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EXPLAINED: Unison - The Real Truth

80 City Hall jobs face being cut in £6.6 million 'efficiency' programme

In March, City Hall stated it needed to save about £10 million through cuts to staffing posts

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves increases mileage rate for drivers using cars for work

Unions have welcomed the announcement, with many campaigning for years for the rate to be increased

The Independent UK

As leader of the UK’s largest union, I want Labour to succeed – but that means radical change

If this isn’t to be the last ever Labour government, the party is going to need to reconnect with the labour movement, says Andrea Egan, general secretary of Unison

The Guardian - UK

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National Coal Mining Museum strike ends after several months

Members of Unison had been on a continuous strike since mid-August

The Independent UK

Migrant care workers to leaflet Shabana Mahmood constituents over longer wait to settle

Campaign is said to be first time Labour-affiliated Unison is lobbying en masse against a key party policy

The Guardian - UK

NHS crisis looms as international staff say they feel ‘unwelcome’

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The Independent UK

NHS faces migrant staff exodus as workers feel unwelcome in UK

Around 43% of international health workers are considering leaving the UK amid tightening visa rules

The Independent UK

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NHS funding crisis could see thousands of staff face job cuts

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The Independent UK

Thousands of NHS staff face job cuts across England amid funding crisis

Unison claimed multiple NHS trusts are being asked to make cost savings wherever they can

The Independent UK

Unions privately voice misgivings over BMA pay demands and doctors’ strikes

Senior figures express concerns over medical union’s refusal of pay rise that is higher than offer to other NHS staff

The Guardian - UK

Zack Polanski meets unions in attempt to get them to switch party funding to Greens

Leader understood to have spoken to 10 trade unions after party claimed working class voters are turning to them

The Guardian - UK

Together Alliance march: Thousands to protest against far right in London - all you need to know

A host of celebrities are joining a massive march and rally against the far right on Saturday

Evening Standard

Union warns of significant NHS 111 staff departures

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The Independent UK

Why NHS 111 call handlers are quitting their jobs in large numbers

A survey of more than 200 staff cited the volume of calls, staff shortages and aggressive callers as the worst challenges they faced in the job

The Independent UK

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Bruni de la Motte obituary

Other lives: Academic turned journalist who wrote about life in the former German Democratic Republic, where she was born

The Independent UK

Union leaders issue new leadership ultimatum to Starmer

Prime minister told a summit in Munich that he ‘ended the week much stronger’ than he started it after attempts to oust him from Downing Street

The Independent UK

Government unsure how many NHS staff will be affected by immigration changes

Labour announced proposed changes to immigration rules last year

The Guardian - UK

Starmer faces pressure not to block Andy Burnham’s return to parliament

Angela Rayner is expected to urge PM to let Greater Manchester mayor stand in Gorton and Denton byelection

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Evening Standard

Labour chiefs warned not to rig by-election selection to block Burnham

Labour heavyweight Andy Burnham could use a vacancy in a Greater Manchester seat to seek a path to return to Westminster.

The Guardian - UK

Union boss warns against Labour ‘control-freakery’ over Andy Burnham

Unison’s Andrea Egan among several figures to speak out against any moves to rig selection for Gorton and Denton byelection

The Guardian - UK

Trade unions leader calls on Labour to forge closer relationship with Europe

In an exclusive interview, the head of the TUC Paul Nowak says a customs union with the EU could boost the UK’s economy

The Guardian - UK

New leader says Unison will end support for ‘destructive’ Labour right wing

Blunt remarks indicate UK’s largest union may be on collision course with Wes Streeting and Labour more widely

International Business Times UK

Andrea Egan's Election Highlights Rising Discontent Among Britain's Public Sector Workers

Andrea Egan's election as Unison general secretary signals rising frustration among UK public sector workers over pay, staffing pressures and Labour ties.

The Independent UK

Blow for Starmer as biggest trade union elects left-wing leader who was expelled from Labour

Andrea Egan has beaten the current general secretary of Unison Christina McAnea in a shock result

The Guardian - UK

UK’s largest union elects leftwinger who was expelled from Labour

Andrea Egan to become Unison general secretary, succeeding Christina McAnea, who has close links to Keir Starmer

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