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TUC calls on the Bank of England to “go for growth” [TUC] 20-02-2026

Your guide to new Employment Rights 2026 [TUC] 20-02-2026

'The search is soul-destroying': Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work [BBC] 18-02-2026

Man dies after 'industrial incident' on new build housing estate [Mirror] 18-02-2026

UK unemployment rate hits five-year high of 5.2% as wage growth cools [The Guardian] 17-02-2026

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RFA officers vote to take strike action 2026-02-21 [The Morning Star]

Scotland Just transition ‘falling short’ in Scotland 2026-02-20 [Morning Star]

Modern slavery referrals reach record high as campaigners call on government to make access to support easier 2026-02-20 [Morning Star]

Your guide to new Employment Rights 2026 2026-02-20 [TUC]

TUC calls on the Bank of England to “go for growth” 2026-02-20 [TUC]

Ireland Northern Ireland Concrete firm fined £160,000 over employee's death 2026-02-19 [BBC]

Reach group chapel concerned over proposed printing site closures 2026-02-19 [NUJ]

Jenrick shifts Reform to neoliberalism 2026-02-18 [Morning Star]

Man dies after 'industrial incident' on new build housing estate 2026-02-18 [Mirror]

'Deepening crisis' within Royal Fleet Auxiliary forces sailors to strike after years of pay 'falling behind' 2026-02-18 [The News]

BAE continues to make 'obscene' profits while offering a raw deal to workers 2026-02-18 [Unite]

Employment rights reform takes effect 2026-02-18 [BMA]

Scotland 'Dozens turned out for Clydebank TUC’s latest public meeting' 2026-02-18 [The Post]

Workers and Machines #2 2026-02-18 [TUC]

Ministers may slow youth minimum wage rise amid UK unemployment fears 2026-02-18 [The Guardian]

Plan to increase youth minimum wage could be delayed 2026-02-18 [BBC]

Betrayal of the Young? Starmer Faces Revolt Over Delayed Minimum Wage Pledge 2026-02-18 [Streamline Feed]

Plans to equalise minimum wage for older and younger workers could be delayed 2026-02-18 [The Independent]

Ditching equality would start the race to the bottom, says UNISON 2026-02-18 [Unison]

Scotland St Enoch VUE cinema workers resume strike action in long-running dispute 2026-02-18 [Unite]

Unemployment unexpectedly rises with one in six young people out of work 2026-02-18 [Morning Star]

Plan to increase youth minimum wage could be delayed 2026-02-18 [BBC]

'The search is soul-destroying': Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work 2026-02-18 [BBC]

'The search is soul-destroying': Young jobseekers on the struggle to find work 2026-02-18 [BBC]

PA members celebrate new branch with tea party 2026-02-17 [NUJ]

Northamptonshire branch relaunched with strong stance on journalists’ safety 2026-02-17 [NUJ]

Join the Together Alliance march against the far right 2026-02-17 [WGGB]

Scotland Heriot Watt University staff back industrial action 2026-02-17 [The Midlothian View]

LGBT+ History Month is a month to push for better 2026-02-17 [Unison]

England Council workers to vote over possible pay strike 2026-02-17 [BBC]

UK unemployment rate hits five-year high of 5.2% as wage growth cools 2026-02-17 [The Guardian]

Employment Rights Act gives a ‘boost to all unions’ 2026-02-16 [Unison]

PCS welcomes High Court decision on unlawful ban of Palestine Action 2026-02-16 [PCS]

Transport for Greater Manchester strikes end as workers secure pay victory 2026-02-16 [Unite]

Scotland Unite secures inflation beating pay rise for ICTS screeners at Glasgow airport 2026-02-16 [Unite]

‘Employers are using childcare for migrant care workers as a weapon,’ union says 2026-02-16 [Care Home Professional]

Unite responds to Keir Starmer's defence speech at Munich Security Conference 2026-02-15 [Unite the union]

‘We face very real threats to our reproductive rights’ 2026-02-15 [UNISON]

Gender pay gap ‘won’t close for 30 years’ at current rates 2026-02-15 [The Guardian]

Two more workers die after inhaling toxic kitchen worktop dust 2026-02-15 [The i Paper]

Select Committee says RAAC crisis only the tip of the iceberg for neglected school estate 2026-02-15 [NEU]

Education Estates Strategy neglects asbestos and needs sufficient funding 2026-02-15 [NEU]

Gender pay gap won't close for another 30 years, warns union 2026-02-15 [BBC]

Union leaders issue new leadership ultimatum to Starmer 2026-02-15 [Independent]

Estates strategy leaves pupils and staff in aging, asbestos-ridden buildings 2026-02-15 [NASUWT]

Gender pay gap 'won't close until 2056' as women work '47 days of year for free' 2026-02-15 [Mirror]

The gender pay gap will take 30 years to close, report says 2026-02-15 [cityam.com]

Unions and Labour MPs call on Starmer to end ‘narrow factional agenda’ 2026-02-15 [Guardian]

Birmingham council faces residents revolt as judge thwarts bid to immediately ban solidarity strikes 2026-02-14 [Morning Star]

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