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Transport union leaders condemn US-Israeli war on Iran [Morning Star] 02-03-2026


“Unfair” youth minimum wage must go, says TUC [IER] 02-03-2026


Women in unions: how far have we got? [Labour Research] 02-03-2026


Green win must mark a change of direction for Labour [Unison] 27-02-2026


Labour must reconnect with working-class roots, unions say [Morning Star] 27-02-2026



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Women in unions: how far have we got? 2026-03-02 [Labour Research]

Minimum wage rise update as TUC chief slams 'scaremongering and misleading' claims 2026-03-02 [The Mirror]

“Unfair” youth minimum wage must go, says TUC 2026-03-02 [IER]

UK Sweatshop Claims Unresolved as Starmer Praises Pop Mart China Visit 2026-03-02 [HKLRM]

Why Reform UK is misguided, mistaken and just plain wrong on the LGPS 2026-03-02 [Unison]

The impact of library closures goes far beyond book-lending 2026-03-02 [Unison]

Fair pay and introduction of a national care service are vital to transform social care 2026-03-02 [Unison]

Nautilus International calls for seafarer protections as Middle East conflict disrupts key shipping routes 2026-03-02 [Nautilus]

Wales Plaid and unions discuss combatting the far right 2026-03-02 [Morning Star]

Transport union leaders condemn US-Israeli war on Iran 2026-03-02 [Morning Star]

Workers must ‘set the tone for ourselves’ after Gorton and Denton by-election, RMT leader says 2026-03-02 [Morning Star]

NEU withdraws from TUC agreement preventing it from organising school support staff 2026-03-02 [Morning Star]

England KCL Unison Declares Two-Day Strike Over Pay Dispute 2026-03-01 [Roar]

Schools ‘running on empty,’ union warns as teachers begin voting in indicative strike ballot 2026-02-28 [The Morning Star]

Equity joins over 125 other affiliates of Strike Map 2026-02-28 [The Morning Star]

Harrods faces legal action over £1-a-head dining charge not going to staff 2026-02-28 [The Guardian]

Scotland Union slams Scottish government's PFI-style ScotRail deal 2026-02-27 [Morning Star]

Labour must reconnect with working-class roots, unions say 2026-02-27 [Morning Star]

Wales Plaid leader's speech gets lukewarm reception from unions 2026-02-27 [Morning Star]

Help us halt Private Sector involvement in HMRC 2026-02-27 [PCS]

'Incompetent' Capita gets £700 million pension contract 2026-02-27 [GMB]

Women's History Month 2026 2026-02-27 [PCS]

Malaysia Dyson settles forced labour suit in landmark UK case 2026-02-27 [BBC]

Green win must mark a change of direction for Labour 2026-02-27 [Unison]

Northern Ireland IFJ and NUJ demand accountability over unlawful surveillance by PSNI 2026-02-27 [IFJ]

No more double standards on air pollution 2026-02-27 [Labour Hub]

Vincent Kearney treated as a ‘suspect’ 2026-02-27 [NUJ]

Making Tax Digital – are you ready for the changes? 2026-02-27 [WGGB]

Ministers must ‘turbocharge’ plans as figures show more young people unable to find work 2026-02-26 [Morning Star]

Scotland One in three struggling to pay landlords, warns charity 2026-02-26 [Morning Star]

Workers in the water industry are the victims not the villains of this story, says UNISON 2026-02-26 [Unison]

Members encouraged to respond to BBC Charter Review consultation 2026-02-26 [NUJ]

TfL staff suffer 200 violent attacks a week as workers share horror stories of broken bones and death threats 2026-02-26 [My London]

Safer Sports Surfaces Campaign Toolkit 2026-02-26 [NASUWT]

Film and TV charity unveils landmark mental health principles for UK industry 2026-02-26 [The Guardian]

Palestine Israel responsible for two-thirds of record 129 press killings in 2025, says CPJ 2026-02-26 [The Guardian]

Union chief launches blistering attack on Rachel Reeves - '20,000 defence jobs at risk' 2026-02-26 [Mirror]

Windrush line strike over pay 2026-02-25 [RMT]

State surveillance an ‘attack on public interest journalism’, says NUJ member Vincent Kearney as tribunal hearing begins 2026-02-25 [NUJ]

Joint statement by UK trade unions in solidarity with Ukraine 2026-02-25 [TUC]

FBU launches Cuts Kill campaign as strikes loom 2026-02-25 [Morning Star]

Harrods faces court action over definition of a restaurant tip 2026-02-25 [Morning Star]

Reform ‘declares war’ on workers 2026-02-24 [Morning Star]

Reform UK promises to scrap flagship Labour worker and renters’ protections 2026-02-24 [The Guardian]

Number of workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high ahead of crackdown 2026-02-24 [BBC]

Striking staff at Tewkesbury Academy School where a teacher was stabbed feel 'really scared' and things are 'out of control' 2026-02-24 [BBC]

Teesside NHS staff win campaign to end two‑tier workforce, says UNISON 2026-02-24 [Unison]

Reform is no friend of working people, says UNISON 2026-02-24 [Unison]

Unite delivers secures recognition for Glasgow food workers 2026-02-24 [Unite]

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This month in labour history

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]