Category: Unison

Bin strikes due to disrupt Edinburgh festivals called off amid new pay offer

Unite, Unison and GMB suspend industrial action in Scotland to consult members on ‘improved’ dealThe strikes by refuse and recycling workers due to disrupt the Edinburgh festivals this week have been called off,...

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James Cleverly tells MPs crackdown will cut annual immigration numbers by around 300,000 – politics live

Home secretary to announce big hike in salary requirement for migrants to the UK as Rishi Sunak tries to cut net migration figuresHunt says the government wants to speed up the time it takes to get a connection to the national...

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UK bosses flocking to Labour conference as business walks away from Tories

Keir Starmer’s party has put company chiefs on a waiting list after a special conference event – costing £2,520 a head – sells outLabour is having to turn away business leaders who want to attend special...

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UK unions say cutting maternity pay for striking pregnant workers is ‘immoral’

Unite and Unison join campaigners urging government to exempt strike days from maternity calculationsThe UK’s two biggest unions have backed calls for a review of the “immoral” system where pregnant workers...

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Union fury as figures show pay rises among top earners driving inflation

The best paid have had the highest wage hikes, but the majority of workers have seen their salary growth fall, according to ONS dataPay rises for the top 10% of UK earners, including City bosses, have clearly outstripped those...

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Royal College of Nurses rejects government pay offer and announces new strike – UK politics live

Royal College of Nursing members reject the pay offer after Unison votes to acceptNurses in England are preparing to go on strike until Christmas after members of the country’s biggest nursing union voted against the...

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Three UK health unions call off strikes and agree to pay talks

GMB, Unison and Chartered Society of Physiotherapy take up offer of talks after government concessionsThree health unions have agreed to call off strike action planned for next week and enter into pay talks with the health...

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Sunak suggests MPs will vote on proposed NI protocol deal and accuses Starmer of wanting to ‘surrender’ to EU – as it happened

PM says Commons will be given a chance to ‘express its view’ on any final dealBritish Steel has announced the closure of the coking ovens at its Scunthorpe works with the loss of 260 jobs, my colleague Jasper Jolly...

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Up to 32,000 Unison NHS staff in England to strike on 8 March

Union hits out after it was excluded from talks between health secretary and Royal College of NursingThe health union Unison has announced new strike action and warned there could be no “pick and mix solution” to the...

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