years’

Local authority staff could stage industrial action amid a dispute over a 3% pay offer described by Unison as ‘pitiful’.

The Independent UK

Streeting ‘genuinely sorry’ for ‘fear and anxiety’ caused by puberty blocker ban

The Health Secretary was met with anti-privatisation and pro-trans protesters at the Unison National Healthcare Service Group Conference in Liverpool.

Evening Standard

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More than 1,000 Scottish Water staff to stage fresh strike in pay dispute

Unison members will walk out on April 22 and 23, following a one-day strike on March 28.

Evening Standard

Scottish Government offers 8 per cent pay rise to NHS nurses and staff

The Scottish Government has offered an 8 per cent pay rise over two years to NHS staff ...

The National (Scotland)

Second union at Edinburgh University ballots staff over proposed cuts

Unison has started a consultative ballot of 600 staff, while the University and College Union is carrying out a formal strike ballot of its members.

The Independent UK

Patients not receiving ‘timely care’ in hospital, ambulance workers say

Unison said a survey of almost 600 ambulance staff across the UK painted a ‘grim picture’.

Evening Standard

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England’s NHS crews ‘watching patients die in back of ambulances’ due to A&E delays

Survey says queues outside emergency departments are leading to ‘car park care’ and fatalities

The Guardian - UK

Intel discontinues Unison app for connecting PCs and smartphones

Intel set to discontinue its Unison app that connects smartphones with premium Windows PCs.

Tom’s Hardware

NHS staff lift the lid on filthy conditions at hospitals

From rats to sewage leaks: NHS staff expose reality inside UK hospitals

The Independent UK

From rats to sewage leaks: NHS staff expose reality inside UK hospitals

A new survey of nearly 9,000 staff also reported sewage leaks, faulty lighting, broken toilets, and decaying ceilings

The Independent UK

NHS hospitals plagued by rats, cockroaches and silverfish, staff say

Some 17% of staff surveyed by Unison do not think their NHS building is safe.

The Independent UK

Scottish Water warned of further strikes unless pay dispute resolved

Workers on a 24-hour walkout said they have been made to feel ‘worthless’ by management as they threaten more industrial action.

Evening Standard

Union demands ‘fair pay offer’ after council workers signal strike action

The union said more than 92% of its members in local government in Scotland supported walkouts in a consultative ballot.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Scottish Water executives ‘deliberately wrecked’ pay talks, claims union

It comes ahead of strike action by staff on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of jobs at risk in shake-up of English councils, Unison warns

Union says it will be a ‘travesty if crucial public services are shut down’ in mergers of some county and district bodies

The Independent UK

Care workers ‘not paid enough to live on’ says union as charity faces walkout

Unison Scotland said it was the first time in more than a decade that staff in the charitable sector had voted for strike action.

The Independent UK

School inspector sacked for brushing water off child’s head wins six-year unfair dismissal case against Ofsted

Mr Hewston had worked for Ofsted since 2007 when he was ‘unfairly dismissed’

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The National (Scotland)

Tens of thousands of local government workers considering strike action

TENS of thousands of local government workers are considering strike action over a pay dispute, a union has announced ...

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting’s ‘high-stakes’ abolition of NHS England will cut 10,000 jobs

Changes proposed by health secretary predicted to save as much as £500m but could be distraction for ministers

Evening Standard

Local government workers consulted on industrial action amid pay dispute

Unison said the latest pay offer amounts to a real-terms pay cut.

The National (Scotland)

Hundreds of staff begin strike at Scottish university amid pensions dispute

Hundreds of staff at a Scottish university have started a two-week strike in a dispute over pension ...

The National (Scotland)

Scottish university staff to be balloted on strike action over job cuts row

Professional services staff working at the University of Dundee are to be balloted for strike action over job cuts, a union has announced.

The National (Scotland)

Unions back strike action at Scottish Water as bosses see bonuses soar

Hundreds of Scottish Water staff have backed strike action in a pay dispute.

Evening Standard

Unions back strike action at Scottish Water in pay row

GMB, Unison and Unite said their staff backed walkouts and action short of a strike.

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