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


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


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


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


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



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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]

6 months before the launch of Grand Theft Auto 6, Rockstar employees in the UK have formed a union 2026-05-29 [PC Gamer]

NEU comment on Alan Milburn's NEETs report 2026-05-29 [NEU]

Give staff more say over AI to ensure they share benefits, UK thinktank urges 2026-05-29 [The Guardian]

Unions and tenants groups call on ministers to introduce rent controls in open letter 2026-05-28 [Morning Star]

First South Yorkshire Doncaster bus strikes over as drivers win pay parity with Sheffield 2026-05-28 [Unite]

TUC: Workers know it “pays to be in a union” as new figures show union membership soars 2026-05-28 [TUC]

Hundreds of Thales defence workers in strike action ballot 2026-05-28 [Unite the Union]

England Further strikes to take place at Kingsbury special school over ‘fire and rehire’ plan 2026-05-28 [Harrow Online]

England Fresh disruption to London buses as Bow drivers continue strikes 2026-05-28 [Unite the Union]

UNI stands in solidarity with Amcor workers on strike in the UK 2026-05-28 [UNI Global Union]

Unite seals recognition agreement with St John Ambulance & Rescue Service in Guernsey 2026-05-27 [Unite the Union: News & Events]

Households must not bear the brunt of Trump’s illegal war - TUC 2026-05-27 [TUC]

Northern Ireland Unite secures further recognition agreement at Seagate Technologies in Northern Ireland 2026-05-27 [Unite]

Fresh disruption to London buses as Bow drivers continue strikes 2026-05-27 [Unite]

Know your rights in soaring temperatures 2026-05-27 [TUC]

PCS delegation makes impact at TUC Cymru 2026-05-27 [PCS]

Scotland Green jobs contributing £10.2bn to Scotland's economy, says CBI 2026-05-27 [BBC]

Ministers urged to press ahead with UK ban on zero-hours contracts 2026-05-27 [The Guardian]

Union boss furiously condemns Grangemouth closure as 'industrial vandalism' amid jet fuel crisis 2026-05-24 [Dailyrecord]

TUC slams Reform’s “cynical” overtime “tax gimmick” 2026-05-24 [TUC]

TUC brands Reform’s overtime tax proposal a ‘cynical gimmick’ 2026-05-24 [Morning Star]

TUC brands Reform’s overtime tax proposal a ‘cynical gimmick’ 2026-05-24 [Morning Star]

Gender Pension Gap at lowest level ever, Reform policies would put progress at risk 2026-05-23 [Prospect]

Good jobs or bad law?: The row over workers' rights 2026-05-23 [BBC]

Organise now to fight oncoming climate catastrophe 2026-05-23 [Socialist Worker]

Organise now to fight oncoming climate catastrophe 2026-05-23 [Socialist Worker]

Employers must keep workers safe in heatwave, TUC warns 2026-05-23 [Morning Star]

Bank boss sorry after describing workers as 'lower value human capital' 2026-05-23 [BBC]

Threshold for triggering collective redundancy obligations - TUC response 2026-05-23 [TUC]

Police Federation condemns ‘overnight’ cut to police pension lump sums 2026-05-23 [Police Federation]

TUC welcomes ICJ ruling safeguarding right to strike 2026-05-23 [TUC]

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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]