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A long-delayed moment of truth for North Sea oil and Labour’s climate credentials 2026-10-18 [LabourList]

Protesters call for London robotaxi trials to stop 2026-10-18 [BBC]

Amazon uses AI surveillance to monitor union risk in UK warehouses 2026-10-17 [Open Democracy]

Unions call on Burnham to reject drilling at Rosebank oil field 2026-10-16 [Independent]

Taylor Wimpey engaging in fire and rehire of workers 2026-10-16 [Unite]

Two thirds of police custody workers report staff shortages 2026-10-16 [HR Magazine]

Government Neets scheme must prevent undercutting 2026-10-16 [Unite]

RMT members to strike again over threat to water down safety on East West Rail 2026-10-16 [RMT]

FBU demands West Midlands fire service halt frontline cuts 2026-10-16 [FBU]

Ofsted complaints procedure 2026-10-16 [NEU]

Why we want to see the adoption of cross-industry standards on any generative AI use in the publishing industry 2026-10-16 [Society of Authors]

Scandal-hit Essex mental health NHS trust wants to scrap security guards 2026-10-15 [Unison]

Strikes averted at Do & Co as Heathrow Airport workers win improved pay 2026-10-15 [Unite]

RMT condemns the imposition of the offshore safe weights limit policy and warns of the threat to workers livelihoods 2026-10-15 [RMT]

RMT welcomes Skills England decision to protect vital maritime apprenticeships 2026-10-15 [RMT]

National Galleries of Scotland strike secures win for gallery attendants 2026-10-15 [PCS]

Households have forked out £14k extra on bills since 2021 – as weak consumer spending holds back growth 2026-10-15 [TUC]

Updated LWF methodology shows we need to go further and faster to stamp out in-work poverty 2026-10-15 [TUC]

Staff shortages and violence put police staff at risk, says UNISON 2026-10-15 [Unison]

Solidarity statement for Colombia Day of Action 14 October 2026 2026-10-15 [Justice for Colombia]

Don't U-turn on neoliberalism, Burnham told as signs point to pro-business Budget 2026-10-14 [Morning Star]

Lucas Plan 50th Anniversary Celebration - Manchester, 21st November 2026-10-14 [Lucas Plan]

Delivery robots on Nottingham streets, union responds 2026-10-14 [GMB]

TUC – Better conditions for care workers lead to a better standard of care 2026-10-14 [TUC]

UNISON joins pre-budget lobby of Westminster 2026-10-14 [Unison]

Cardiff Bus workers in strike vote after drivers penalised during heatwave 2026-10-14 [Unite]

NEU calls for new Ofsted leadership following member survey 2026-10-14 [NEU]

CWU calls for emergency summit to save Royal Mail 2026-10-14 [CWU]

Union calls for summit on Royal Mail after claims it is on 'brink of collapse' 2026-10-14 [Yahoo]

Hundreds of Royal Mail staff quitting each week under new efficiency plans 2026-10-14 [BBC]

Millions pushed into debt and poverty by precarious low-paid work, study finds 2026-10-14 [Morning Star]

London bus drivers still refused toilet access in TfL stations despite Sadiq Khan's promise 2026-10-13 [My London]

Immigration reforms put the future of frontline health staff at risk 2026-10-13 [Unison]

Basildon midwives win almost £750,000 after exposure to dangerous levels of nitrous oxide 2026-10-13 [Royal College of Midwives]

NUJ responds to arrests of journalists at Palestine Action protest 2026-10-12 [NUJ]

Sexism ‘alive and kicking’ in workplaces across UK, finds study 2026-10-12 [Morning Star]

Minicab drivers union’ calls on Sadiq Khan to axe driverless car rollout 2026-10-12 [Morning Star]

What the Employment Rights Act could mean for games workers 2026-10-12 [BECTU]

Age UK call centre and office workers pay strike ballot opens 2026-10-12 [Unite]

RMT challenges disciplinary action against Tube inspector who intervened during assault 2026-10-12 [RMT]

FBU supports flood task force but calls for statutory duty in England 2026-10-12 [FBU]

'I found a family huddled together at Grenfell Tower – their faces haunt me every night' says firefighter 2026-10-12 [My London]

NEU model framework for a just transition in schools 2026-10-11 [NEU]

Worker paralysed in 30ft fall from pylon gets £10m payout 2026-10-11 [BBC]

Andrew Claridge: Cotswolds firm guilty of corporate manslaughter fined for death as family's lives 'ruined' 2026-10-11 [Oxford Mail]

Retrofit schools and consider moving exams to beat extreme heat, says teaching union leader 2026-10-11 [The Guardian]

Tory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUC 2026-10-09 [The Guardian]

Journalists arrested under terror laws at Defend Our Juries protest 2026-10-09 [Morning Star]

Nearly nine in 10 school leaders say new Ofsted inspections affecting staff mental health 2026-10-09 [Morning Star]

Striking school support staff march on Whitehall in row over London weighting payments 2026-10-09 [Morning Star]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

4-10-1936 At Cable Street, London, thousands of trade unionists, socialists and communists throw up barricades to block the British Union of Fascists from marching through the Jewish neighbourhoods of the East End. [more]

6-10-1913 The conference of the Miners Federation passes a motion in favour of a general strike in Britain to support Dublin's locked out workers, with only one vote against. [more]

25-10-1895 Socialist and feminist Edith Lanchester captured by her family and institutionalised for opposing the institution of marriage [more]