All news on the topic: Unions

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Thatcher’s brutal war on miners should be taught in our schools
Forget history lessons about kings and generals, this is the stuff our children should never forget
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'Those fighting for beliefs need support now - before it's in history books'
Political columnist Paul Routledge on the how people who were reviled in life for standing up for what they believe in - like the miners - are only celebrated in death
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Wetherspoons cut staff discount days after boss receives a knighthood
In response, Wetherspoons said it still offered all employees a complimentary meal and drink while on duty - even for shifts that are as short as two hours
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Should food delivery drivers strike on Valentine's Day - vote in our poll
Thousands of Valentine’s Day daters will be unable to order food takeout today as delivery drivers are staging a mass walkout over working conditions and low pay
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Thousands of Deliveroo and Uber Eats drivers to strike on Valentine’s Day
The strike - set for Valentine's day - is expected to see thousands of delivery workers walk out to draw attention to the low pay and insecure conditions faced by drivers
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Just like Margaret Thatcher, miners' wives were not for turning
When miners started being arrested on demos during 1984, their wives joined them and spoke of the cause around the country.
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Starbucks bans union staff from its contest with holiday-getaway prize
The coffee chain has again been accused of maltreatment by union workers of Workers United, which claims Starbucks has barred them from participating in its barista contest as retaliation
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Tata steel giant executives to be questioned over Port Talbot closure plans
Politicians and union leaders will also appear before the Welsh Affairs committee
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A third of employers have seen rise in staff working from home, survey says
A survey of more than 1,000 managers found that one in five have also reported a reduction in physical workspace as the reason to implement home working
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Legendary trade union leader who took on Ted Heath and won dead at 84
Leader of the Upper Clyde Shipbuilders, trade unionist Davie Cooper, has died at the age of 84, after a long career as union convenor at the Govan yard and a powerful figure behind the scenes
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'I filmed cops clashing with miners at Orgreave - I can't believe no one died'
National Union of Mineworkers officers Keith Brookes and Martin Harvey were tasked by boss Arthur ­Scargill with filming pickets, including the Battle of Orgreave
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Millions of plastic balls washed up on Spain's beaches - threatening disaster
A maritime disaster involving the merchant ship Toconao in Portuguese waters last year caused millions of plastic pellets to fall into the sea, which are now washing up on beaches
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Unite leader urges union bosses to back workers who break Tory anti-strike laws
Speaking to the Sunday Mirror Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham urged fellow leaders to commit to acting “outside the law” if necessary in solidarity with workers and other unions sanctioned under the legislation
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Elizabeth Line chaos sparked by manager stepping in to drive train, union says
Aslef, the train drivers' union, has today spoken out following lengthy delays on Elizabeth Line, which is on the London Underground network, on Thursday evening
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Union leaders back plan to save 2,300 jobs at Britain's biggest steelworks
The Community and GMB unions have thrown their weight behind a plan drawn-up by experts they drafted in, which could help save "virgin" steelmaking at Port Talbot
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Keir Starmer's plan to save British steel industry as thousands of jobs at risk
The Labour leader spoke to the Mirror after visiting the UK's biggest steelworks, Tata's plant at Port Talbot, South Wales, where 3,000 posts are under threat
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Unions demand answers on schools still not surveyed for crumbling RAAC concrete
The National Education Union has demanded to know how many children are still being taught in marquees and mobile classrooms as the RAAC crisis drags on into the winter months
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Tory plan to curb teachers' strikes 'hostile act' and 'attack on basic freedoms'
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has written to union leaders demanding talks over a deal so teaching can continue in classrooms even while other teachers walkout
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Starbucks and workers union sue each other over pro-Palestinian post
Starbucks and the SEIU union that is organizing its workers sued each other Wednesday in a standoff sparked by a pro-Palestinian social media post from a union account early in the Israel-Hamas war
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Lisa Snowdon on secret of her 20 year long friendship with Jennifer Aniston
The This Morning fashion expert reveals the the Hollywood A-lister sends her gifts in the post
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3 in 5 GPs work at 'unsafe level' as some see 40 patients a day, survey finds
A survey of GPs have found 60 per cent see between 26 and 40 patents daily despite the British Medical Association recommending they see no more than 25
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Around a quarter of railway station staff face the axe under controversial plans
Leaders at the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport workers have warned that almost a quarter of rail station workers could face losing their jobs under new plans backed by Tories
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August bank holiday train strike chaos as 20,000 rail workers set to down tools
Industrial action will take place on the two consecutive Saturdays, including during the August Bank Holiday weekend with passengers facing yet more disruption
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Passengers have seven days to stop devastating railway ticket office closures
Members of the public have just one week left to have their say on the proposals put forward by train operators to shut ticket offices at 974 stations across England
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Footloose star Kevin Bacon shows his support for the SAG-AFTRA strike
Footloose star Kevin Bacon joins more than 160,000 people calling for change at the SAG-AFTRA strike as thousands hit the picket lines for the first industry-wide strike