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‘British workers shouldn’t pay for Trump’s war’ [Morning Star] 23-03-2026


Youth unemployment has more than doubled over three years, TUC report finds [Morning Star] 22-03-2026


Healthcare staff were let down by political leaders during pandemic [Unison] 20-03-2026


RMT suspends strikes this month in fake four day week dispute [RMT] 19-03-2026


UK pay growth sinks to five-year low as younger workers hit by hiring slowdown [The Guardian] 19-03-2026



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‘British workers shouldn’t pay for Trump’s war’ 2026-03-23 [Morning Star]

Young workers are particularly vulnerable to sexual harassment due to the internet, conference hears 2026-03-23 [Morning Star]

Youth unemployment has more than doubled over three years, TUC report finds 2026-03-22 [Morning Star]

Young workers in insecure roles demand ‘right to switch off’ 2026-03-22 [Morning Star]

Unite’s Sharon Graham challenged: condemn homophobic Robinson supporter on her EC slate 2026-03-22 [The Canary]

  JOB   Head of Activist Development & Member Participation 2026-03-22 [RCM]

England Shell Bacton Gas Terminal workers vote to renew strike action 2026-03-21 [GMB]

Across unions, young members have the commitment and enthusiasm to lead 2026-03-21 [The Morning Star]

TUC Young Workers: why class politics matters in trade unions 2026-03-21 [The Morning Star]

Reform will make schools ‘hostile’ for many children, teachers union warns 2026-03-20 [Morning Star]

Unite members at Oxalis secure strong pay deal 2026-03-20 [Unite]

England Disruption to London buses as Unite members at TfL ballot for strikes 2026-03-20 [Unite]

Labour will be decimated in May local elections, Unite leader says 2026-03-20 [The Guardian]

Global NUJ condemns Israeli attacks on media workers in Lebanon 2026-03-20 [NUJ]

Covid Inquiry shows why we need to fight for improved pay and conditions for health workers 2026-03-20 [Unison]

UCU backs home working during meningitis outbreak 2026-03-20 [Morning Star]

UVW secures contract for cleaning and catering staff in two NHS hospitals 2026-03-20 [Morning Star]

Major win for PCS in trade union victimisation case 2026-03-20 [PCS]

Unite members at Oxalis secure strong pay deal 2026-03-20 [Unite]

Healthcare staff were let down by political leaders during pandemic 2026-03-20 [Unison]

Covid report shines a light on “devastating” impact of cuts during pandemic 2026-03-20 [TUC]

‘Superhuman’ healthcare workers saved NHS from collapse, Covid inquiry finds 2026-03-19 [The Guardian]

Unite welcomes steel tariffs but reactive approach to supporting critical industry needs overhauled 2026-03-19 [Unite]

Scotland Artificial intelligence could be a threat to workers, democracy and the enviornment 2026-03-19 [PCS]

A “hard-won moment” as the government scraps copyright exception for AI training 2026-03-19 [Society of Authors]

UK pay growth sinks to five-year low as younger workers hit by hiring slowdown 2026-03-19 [The Guardian]

North East London bus strikes averted after pay win 2026-03-19 [Unite]

Unite leader Sharon Graham joins striking Birmingham bin workers at protest 2026-03-19 [Unite]

Peterborough Council to bring waste services back in-house 2026-03-19 [GMB]

Scotland STV staff vote overwhelmingly for industrial action 2026-03-19 [NUJ]

NUJ responds to government report on AI and copyright 2026-03-19 [NUJ]

RMT suspends strikes this month in fake four day week dispute 2026-03-19 [RMT]

Bin strike fine ‘pathetic attempt to intimidate workers’, Unite 2026-03-17 [Unite]

Gig economy must help drivers amid fuel crisis 2026-03-17 [GMB]

Remembering the 1926 General Strike - 100 years on 2026-03-17 [TUC]

Hundreds of BMA staff vote to take strike action 2026-03-17 [GMB]

Global UNISON’s Catherine McKenna warns that without labour rights there will be no real access to justice for women 2026-03-17 [PSI]

Call to support a Culture Act in the next Scottish Parliament 2026-03-16 [Society of Authors]

Urgent support welcome but more will be needed to stave off ‘Trumpflation’ - says TUC 2026-03-16 [TUC]

TUC 2026 Cultural Manifesto for North East, Yorkshire and Humber Launched 2026-03-16 [TUC]

Four years after P&O mass sackings government must close legal loopholes, RMT demands 2026-03-16 [RMT]

Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2026-03-16 [PCS]

End the Victimisation of Trade Union Workers: UWU Model Motion 2026-03-16 [UWU]

Northern Ireland William Houston: Contractor fined £110k after falling stone killed man 2026-03-16 [BBC]

Union leaders pay tribute at Dave Jones and Joe Green memorial lecture 2026-03-16 [Morning Star]

Scotland EIS strike threat secures deal on teacher workloads 2026-03-16 [Morning Star]

Three charged with modern slavery offences and six children saved from clutches of County Lines gangs 2026-03-16 [BTP]

Sharp rise in young Britons saying ill health is reason they are jobless, study finds 2026-03-16 [The Guardian]

England RMT protest treatment of outsourced workers outside Leeds Transport for the North Board meeting 2026-03-15 [rmt]

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3-03-1985 A Special Delegate Conference of the NUM votes by 98-91 for a return to work after the year-long miners' strike. [more]