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More than a million British workers not having a single day of paid time off, says TUC

Employees have lost out on holiday pay worth £2bn, according to new trade union research

The Guardian - UK

It’s zero hour: TUC to tell Labour it’s time to deliver workers’ new deal

There will be joy over Labour’s victory at the trades union congress this week – but also a determination to see that promises are kept

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s plans to boost workers’ rights widely supported by managers, poll says

Survey of business decision-makers comes as TUC hits back at corporate lobbying against the proposals

The Guardian - UK

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Union leader gets behind Starmer’s Brexit deal in bid save the UK’s car industry

Exclusive: TUC boss Paul Nowak urged new Labour government to deliver the ‘change’ the public voted for and to ‘start making a difference in their pockets and in their communities’

The Independent UK

Public sector workers need above-inflation pay rises, says TUC chief

Paul Nowak welcomes government’s ‘crucial first step’ on pay, but says more needs to be done after 14 years of wage decline

The Guardian - UK

Reading the news, you’d think unions are about to ruin Britain. It’s because we’re finally making progress under Labour

Angry rightwing commentators can rant and rave all they like – we won’t stop striving for a more equal society, says RMT leader Mick Lynch

The Guardian - UK

TUC warns Keir Starmer: do not water down ban on zero-hours contracts

PM urged to stay the course after chancellor promises employers government will ‘co-design’ reforms with business

The Guardian - UK

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Half of LGBT+ people say they are bullied or harassed at work, survey shows

Nearly three in 10 LGBT+ people keep their sexual orientation a secret at work

The Independent UK

Unite calls for 1% wealth tax on super-rich to fund UK public sector pay rises

The demand from Britain’s second biggest union will test truce with Labour at next month’s TUC conference

The Guardian - UK

Are Starmer and Labour really in hock to ‘union paymasters’?

PM faces pitfalls navigating what are crucial relationships but claims by jilted Tories don’t ring true, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Unions to vote for public sector ‘pay restoration’ as new wave of strikes looms

Unions told The Independent further industrial action could be on the horizon if the government does not meet their pay demands

The Independent UK

Unions to press Labour for ‘pay restoration’ deals for public sector

TUC to vote next month on motion to call such deals ‘a key feature of our campaigning’ with the government

The Guardian - UK

How did CEO pay get so high in UK and can we do anything about it?

Median pay for a FTSE 100 boss rose to £4.19m in 2023, 120 times that of the average full-time worker

The Guardian - UK

Tories left ‘legacy of structural racism’ in UK jobs market, says TUC

Body says black and minority ethnic people bear brunt of insecure work, which has risen faster than secure employment

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Unions welcome scrapping of Tories’ ‘spiteful’ minimum service law

Senior figures praise repeal of law but privately some want full workers’ rights overhaul implemented without delay

The Guardian - UK

Manufacturers and unions join forces to press for UK industrial strategy

Exclusive: Industry leaders urge government to ‘seize the goodwill’ while at critical moment in attracting global investment

International Business Times UK

UK Introduces New Minimum Wage Rules to Reflect Living Costs, Impacting Over 172,000 Workers

The current National Minimum wage for those over 21 is £11.44 per hour - for 18-20 year olds it is set at £8.60.

The Independent UK

Union recognition vote by Amazon staff fails to reach majority

Workers at the online giant’s Coventry site were involved in the ballot.

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The Independent UK

Unions demand ‘oven ready’ workers’ rights laws in Starmer’s first King’s Speech

Exclusive: With the King’s Speech set for Wednesday, Britain’s most senior union leader has warned that words ‘will not be enough’ in reversing 14 years of Tory laws restricting strikes and workers’ rights

The Guardian - UK

Voters of all parties back Labour’s plans to boost workers’ rights, poll shows

The Guardian - UK

‘Let’s make history!’: Amazon staff at UK warehouse vote on union recognition

In Coventry, the GMB has been canvassing hard to represent workers officially – and the potentially historic result is due this week

The Guardian - UK

Patricia Dale obituary

Other lives: GP and public health specialist who became general secretary of the Medical Practitioners’ Union

Evening Standard

Workers target Amazon's London headquarters in rally for union rights

Ballot on union recognition is the first of Amazon workers in the UK

The Guardian - UK

UK stocks, sterling, bond prices rise as business calls for ‘fresh start’ under Labour – as it happened

TUC says Labour has ‘historic opportunity’ to ‘repair and rebuild Britain’ as Goldman Sachs raises UK growth forecasts

The Guardian - UK

Labour must take immediate action to deliver on workers’ rights, says union chief

Post-election honeymoon will be brief unless Keir Starmer holds summit with unions within days, says TUC president

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