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Gender pensions gap effectively means retired women go 4 months a year without a pension – TUC [TUC] 02-09-2026


Burnham urged to tackle outsourcing ‘scourge’ as spending on private contracts soars, say unions [Morning Star] 01-09-2026


Lights, camera, climate action: it’s Green Film Month [Unison] 01-09-2026


Prosecutors consider charges against officers involved in spycops scandal [The Guardian] 30-08-2026


Butlin’s accused of union-busting by bringing in better paid staff during strike [Morning Star] 28-08-2026



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V&A members rally for fair pay ahead of strike 2026-09-02 [PCS]

Gender pensions gap effectively means retired women go 4 months a year without a pension – TUC 2026-09-02 [TUC]

PM must tackle outsourcing ‘scourge’, say unions 2026-09-01 [Unison]

Unite warns it will consider ‘all options’ in opposition to swingeing public sector cuts 2026-09-01 [Unite]

Prime Minister must tackle outsourcing 'scourge' 2026-09-01 [RMT]

NUJ responds to government’s UK media green paper consultation 2026-09-01 [NUJ]

Scotland Ministers must ditch ‘profiteering’ on Scotland’s railways, say Aslef 2026-09-01 [Morning Star]

Lights, camera, climate action: it’s Green Film Month 2026-09-01 [Unison]

UK Solidarity with Cyprus crew and rescuers following tragic accident 2026-09-01 [Nautilus]

Northern Ireland Pilgrims workers begin all-out strike over pay in Enniskillen 2026-09-01 [Unite]

Scotland Glasgow council workers 'walk out in tears' as thousands to be cut from wages over 'equal pay' 2026-09-01 [Glasgow Live]

Poor health and pest problems are being caused by London Heathrow’s shocking facilities, Unite reveals 2026-09-01 [Morning Star]

Nurses still face ‘toxic tuition fee system’ says RCN, as upfront cash plans announced 2026-09-01 [Morning Star]

Burnham urged to tackle outsourcing ‘scourge’ as spending on private contracts soars, say unions 2026-09-01 [Morning Star]

Scotland Union urge John Swinney to intervene in City of Glasgow College strike 2026-08-31 [The Times]

Prosecutors consider charges against officers involved in spycops scandal 2026-08-30 [The Guardian]

Why has strike action closed Norwich Airport? 2026-08-30 [BBC]

Trump’s DHS is using an obscure law to secretly snoop on journalists, non-profits and unions: ‘It’s outrageous’ 2026-08-29 [Guardian]

Beefeater and Brewers Fayre closures put 3,800 jobs at risk 2026-08-29 [Workers Union]

Butlin’s accused of union-busting by bringing in better paid staff during strike 2026-08-28 [Morning Star]

Almost a million young people remain out of work, education or training, figures show 2026-08-28 [The Morning Star]

The climate crisis is a burning issue for UK workers 2026-08-27 [Hyphen]

England V&A workers to strike over pay and conditions 2026-08-27 [BBC]

Bectu calls for focus on workforce as Government sets new strategic direction for UK media 2026-08-27 [bectu]

UNISON members ‘seize the initiative’ to win fairer backpay in Rochdale 2026-08-26 [Unison]

Government must not backtrack on zero-hours protections, says UNISON 2026-08-26 [Unison]

Public services belong in public hands 2026-08-26 [Unison]

UK MPs call for accountability over the 2025 killing of 5 journalists by Israel 2026-08-26 [IFJ]

Workers to vote on strike action at Diageo's Cameronbridge distillery 2026-08-25 [scotsman]

England South London & Maudsley NHS estates workers fair pay strikes escalate 2026-08-25 [Unite]

England Strike threat at Diageo’s Cameronbridge distillery 2026-08-25 [Unite]

RNLI strikers to protest at headquarters 2026-08-25 [BBC]

‘We’ve Reached a Tipping Point’: Inside the Labor Unrest Gripping U.K. Museums 2026-08-25 [Artnet]

Scotland Cutting Scottish fire services during a climate crisis is a recipe for disaster 2026-08-24 [Morning Star]

London workers leave 31 million days of paid holiday unused each year, study suggests 2026-08-24 [The Standard]

TUC Special 2026 2026-08-23 [Greener Jobs Alliance]

Staff are devastated by confirmation of the site closure says Usdaw 2026-08-22 [USDAW]

50 years on, the Grunwick strike is still important 2026-08-22 [Labour Hub]

Union plans new strikes over train safety concerns 2026-08-22 [BBC]

Unions worry Labour’s plan for zero-hours contracts may break manifesto pledge 2026-08-22 [The Guardian]

Unite protests outside No 10 North over lack of jobs for NHS-trained workers 2026-08-22 [Morning Star]

Unite delivers wage win for CNOOC offshore workers 2026-08-21 [Unite]

Stena Line invests in seafarers with significant pay improvements 2026-08-21 [Nautilus]

Pay win at Stena Line 2026-08-21 [RMT]

England Honeywell chemicals County Durham and Lancashire workers in strike vote over pension lies 2026-08-21 [Unite]

Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury 2026-08-21 [The Guardian]

Unite is calling for a maximum working temperature 2026-08-20 [Unite]

Authors beware: scam alert 2026-08-20 [Society of Authors]

PCS suspends NCA strike following ACAS talks 2026-08-20 [PCS]

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This month in labour history

2-09-1976 All 137 Grumwick strikers are sacked by the company. [more]

11-09-1860 Dockers union leader Ben Tillett was born [more]

15-09-1913 Over 10,000 English railwaymen refuse to handle Dublin goods in an official sympathy strike with locked-out Irish workers. [more]

28-09-1995 Liverpool dockers are locked out by their employer, sparking a two-year struggle for their jobs and livelihoods. [more]