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FOUND: 8 - What They Never Told You

Government accused of attempting to fast track new law on strikes

Labour will oppose the planned legislation, which has its second reading on Monday.

The Independent UK

Union bosses will take Tory ministers to court unless they ditch anti-strike law

Trades Union Congress general secretary Paul Nowak accused ministers of 'going back to the 1980s' by confronting unions rather than trying to resolve the disputes with public sector workers including nurses

Daily Mirror

'Missing in action' Chancellor Jeremy Hunt told to stump up cash to end NHS strikes

Paul Nowak, the new head of the Trades Union Congress, called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to come out of hiding and provide extra funding so nurses and ambulance workers can get a proper pay rise

Daily Mirror

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Grant Shapps accused of ‘outrageous slur’ over claim ambulance strike puts lives at risk

Business secretary clashes with union chiefs as he sets out plan for anti-strike legislation

The Independent UK

Brazen Grant Shapps claims striking paramedics are 'risking lives' in 'poison' crackdown

The Business Secretary is accused of 'demonising' striking ambulance workers as he turns his fire on the unions - and publishes a Bill to enforce minimum service levels on unions

Daily Mirror

Fire brigade union warns Government's anti-strike bill will be an ‘attack on Covid heroes’

New laws will require ambulance staff, firefighters and railway workers to provide a set level of service whilst undergoing industrial action

Manchester Evening News

New strike laws will let bosses fire workers and sue unions, says report

The government is planning new laws that will limit the right to strike by allowing employers to sack staff and sue trade unions, it is reported, following months of industrial action

Daily Mirror

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Top bosses ‘earn more by Thursday afternoon than average worker will make in year’

High Pay Centre data suggested that FTSE 100 company chiefs would have earned an average of £33,000 by 2pm.

The Independent UK

Train drivers strike will cripple UK services with third day in a row of disruption in London

There will be no trains to Gatwick and Heathrow airports and Tubes are set to be disrupted

Evening Standard

New TUC boss calls for urgent meeting with Prime Minister

Paul Nowak wants ministers to open pay negotiations with unions as more strikes are set to go ahead

Wales Online

Ministers urged to settle bitter dispute with workers amid fresh wave of strikes

Speaking on a picket line at London’s Euston station, Mick Lynch said the Government 'knows what needs to be done to move towards a settlement that we can all support' - but it has not happened so far

Daily Mirror

Struggling workers to continue pay strikes in 2023 and WON’T 'settle for crumbs'

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said workers will "not be broken or beaten by Rishi Sunak" referring to planned anti-strike legislation and speculation unions were set to run out of money

Daily Mirror

Ben Wallace says ministers will not be 'held to ransom' by unions amid NHS, Royal Mail and ambulance strikes

The Defence Secretary made the comments after accusations that ministers were 'sabotaging' negotiations between unions and employers.

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Union boss blasts 'general strike' claims which do 'disservice to members'

TUC general secretary Paul Nowak, who represents 48 unions, said members aren't interested in a 'general strike or taking on the Government' but are 'interested in a decent pay rise'

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The new TUC chief has a gloomy forecast for Keir Starmer

LABOUR will not “be able to fix our public services” on day one if they win the next election, the new head of the UK’s trade union federation…

Wales Online

Government will not be 'held to ransom' by public sector strikes

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said there was 'no magic wand' to fund above-inflation pay rises

Evening Standard

Ministers will not be ‘held to ransom’ by unions, says Ben Wallace

The Defence Secretary said there is ‘no magic wand’ to produce the money to fund above-inflation pay awards

Manchester Evening News

Ministers won't be 'held to ransom' by unions, says defence secretary at Manchester Airport

The airport has reported no significant delays as industrial action by UK Border Force continues

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The Independent UK

Ministers will not be ‘held to ransom’ by unions, says Wallace

The Defence Secretary said there is ‘no magic wand’ to produce the money to fund above-inflation pay awards.

Evening Standard

New Year could see ‘coordinated strikes’, warns TUC boss with Brits set for more pain

Paul Nowak says ‘now is the time’ for the Government to act as a facilitator

The Independent UK

End UK’s non-dom tax status, new TUC boss tells Rishi Sunak

Exclusive: Paul Nowak condemns tax rules and hails Labour’s ‘credible programme for government’

The Independent UK

New TUC leader accuses ministers of ‘sabotaging’ efforts to resolve strikes

Paul Nowak challenged the Government and employers to work with unions to end what he described as Britain’s ‘living standards nightmare’.

The Independent UK

Britain faces year of strike chaos if Sunak refuses to negotiate, says new TUC boss

Exclusive: Voters will ‘punish’ Tories over low pay at general election in 2024, says Paul Nowak

Daily Mirror

'Mirror defibrillator campaign boosted by £1m - but more are needed for public'

If these machines were available in sports clubs, gyms, community centres and libraries, hundreds of lives could be saved, Voice of the Mirror says

Daily Mirror

Mick Lynch demands 'uprising' with wave of strikes as Tories stick around like 'slime'

Trade unions are gearing up for a showdown with the Tory Government this winter over pay and working conditions as cost of living pressures continue to clobber Brits

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