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Trade unionists back bin strike and warn of a ‘race to the bottom’ on wages

A ‘megapicket’ was held outside a household recycling centre in Birmingham, as the city’s all-out bin strike continues.

Evening Standard

Gatwick strikes: Fresh chaos for holidaymakers as baggage handlers and refuel workers to walk out again

Disruption to hit May half terms holidays with dozens of flights set to be cancelled each day

Evening Standard

Bank Holiday airport delay warning marks start of chaotic summer for travel

London Euston station is closed completely on Sunday and Monday, 4-5 May

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Labour's biggest union backer issues tough message on Ed Miliband's Net Zero drive

The attack from Unite came after former prime minister Sir Tony Blair voiced criticism over Labour’s ‘irrational’ climate policies

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Don’t throw workers ‘on the scrapheap’ in pursuit of net zero, union chief says

Sharon Graham’s comments came after former prime minister Sir Tony Blair criticised efforts to limit fossil fuels.

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Council must ‘come to its senses’, union chief says amid fresh bin strike talks

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham is leading the union’s negotiating team as talks aimed at ending Birmingham’s bin strike continue.

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May Day talks to take place in bid to resolve Birmingham bin strike

Sharon Graham will head the Unite union’s negotiating team at talks on Thursday morning under the auspices of conciliation service Acas.

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Union chief to lead negotiations in bid to end Birmingham bin strike

Sharon Graham will head Unite’s team at talks on Thursday under the auspices of conciliation service Acas.

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Stagecoach bus strikes suspended after legal threat

Unite threatened legal action against Stagecoach this week, after the bus company threatened to cancel drivers’ annual leave entitlement.

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Birmingham lorry drivers’ pay cuts ‘an escalation’ of bin strike, union says

Unite’s Sharon Graham said ‘eye-watering’ cuts were being made to pay packets.

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Stagecoach sparks outrage by cutting holidays ahead of bus strikes

A major row has erupted after Stagecoach cancelled bus drivers’ holidays during looming strike action, prompting the Unite union to threaten legal…

The National (Scotland)

Job loss fears as Airbus confirms deal for Spirit operations in Belfast

Uncertainty over fate of 2,000 staff who produce parts for Bombardier, Honda Aircraft and Rolls-Royce among others

The Guardian - UK

Scottish university staff set to strike at troubled institution

Hundreds of professional services workers at a university have backed industrial action in a fight for jobs and the institution’s future, a union…

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University of Dundee staff back strike action over threat to jobs

The institution is grappling with a £35 million deficit.

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Offshore energy workers to be balloted on strikes after ‘shameful’ pay offer

The ballot opens on April 29 and runs until June 2.

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Fresh talks over Birmingham bin strike to be held on May Day

Conciliation service Acas will be involved in the meeting for the first time since the row flared earlier this year.

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Rats the ‘size of dachshunds’ terrify Birmingham residents as bin strike prompts fear of surge in rodent-borne diseases

Union officials have said the end of the bin strikes are in ‘touching distance’ after a seven-week standoff

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Birmingham bin strike deal ‘could be in touching distance’, says union

Local residents facing mounting piles of rubbish after more than a month of industrial action

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Stagecoach bus drivers plan seven days of strikes over ‘unacceptable’ offer

Stagecoach has warned that the strike action will cause significant disruption for passengers

Evening Standard

Stagecoach drivers plan seven days of strikes over ‘unacceptable’ pay offer

A number of strike dates have been set throughout May.

The National (Scotland)

Bus services to be disrupted as hundreds of drivers to go on strike

Bus services in the West of Scotland are set to be disrupted after hundreds of bus drivers voted to go on strike.

The Independent UK

Birmingham bin strike talks to resume as minister calls for union to accept ‘fair deal’

The dispute over pay and job security has seen both sides locked in a bitter standoff

Evening Standard

Talks to resume over Birmingham bin strike

Officials from Unite and the city council will meet in a renewed attempt to break the deadlocked dispute over pay and jobs.

The Guardian - UK

British Steel halts redundancy plans after government rescue

Union welcomes announcement company is closing consultation on laying off up to 2,700 Scunthorpe workers

The Independent UK

British Steel halts plans for thousands of job losses after government intervention

Chinese firm Jingye proposed to close Scunthorpe's two blast furnaces last month

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