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Staff at top London restaurants consider legal action over cover charges

Exclusive: unions could back legal action against firms such as Harrods that levy a charge that is not passed on to staff

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh Airport tanker drivers call off Christmas and New Year strike

North Air said a pay deal had been reached with Unite the union.

Evening Standard

When is the next strike? From teachers to airport staff, every walkout scheduled in the coming weeks

A fresh round of strike action is set to hit the education, health and transport sectors at the end of this year and into 2025

The Independent UK

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London trust forced to cancel almost all non-emergency care at hospitals as pathology staff stage major strike

Exclusive: Private company, which provides NHS pathology services to thousands, accused of having unsafe staffing levels

The Independent UK

Christmas travel strikes: What trains and airports are affected by industrial action this winter?

Walk-outs in the UK and continental Europe will disrupt millions of Christmas journeys

The Independent UK

Union anger over Labour government’s ‘insulting’ 2.8% public sector pay plan

Pay review bodies will make final recommendations on proposed rises for teachers, NHS staff and other workers

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh Airport Christmas flights threatened as strike announced over pay row

Fuel tanker drivers employed by North Air have announced a 19-day strike starting on December 18.

Evening Standard

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Edinburgh Airport flights ‘set to be grounded’ this Christmas over tanker driver strike

‘North Air has no concern for their workers or the travelling public’ said Carrie Binnie, Unite industrial officer

The Independent UK

Key routes face disruption as Christmas strike action confirmed at Scottish airport

STRIKES by airport tanker drivers at Edinburgh Airport are set to take place over Christmas and New Year with several key routes to face…

The National (Scotland)

Christmas dips and party nibbles run short as Bakkavor factory strike continues

Affected products include cheese & chive dip, soups, pasta sauces and taramasalata at Waitrose, Tesco and M&S

The Guardian - UK

Swinney raises union’s plan to save Grangemouth with Starmer

Owner Petroineos currently intends to close the oil refinery in 2025.

Evening Standard

1,500 London pensioners given Winter Fuel Payment to replace Government cut

Tower Hamlets steps in to pay pensioners Winter Fuel Allowance after Government cut

Evening Standard

Protest to take place outside Holyrood over Winter Fuel Payment

A protest is set to take place outside Holyrood calling for pensioners to have more help heating their homes this winter.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh airport warning over Christmas flight delays as tanker drivers set to strike

Unite warns of ‘widespread disruption over the festive season’ unless a better pay offer is made

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The National (Scotland)

Flights at Scottish airport 'could be grounded' amid staff dispute

CHRISTMAS flights at a Scottish airport could be grounded because of an industrial dispute.

Evening Standard

Strikes could hit peak festive season flights at UK airport

Unite members ‘overwhelmingly’ backed stoppages in a drive to secure a better pay offer, the union said

Evening Standard

Unions demand action to prevent ‘corporate decapitation’ of Grangemouth

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham accused Petroineos of ‘industrial vandalism’ amid plans to shut down the last oil refinery in Scotland.

Evening Standard

Union launches legal action over winter fuel payment cut

Unite, one of Labour’s major donors, has repeatedly called on the Government to abandon its decision to means test the winter fuel payment.

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The National (Scotland)

Unite march on Holyrood to demand plan to save Grangemouth oil jobs

TRADE unionists marched on the Scottish Parliament to demand that Scotland’s only oil refinery be kept open.

The Independent UK

Winter fuel payment claims skyrocket after Labour changes – but 50% of pensioners rejected

There are now 53,400 pensioners waiting for their claim to be processed

The Independent UK

Unite union launches legal action against government over winter fuel payment cuts

With temperatures dropping, Unite has applied to the High Court for a judicial review of the prime minister’s move to means test the payment, which will see it withdrawn from around 10m elderly people

The National (Scotland)

SNP Government backs stripping teens of free bus passes for bad behaviour

Those responsible for repeated acts of anti-social behaviour on buses could have their free bus passes stripped from them, after a minister backed…

The Independent UK

Unions call for direct talks with Government over NHS pay

Unison, the Royal College of Nursing and Unite have written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting urging him to ‘ditch’ the pay review body process.

The Guardian - UK

Scottish bus drivers say death of colleague part of rising trend in abuse

Keith Rollinson died in February after being attacked by a drunk 15-year-old he had refused to let on his bus

The Independent UK

Financial statements from Grangemouth owner give ‘distorted picture’, says union

Unite Scotland’s regional secretary Derek Thomson made his comments as he appeared before Holyrood’s Economy and Fair Work Committee.

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