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Waste workers in 14 Scottish council areas vote for strike action in row over pay

COUNCIL waste and street cleaning staff have voted for strike action in a row over pay which could see “rubbish piling up in the streets”, union…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish university fails to pay staff prompting union anger

A UNIVERSITY has failed to pay its staff and a union has called for an urgent fix and compensation for those affected ...

The National (Scotland)

Sexual harassment and sexism is ‘rife’ in schools, new report finds - and parents might be ‘horrified’ to hear about the behaviour of male pupils

A new report has laid bare the horrifying experiences of female staff in the UK's schools

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Labour’s NHS and social care plans will save money, says Angela Rayner

Party’s deputy leader responds to criticism about what funding is needed to revive health service and social care

The Guardian - UK

Government acted unlawfully on broken Windrush promises, High Court rules

A union says the next government should honour the promises to Windrush victims

Evening Standard

Sexual harassment still ‘rife’ in UK schools, poll of female staff finds

A quarter of secondary school staff say they have witnessed sexual harassment in their place of work

The Guardian - UK

Education unions call for Scottish Government funding for additional support needs

EDUCATION unions in Scotland have called for better funding for additional support needs (ASN), branding current provisions “inexcusable” –…

The National (Scotland)

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Defence minister ruled out national service over morale fears day after Rishi Sunak called election

Rishi Sunak’s proposal to reintroduce national service 61 years after it was scrapped has created a backlash

The Independent UK

Teaching assistants routinely cover lessons in England and Wales, survey finds

Exclusive: Research shows extent to which schools are struggling to provide qualified teachers for every class

The Guardian - UK

Bed bugs and cockroaches: the legal battle over conditions in a Melbourne community housing block

Jack Kramme escaped homelessness when he moved into the new building near Melbourne’s CBD. Then he noticed the pests

The Guardian - AU

One in 10 NHS staff have experienced sexual harassment at work, union says

Survey of more than 12,200 workers across UK suggests widespread abuse and lack of confidence in reporting incidents

The Guardian - UK

Gillian Keegan says she would have punched ‘rude’ Ofsted inspectors

Ofsted chief and Unison rebuke education secretary for her comment at headteachers’ union conference

The Guardian - UK

Why are Tories making an issue of Angela Rayner selling her council house?

Lord Ashcroft has raised questions, which Labour dismisses as ‘smears’, about whether Labour’s deputy leader was liable for capital gains tax

The Guardian - UK

Bullying isn't allowed in other workplaces, professional sport should be no different

Comments about Julian Alaphilippe are just the latest in a long line of examples of bosses in sport going too far

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'Procreation Feels Like Financial Suicide' Amid Cost Of Living Crisis, Says Charity Boss

A new survey found that almost half of new parents have got into debt over childcare expenses and 25 per cent of mothers on maternity leave are skipping meals to cut costs.

The Guardian - UK

Underpaid and overstretched: Essex yoga instructors ballot to strike over pay

Teachers at Colchester council say they’re paid less than those at other councils despite ‘bending over backwards’ to provide classes

The Guardian - UK

Thousands of public sector workers stage 24-hour strike in Northern Ireland

Combined action by about 150,000 nurses, teachers, cleaners and other sector workers is biggest in living memory

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A day in the life: founder of Practice Michelle Mattar

I find out why Practice works with brands differently, and how Mattar's championing sustainable design.

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Intel Unison, connectivity that works

Intel keeps leveling up at CES 2024, and our random discovery of Unison is an awesome one.

The National (Scotland)

The five biggest moments in the trade union movement in 2023

THE trade union movement has taken Scotland by storm this year, with more disputes attracting public attention, and more branches showing the…

The Guardian - UK

Bob Quick obituary

Other lives: Trade union official with Cohse and its successor Unison who was also a Labour councillor in Liverpool

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow's homelessness teams facing 'unprecedented demand' for services

Staff in Glasgow’s homelessness teams are suffering with the “emotional toll” of “unprecedented” demand for services, a union has reported.

The National (Scotland)

Police Scotland launches voluntary redundancy scheme in bid to save money

POLICE Scotland has launched a voluntary redundancy process for staff in a bid to save funds.

Evening Standard

Migrant care staff being forced to work 19-hour shifts without break, union says

Unison general secretary Christina McAnea says ministers must stop the abuse

The Guardian - UK

Foreign care workers invited to UK ‘exploited on grand scale’, says union

Some of those asked to help fill skills gap say they have been effectively paid as little as £5 an hour and charged unexpected fees

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