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Sign the Bectu petition: end long hours culture in film and TV [UNI Global Union] 24-07-2026


Miliband urged to stop job cuts as Foreign Office staff begin strike [Morning Star] 23-07-2026


Wales Welsh government pays tribute to teams tacking wildfires [Morning Star] 23-07-2026


Northern Ireland Balcas workers set for week-long strike action from tomorrow [Unite] 23-07-2026


End the ballot threshold and allow e-balloting, unions tell new PM [PCS] 22-07-2026



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Sign the Bectu petition: end long hours culture in film and TV 2026-07-24 [UNI Global Union]

One man has died and three others injured in “explosion” at industrial unit 2026-07-23 [Bedford Independent]

Northern Ireland Balcas workers set for week-long strike action from tomorrow 2026-07-23 [Unite]

UK Foreign Ministry Staff Members Continue Strike Over Planned Job Cuts 2026-07-23 [The Independent]

Ireland Northern Ireland Derry factory workers' rights campaigner Sarah Doherty honoured 2026-07-23 [The Journal]

Ireland Northern Ireland The campaigner who gave shirt factory women a voice 2026-07-23 [BBC]

Wales Welsh government pays tribute to teams tacking wildfires 2026-07-23 [Morning Star]

Miliband urged to stop job cuts as Foreign Office staff begin strike 2026-07-23 [Morning Star]

Scotland FBU Scotland slams First Minister's ‘empty plaudits’ after decade of cuts 2026-07-23 [Morning Star]

Capping bus fares 'a welcome boost' to working people - TUC 2026-07-22 [TUC]

End the ballot threshold and allow e-balloting, unions tell new PM 2026-07-22 [PCS]

Ireland Northern Ireland Derry factory woman who led fight for workers' rights to be honoured 2026-07-22 [The Journal]

Relaunch of our Anti-Racist, Anti-Fascist Strategy 2026-07-21 [PCS]

Thames Water 'golden share' not enough - Govt must nationalise 2026-07-21 [GMB]

St Mary’s multi-region win 2026-07-21 [Unison]

‘Go further,’ unions tell Burnham after data shows rise in youth unemployment and fall in private sector pay 2026-07-21 [Morning Star]

Stagnant pay shows new PM is right to pledge action on the cost of living – TUC 2026-07-21 [TUC]

Burnham’s policies must match his vision for change 2026-07-20 [Unison]

‘My shirt was wringing’: National Express bus drivers speak out on 40C conditions 2026-07-20 [The Guardian]

Artists want ‘meaningful changes’ on worker rights, Equity tells Burnham administration 2026-07-20 [Morning Star]

Andy Burnham appointed Prime Minister: hope for a fresh start 2026-07-20 [NEU]

The Society of Authors unveils a new look 2026-07-20 [Society of Authors]

Campaigners protest outside Parliament to call on Burnham to reject Rosebank oil field 2026-07-20 [Morning Star]

Threshold for strike ballot votes should be repealed, says union leader 2026-07-20 [Morning Star]

Scotland PFA Scotland's new training camp gives free agents a team again 2026-07-19 [FIFPRO]

Drill baby drill or cry baby cry? The energy sector and long-term job security 2026-07-18 [Greener Jobs Alliance]

Burnham risks Labour backlash if he reverses ban on new oil and gas drilling 2026-07-18 [The Guardian]

Prison Officers Consider Strike Ballot Over Pay 2026-07-18 [Midlands 103]

North Sea offshore workers accept £4,000 better pay offer after threatening strikes 2026-07-18 [The Morning Star]

In Unison we fight for dignity and respect for all workers 2026-07-18 [The Morning Star]

Katie Allen-Gyves: Tragic death of 'determined' teacher 'under stress ahead of Ofsted inspection' 2026-07-18 [Manchester Evening News]

Kelly Luscombe: Passionate grammar school teacher took her own life after becoming overwhelmed with 12-hour days and impending redundancy, inquest hears 2026-07-18 [Daily Mail]

GMB criticises as Wessex Water chief pockets above-inflation pay rise despite bonus ban over sewage spills 2026-07-18 [The Guardian]

London Underground users should know about toxic dust risk, whistleblower says 2026-07-18 [The Guardian]

Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 direct full-time jobs, documents show 2026-07-18 [The Guardian]

Number of full-time workers at Jackdaw gas field couldn’t fill a small bus 2026-07-18 [Greenpeace]

PCS members in Sodexo on strike again 2026-07-17 [PCS]

Neo Next offshore workers secure pay rise after strike threat 2026-07-17 [Unite]

UK Nigerian Government investigated for anti-union interference 2026-07-17 [TUC]

Oxalis tanker drivers secure landmark pay award after threat of strike action 2026-07-16 [Unite]

England Primary schools are hit by strikes over ‘toxic bullying culture 2026-07-16 [Inside]

Rebuilding our private-sector union power is a priority for the whole movement 2026-07-16 [The Morning Star]

England Unite members to demonstrate against outsourcing by Royal United Hospitals Bath, Great Western Hospitals and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trusts 2026-07-16 [Unite]

Government equal pay plans an important step but more action and details needed 2026-07-16 [Unite]

Strikes suspended at MoD 2026-07-16 [Unite]

Unite comment on British Steel coming under government control 2026-07-16 [Unite]

Join PCS at the Tolpuddle Martyrs' festival 2026-07-16 [PCS]

National pupil projections provide opportunity to reduce class sizes 2026-07-16 [NEU]

TUC: Nationalisation of British Steel “vital step forward” for entire industry and its workers 2026-07-16 [TUC]

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This month in labour history

11-07-1977 20,000 join a national day of action in support of Grunwick strikers [more]

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