New strike chaos as teachers and NHS staff warn of action over pay Rail unions set to walk out on Tuesday, as clashes loom over public sector pay offers falling short of inflation The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022
Cost of Living march: Protesters take to streets demanding action on skyrocketing prices Huge crowds took part in the The We Demand Better march in central London this morning, carrying banners reading "cut war not welfare" and "end fuel poverty, insulate homes now" Daily Mirror · Jun 18, 2022
Cost of living protesters march on Parliament Square The TUC says its research suggests that workers have lost almost £20,000 Wales Online · Jun 18, 2022
'My wages no longer cover everything I have to pay out due to soaring bills' Mags Davies says when her gas and electricity bill went up from £89 to £208 in April, she blamed the bank, but later she was forced to sit down to try and figure out how to bring her expenses down Daily Mirror · Jun 18, 2022
Tens of thousands to join protest march against cost of living crisis The march will call on the Government to do more to help those struggling across the UK Wales Online · Jun 18, 2022
Thousands march in London over cost of living crisis Demonstration organised by TUC calls on government to make ‘better deal’ for people struggling to cope with soaring inflation The Guardian - UK · Jun 18, 2022
Tens of thousands to protest demanding government does more in cost-of-living crisis Trade Union leaders say workers are suffering the “longest and harshest” squeeze on their earnings in modern history and are pressing for more government support Daily Mirror · Jun 18, 2022
Thousands expected at protest to call for help with cost-of-living crisis Trade union leaders, frontline workers and community organisations will be among those at the demonstration in London. The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022
'Government should listen to workers marching to demand a better deal' The TUC has organised a march to send a message to the Government that more needs to be done to tackle the cost of living crisis. The Government should listen and act Daily Mirror · Jun 17, 2022
'Rishi Sunak's measures to help people struggling with cost of living came far too late' TUC Deputy General Secretary Paul Nowak says one-off payments to help families with energy bills won't make much difference in the long term - workers will still struggle to pay their bills this autumn Daily Mirror · Jun 17, 2022
Cost of living We Demand Better march - when it's on and why it's happening The cost of living crisis is having devastating impacts on millions of people. Now, thousands are set to march to demand that the government take action on rising food and energy bills Daily Mirror · Jun 17, 2022
Strikes 'not easy to organise' and need 'burning sense of injustice', says union boss TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady spoke at a rally ahead of Saturday’s cost of living demo in London. She said Boris Johnson is 'not a stupid man' but 'is playing all the old tunes' Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022
When is it too hot to work? Find out your employee rights ahead of heatwave The Government provides official guidance for employers and employees whenever high temperatures are experienced during working hours Manchester Evening News · Jun 16, 2022
UK Heatwave: How hot does it have to be to legally leave work England is set to experience its first heatwave of the summer The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022 Plan to override protocol has left businesses in doubt, says industry boss Darragh Cullen said the feeling around the legislation is similar to the worry felt following the UK’s vote to leave the EU.
Daily Record · Jun 14, 2022 West Lothian poverty charity says action is needed after client had to burn furniture to heat home Angela Moohan, CEO of The Larder is calling for a national food emergency
Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2022 NHS staff in tears with morale 'on the floor' as wages no longer cover life's basics NHS nurses, midwives and more who worked on the frontline of the health service during the pandemic have now found themselves forced to use food banks
Liverpool Echo · Jun 13, 2022 What childcare costs help is available as prices soar by extra £2,000 per year Parents are spending a massive chunk of their pay packets on childcare bills
The Guardian - UK · Jun 13, 2022 UK childcare costs soar by more than £2,000 in a decade, TUC says Analysis shows average nursery fees for children under two have risen by £185 month since Tories took office
The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2022 Huge increase in cost of childcare over past decade – TUC A report said mothers are caught in a ‘Catch 22’, with childcare costs rising and statutory maternity pay falling.
Daily Mirror · Jun 12, 2022 Childcare costs for toddlers rise by more than £2,000 - or £185 a month Average annual nursery bill for a family with a child under two was £4,992 in 2010 but last year it was over £7,200 with Britain now having some of the most expensive childcare fees in developed world
Wales Online · Jun 10, 2022 Nurses 'will suffer wage hit without decent pay rise' - TUC 'Pay will be down by as much as £1,600 in real terms this year' - unions
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 Care staff ‘calling in sick because they cannot afford fuel to get to work’ Unison chief attacks government for ‘not having a plan’ to tackle cost of living crisis as cost of filling typical family car tops £100 for first time
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2022 Nurses in England face £1,600 real-terms hit if NHS pay rises 3% As ministers prepare to announce raft of public sector pay offers, TUC says nurses will be among biggest losers
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2022 Nurses will suffer wage ‘hit’ without decent pay rise – TUC NHS workers are on the brink, after a ‘brutal decade’ of pay cuts which left them thousands of pounds worse off, unions warn.