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Gender pay gap won't close for another 30 years, warns union

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Unions and Labour MPs call on Starmer to end ‘narrow factional agenda’ [Guardian] 15-02-2026


Gender pay gap 'won't close until 2056' as women work '47 days of year for free' [Mirror] 15-02-2026


Gender pay gap won't close for another 30 years, warns union [BBC] 15-02-2026


Birmingham council faces residents revolt as judge thwarts bid to immediately ban solidarity strikes [Morning Star] 14-02-2026


Pregnant women feel unsafe at work despite legal protection [Unison] 13-02-2026



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Unite responds to Keir Starmer's defence speech at Munich Security Conference 2026-02-15 [Unite the union]

‘We face very real threats to our reproductive rights’ 2026-02-15 [UNISON]

Gender pay gap ‘won’t close for 30 years’ at current rates 2026-02-15 [The Guardian]

Two more workers die after inhaling toxic kitchen worktop dust 2026-02-15 [The i Paper]

Select Committee says RAAC crisis only the tip of the iceberg for neglected school estate 2026-02-15 [NEU]

Education Estates Strategy neglects asbestos and needs sufficient funding 2026-02-15 [NEU]

Gender pay gap won't close for another 30 years, warns union 2026-02-15 [BBC]

Union leaders issue new leadership ultimatum to Starmer 2026-02-15 [Independent]

Estates strategy leaves pupils and staff in aging, asbestos-ridden buildings 2026-02-15 [NASUWT]

Gender pay gap 'won't close until 2056' as women work '47 days of year for free' 2026-02-15 [Mirror]

The gender pay gap will take 30 years to close, report says 2026-02-15 [cityam.com]

Unions and Labour MPs call on Starmer to end ‘narrow factional agenda’ 2026-02-15 [Guardian]

Birmingham council faces residents revolt as judge thwarts bid to immediately ban solidarity strikes 2026-02-14 [Morning Star]

England Birmingham bin strike: ‘We are determined to fight until we win’ 2026-02-14 [Counterfire]

England Domestic Violence Advisors take Solace charity to CAC over recognition fight 2026-02-14 [IER]

Care at the heart of women’s conference 2026-02-14 [UNISON]

Major union backs Rayner to replace Starmer if Labour fails in Gorton and Denton by-election 2026-02-14 [The Independent]

Pregnant women feel unsafe at work despite legal protections, says UNISON 2026-02-14 [IER]

Heart Unions Week: When midwives and MSWs speak out, change happens 2026-02-13 [RCM]

Train driver strikes end after deal reached 2026-02-13 [BBC]

Unite outrage at NHS pay imposition 2026-02-13 [Unite]

England Hospital staff in Leeds to walk out for further strikes next week 2026-02-13 [UNISON]

England Brighton play revives pioneering woman trade union leader 2026-02-13 [Sussex World]

‘We carry twice the load and get half the recognition’ 2026-02-13 [UNISON]

Pregnant women feel unsafe at work despite legal protection 2026-02-13 [Unison]

NUJ celebrates recognition at The Lancet and Cell Press 2026-02-13 [NUJ]

Bectu responds to BBC announcement of further cuts 2026-02-13 [bectu]

NUJ ‘deeply concerned’ by further cost-cutting at BBC 2026-02-13 [BBC]

Rising behaviour issues in schools key factor in teachers leaving profession 2026-02-12 [Morning Star]

Domestic violence charity faces union recognition tribunal over ‘stalling and unresonable’ demands 2026-02-12 [Morning Star]

Ministers ‘betray’ NHS workers with below-inflation pay award, unions say 2026-02-12 [Morning Star]

‘You are our collective superpower’ 2026-02-12 [Unison]

‘When working-class women organise, nothing can stop us’ 2026-02-12 [Unison]

Northern Ireland Guinness workers in Belfast secure pay boost as strike threat ends 2026-02-12 [Unite]

NUJ responds to order for deletion of large court reporting archive 2026-02-12 [NUJ]

Woodcraft Folk makes history as first community affiliate of the GFTU 2026-02-12 [The Morning Star]

UK U.K. Amazon workers meet with Unifor to share organizing strategies 2026-02-12 [Unifor]

Boosting nurses’ pay and prospects key to improving patient care, says UNISON 2026-02-11 [Unison]

Unite: Night Time Economy Summit ignores the voices of hospitality workers 2026-02-11 [Unite]

Apprenticeship charter for fair treatment of apprentices launched by Unite 2026-02-11 [Unite]

NHS Pay: Low pay must end as thousands of workers require emergency increase, Unite 2026-02-11 [Unite]

Strikes to hit UCU offices as staff walk out over trade union victimisation 2026-02-11 [Unite]

Dozens of North Sea platforms set for strike disruption as union calls for fair pension deal 2026-02-11 [Aberdeen Live]

England Union rejects offer to end long-running NHS strike 2026-02-11 [BBC]

Scotland RMT Action Against Assaults campaign at Scottish parliament calls for new law 2026-02-11 [The Canary]

England Educators' union staff strike over bullying and misogyny 2026-02-11 [HR Magazine]

NUJ urges government to provide urgent funding security for BBC World Service 2026-02-11 [NUJ]

Hong Kong NUJ condemns sentencing of Jimmy Lai 2026-02-11 [NUJ]

Celebrate #HeartUnions Week 2026 2026-02-11 [WGGB]

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This month in labour history

10-02-1972 30,000 Birmingham engineers go on strike in solidarity with striking miners. Thousands of them march to Saltley Gate coke depot, overpowering police to shut the gates. [more]

17-02-2006 Royal Mail workers in Belfast return to work after a successful wildcat strike against victimisation [more]