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Truss publishes plans to ensure transport services run during strikes

New bill means minimum service level must be in place or unions will lose legal protections from damages

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022

Starmer accuses Truss of ‘insulting’ British workers

The Labour leader will tell the TUC a Labour government will repeal any new legislation restricting the right to strike.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

People forced to skip meals in two of Merseyside's most deprived areas

Shocking new data shows the scale of the cost of living crisis in two of Merseyside's most deprived areas

Liverpool Echo · Oct 19, 2022

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What would a general strike mean and will there be one as unions warns of joint action

Trade union bosses have been escalating calls for mass coordinated strike action this winter, raising questions about whether a general strike could be imminent

Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022

Mini-budget caused ‘full-scale liquidation event’ for pension funds; UK inflation hits 10.1% – as it happened

CPI inflation has jumped to 10.1%, highest in 40 years, as Bank of England reveals funds were ‘shouting on the phone to us’ in days after mini-budget

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022

Mick Lynch calls for 'uprising' as TUC conference considers 'synchronised, coordinated' strikes

He warned that the Tories would try and paint unions as the 'enemy'

Wales Online · Oct 19, 2022

One in 7 Britons skipping meals in cost of living crisis, says TUC

UK heading for ‘Victorian levels of poverty’ unless pay and benefits rise with inflation, says union body

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

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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

Daily Mirror · Oct 18, 2022

UK union leaders step up warnings of synchronised strikes this winter

Bosses tell TUC congress they stand ready to coordinate action, although there are no calls for a general strike

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

Liz Truss refuses to commit to triple lock on pensions despite backing it two weeks ago – as it happened

Latest updates: No 10 signals 2019 manifesto pledge is up for negotiation as PM says she is prioritising economic stability

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

EU proposes joint gas buying and curbs on energy price spikes – business live

European Commission proposes mechanism to cap “excessive and volatile” gas price moves, and to let member countries start jointly buying gas

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

TUC general secretary says workers are being ‘pushed to breaking point’

Unions' federation leader says the Government is in breach of international law and trade deals and warns legal action may be taken

Wales Online · Oct 17, 2022

UK workers facing ‘two decades of lost living standards’, union boss warns

‘See you in court,’ Frances O’Grady is to warn ministers over legal moves to undermine strikes

The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2022

TUC general secretary says workers and families ‘pushed to breaking point’ by cost of living crisis

Frances O’Grady to warn of national "despair" over economy as she delivers final Congress address

Insider UK · Oct 17, 2022

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Daily Mirror · Oct 17, 2022

Brits 'pushed to breaking point' with £4,000 real wage drop over 3 years, warns TUC

In her final congress speech, Frances O'Grady will blast the 'toxic' Tories for their botched handling of the economy and say families 'cannot afford to tighten their belts any more'

Bangkok Post · Oct 17, 2022

NBTC seeks tough measures for merger

Three of the five board members of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) are looking into tough remedy measures to govern the amalgamation deal of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) in what appears to be a discouragement for the merger, an industry source said.

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022

NHS facing mass staff walkouts this winter as unions hold votes on coordinated strike action

TUC meeting in Brighton ahead of ballot of 400,000 Unison healthcare workers

Daily Record · Oct 16, 2022

Tories facing humiliation at next General Election as 10 ministers set to lose seats

A new opinion poll, conducted by Opinium for the TUC, found that 219 Tory MPs would lose their seats which would include 10 of the current Cabinet.

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2022

Rees-Mogg, Coffey, and Hunt would lose seats in election, poll suggests

Survey for TUC shows string of top Tory ministers in peril and opposition to removal of workers’ rights

Daily Mirror · Oct 16, 2022

10 Tory Ministers would LOSE seats as voters reject Liz Truss's 'reckless' plans

A mega-poll by Opinium shows the Tories are heading for electoral wipeout, with a whopping 219 of their MPs set to be ousted at the next election

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2022

Truss faces winter of discontent with nearly 2 million workers balloted and coordinated strikes ‘likely’

Exclusive: 1.9 million people set to strike or be balloted for industrial action in coming months, analysis by The Independent finds

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2022

Government presses on with legislation to ‘keep Britain moving’ during strikes

It comes following months of walkouts by railway workers which have caused travel chaos.

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022

Health and teaching unions aghast at Jeremy Hunt’s new era of Tory austerity

The chancellor sparked alarm among trade union leaders by promising ‘very difficult decisions’ for government budgets

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022

Shareholder payouts rose three times faster than UK wages, says TUC

Analysis by unions suggests firms can afford to pay workers more, as handouts have soared £440bn above inflation since 2008

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2022

Jeremy Hunt may still have to find £40bn of cuts as chancellor, say experts

Kwarteng’s replacement is warned of inflation impact, crumbling services and financial ‘black hole’ that he has two weeks to fill

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