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Birmingham city council doubles agency spending during bin strikes

Unite accuses authority of trying to ‘break’ industrial action as waste dispute enters second year

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

Transport for London boss 'horrified' at investigation into London bus driver conditions

Last week, ITV released a report detailing its findings on the lives of London bus drivers, revealing long, exhausting hours and a lack of basic amenities such as toilets

Evening Standard

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Are tube strikes happening this week? What you need to know

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Labour will be decimated in May local elections, Unite leader says

Sharon Graham tells party to ‘wake up and smell the coffee’ after ‘shameful’ handling of Birmingham bin strike

The Guardian - UK

London travel chaos warning as bus and Tube strikes threaten to coincide

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The Independent UK

London set for travel disruption as bus workers and Tube drivers could strike on the same day

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) are due to strike for two days in April, May and June in a dispute over hours.

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London bus workers could strike on same days as Tube drivers, union warns

London’s transport network could be seriously disrupted if both strikes go ahead in the coming months

Evening Standard

Union fined £265,000 for blocking lorries in Birmingham bin workers’ strike

Court finds Unite repeatedly breached injunction by blockading and ‘slow walking’ next to waste trucks

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham bin workers’ strike: why did it start and when will it end?

Unite union began all-out strike more than a year ago and city remains without full waste collection service

The Guardian - UK

Unite announces cut to Labour membership fees by £580,000

UK union cutting contributions as talks with Birmingham council fail to reach resolution over bin strike

The Guardian - UK

Major trade union drastically cuts Labour affiliation over Birmingham bin strike

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The Independent UK

Unite to cut affiliation with Labour by more than £500k amid bin strike anger

Union members have been on all-out strike for exactly a year in protest at plans to reform Birmingham’s refuse collection service

Evening Standard

Reeves must back defence investment plan or be sacked, says Unite union boss

Sharon Graham tells chancellor she should ‘back British industry’ by increasing military spending

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Foreign Office denies minister’s claim the Chagos Islands deal has been paused – as it happened

Minister told MPs the deal had been been paused, but that was immediately denied by the Foreign Office

The Guardian - UK

Obstructive sleep apnoea costs UK and US economies £137bn a year, research finds

Disease, which causes people to stop breathing while asleep, linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke

The Guardian - UK

UK’s biggest student housing provider hit by fall in international enrolment

Unite Group cuts rents at some universities and raises cash by selling London site to joint venture for £186m

The Independent UK

Why students are being more selective than ever about university picks

New research has found that students are becoming increasingly selective when it comes to picking the university they wish to attend

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Students more selective about university picks as they seek value for money

Unite Group said the UK’s strongest universities were in high demand, at the expense of those that have lower entry requirements.

Evening Standard

Workers at London councils to be balloted on pay strike

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham says 3.2 per cent offer ‘unsatisfactory’

The Guardian - UK

Health unions call 3.3% pay rise for 1.4m NHS staff in England ‘an insult’

Unions accuse government of acting in bad faith after Wes Streeting announces details of increase

Evening Standard

Union hits out as Mossmorran plant ends production

ExxonMobil announced at the end of last year that the plant would close.

Evening Standard

‘Everything is gone’: Occupants advised to leave flooded homes

Clean-up operations continued amid the threat of more rain in some of the worst-affected towns, like Enniscorthy and Aughrim, and areas in Dublin.

Evening Standard

Union calls for extreme-weather leave as counties brace for more rain

Heavy winds and torrential rain on Tuesday caused significant disruption across the island of Ireland.

Evening Standard

London buses set for more disruption as drivers vote for strikes again

Drivers will walk out on 6 and 7 February and 20 and 21 February

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