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UNISON campaigns for recognition and facility time for green reps - Time is of the essence

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A four-day working week would be a major step forward for disabled people’s inclusion in the workplace, according to a report [Morning Star] 08-06-2026


Amazon TB outbreak needs full investigation [GMB] 08-06-2026


UNISON campaigns for recognition and facility time for green reps - Time is of the essence [Unison] 08-06-2026


London buses ‘a really scary place’ for drivers after one killed and another stabbed in 2 weeks [My London] 06-06-2026


Union leaders say movement's support for Reform UK is of ‘massive concern’ [Morning Star] 05-06-2026



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Government to partner with tech companies, trade unions and industry leaders to boost AI adoption and equip workers with AI skills 2026-06-08 [gov.uk]

Scotland Fishing boss fined for breaching human trafficking court order 2026-06-08 [BBC]

Equity agrees major new television deal in Wales on pay and AI 2026-06-08 [Morning Star]

UNISON campaigns for recognition and facility time for green reps - Time is of the essence 2026-06-08 [Unison]

Northumberland Amcor strikes end after Unite secures pay deal 2026-06-08 [Unite]

Feargal Sharkey tells GMB Congress 'we've been cheated' 2026-06-08 [GMB]

Half workers worried AI will take their job 2026-06-08 [GMB]

Steel industry needs public inquiry, GMB congress hears 2026-06-08 [GMB]

Amazon tuberculosis outbreak survivor says she spent weeks fighting for her life 2026-06-08 [Morning Star]

Amazon TB outbreak needs full investigation 2026-06-08 [GMB]

More than half care workers attacked at work 2026-06-08 [GMB]

Northern Ireland NUJ condemns threats to journalists covering event in Northern Ireland 2026-06-08 [NUJ]

Scotland Workers set for strike action at Glasgow shipyards 2026-06-08 [Glasgow Times]

A four-day working week would be a major step forward for disabled people’s inclusion in the workplace, according to a report 2026-06-08 [Morning Star]

Labour’s AI support package lacks ‘concrete action,’ unions say 2026-06-08 [Morning Star]

GMB leader attacks Reform and Greens in conference speech 2026-06-08 [GMB]

GMB votes against Labour disaffiliation survey over Reform popularity fears 2026-06-08 [Morning Star]

Social housing lists ‘would take 119 years to clear at current building rate’ 2026-06-07 [The Guardian]

Senior figures in Birmingham bin talks confirm Unite deal 2026-06-06 [Unite the union]

GMB leader tears into workers' rights plot from Nigel Farage's 'rebadged Tories' 2026-06-06 [Mirror]

England Equal pay talks have not broken down, says council 2026-06-06 [BBC]

Iran CODIR delegation attends the UCU Congress in Harrogate 2026-06-06 [CoDIR]

London buses ‘a really scary place’ for drivers after one killed and another stabbed in 2 weeks 2026-06-06 [My London]

UNISON marches on Westminster over ‘broken promise’ to care workers 2026-06-05 [Unison]

Nautilus welcomes UK government plans for new cross-Channel seafarer protections 2026-06-05 [Nautilus]

RMT responds to government consultation on mandatory rights for seafarers 2026-06-05 [RMT]

Scotland NUJ highlights unmanageable workloads and “no confidence” in management in letter to STV CEO 2026-06-05 [NUJ]

Bilfinger offshore workers strike suspended 2026-06-05 [Unite the Union]

Union leaders say movement's support for Reform UK is of ‘massive concern’ 2026-06-05 [Morning Star]

England Several Tube lines completely suspended 2026-06-04 [The Independent]

Hinkley workers locked-out of site after canteen sit-in 2026-06-04 [Construction Enquirer]

Union anger as Labour U-turns on plans to ban all exploitative zero-hour contracts 2026-06-03 [Morning Star]

MPs’ concerns about Palantir are justified 2026-06-03 [Unison]

Unite members at Barclays vote to accept sector-leading pay deal 2026-06-03 [Unite]

Government commits to 87% cut in UK’s climate emissions by 2040 2026-06-03 [Friends Of The Earth]

Green economy supports more than a million UK workers 2026-06-03 [Friends Of The Earth]

Three quarters of workers not on track for 'moderate' pension income, report suggests 2026-06-03 [BBC]

‘We cannot accept a transition that simply swaps one form of profiteering for another’ 2026-06-02 [Morning Star]

TUC tells government to crack on with delivering guaranteed hours contract rights “in full” 2026-06-02 [TUC]

Keep Palantir away from new NHS data system, unions warn 2026-06-01 [Morning Star]

Lack of flexible working is “driving parents out of jobs” - new TUC polling 2026-06-01 [TUC]

London Tube strikes June 2026: Dates, lines affected and how long it will last 2026-05-31 [Mirror]

Calls to prevent ‘two-tier workforce’ as Britain’s biggest railway operator nationalised 2026-05-31 [TUC]

'It's Shameless To Blame Workers' Rights And Fair Pay For The Youth Unemployment Crisis 2026-05-31 [HuffPost]

England Indefinite strike action to begin Monday 8 June over Goldsmiths lockout 2026-05-30 [IER]

England University staff strike over 'savage' job cuts 2026-05-30 [BBC]

Milburn Review: NEET crisis has been “years in the making”- action must start now to turn it around 2026-05-30 [TUC]

Second London bus driver stabbing in 10 days - Urgent action needed to protect workers, Unite 2026-05-30 [Unite]

Trade union membership rises to 6.6 million 2026-05-29 [IER]

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This month in labour history

13-06-1977 Police arrest 84 workers on the first day of a week-long mass picket of the Grunwick plant in north west London. [more]

18-06-1984 Mass violence by police at the Orgreave coking plant in South Yorkshire. 93 miners are arrested, dozens injured. [more]

22-06-1977 The first solidarity demo and mass picket supporting the Grunwick strikers is held [more]