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‘Too many women have been silenced by rogue employers using NDAs’ [Morning Star] 16-04-2026


Trade unions demand government delivers ‘biggest wave of insourcing’ in response to Capita scandal [PCS] 15-04-2026


Teachers at Great Ormond Street Hospital to strike over sacking of union rep [Morning Star] 15-04-2026


Surrounded by windfarms but out of work: the reality of the green jobs boom on England’s east coast [The Guardian] 14-04-2026


Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds [The Guardian] 13-04-2026



Other news


UK: BBC to slash jobs in major shake up 2026-04-16 [IFJ]

NUJ joins anti-SLAPP day of action 2026-04-16 [NUJ]

People in most deprived areas have 20 fewer years of good health than those in wealthier parts, new data shows 2026-04-16 [Morning Star]

Unison vows to fight far-right and NHS privatisation 2026-04-16 [Morning Star]

‘Too many women have been silenced by rogue employers using NDAs’ 2026-04-16 [Morning Star]

Every billion spent on foreign wars is a billion not spent on our NHS 2026-04-16 [UNISON]

Ireland Northern Ireland Ulster University to cut up to 450 jobs 2026-04-15 [BBC]

Historic Royal Palaces accused of 'towering insult' over below-inflation pay offer 2026-04-15 [GMB]

Teachers at Great Ormond Street Hospital to strike over sacking of union rep 2026-04-15 [Morning Star]

Campaigners demand government cancel South East Water's contract after bosses admit to failings 2026-04-15 [Morning Star]

‘Migration does not weaken the NHS, migration is the reason it survives’ 2026-04-15 [Unison]

Overworked NHS staff report stress, sickness, and a reliance on antidepressants, says UNISON 2026-04-15 [Unison]

The climate emergency is a health emergency 2026-04-15 [Unison]

Firefighters defeat “dangerous” cuts to Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service 2026-04-15 [FBU]

Trade unions demand government delivers ‘biggest wave of insourcing’ in response to Capita scandal 2026-04-15 [PCS]

International NHS staff don’t feel safe or welcome and want to quit the UK, says UNISON 2026-04-14 [Unison]

Health conference debates ‘the scourge of gender-based violence’ 2026-04-14 [Unison]

Unite secure inflation beating pay rise for workers at dairy company Saputo 2026-04-14 [Unite]

RMT pledge action against assaults in a national campaign day 2026-04-14 [RMT]

Surrounded by windfarms but out of work: the reality of the green jobs boom on England’s east coast 2026-04-14 [The Guardian]

Bridlington Hospital elderly ward closure plans slammed 2026-04-13 [Unite the union]

Health care assistants leading the fight for pay equity in health 2026-04-13 [Unison]

Pay top of the agenda at health conference – but with much more to fight for 2026-04-13 [Unison]

NUJ alarmed at sinister comments by media minister on coverage of oil protests 2026-04-13 [NUJ]

‘Spat at and screamed at’: NHS workers describe increased violence at work 2026-04-13 [Unison]

More than 20,000 NHS posts to be axed over £1.1bn budget deficit 2026-04-13 [Unison]

Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds 2026-04-13 [The Guardian]

Landmark Anti-SLAPP victory 2026-04-13 [Society of Authors]

England MMU, RNCM University staff strike for pay rises 2026-04-12 [The Mancunion]

Essential viewing on the anniversary of the 1926 General Strike 2026-04-11 [The Morning Star]

Culture and history combine for strike anniversary 2026-04-11 [Cultured. North East]

Greens to target Labour’s record on housing as Polanski pledges national rent controls 2026-04-10 [Morning Star]

New union workplace access rules will boost Britain's productivity, TUC says after business group criticism 2026-04-10 [Morning Star]

Duty to inform workers of their right to join a trade union: TUC response 2026-04-09 [TUC]

NEC hears of mileage win and membership growth 2026-04-09 [Unison]

Unite secures recognition with North Sea operator Apache 2026-04-09 [Unite]

Retail workers call for more security after Waitrose sacking for tackling shoplifter 2026-04-08 [The Guardian]

Unite officers vote for strike action over lack of union recognition 2026-04-08 [The Canary]

Scotland Staff at three Scottish universities to strike 2026-04-08 [Deadline]

England Strike ballot opens at Crane Building Services and Utilities 2026-04-08 [GMB]

Forward to an Employment Rights #2 Bill 2026-04-08 [IER]

British Medical Association accused of hypocrisy as its own staff strike over pay 2026-04-08 [The Guardian]

Network Rail worker wins race harassment case after EDL leaflet left in locker 2026-04-08 [The Guardian]

Resident doctors walk out in first day of six-day strike 2026-04-07 [Morning Star]

Unite strikes at three Scottish universities 2026-04-07 [Unite]

Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers take strike action 2026-04-07 [RMT]

Northern Ireland Paid miscarriage leave now a day-one right in Northern Ireland 2026-04-07 [PCS]

Briefing: the Government’s Fair Work Agency risks becoming a ‘toothless watchdog’ 2026-04-07 [Institute of Employment Rights]

Labour's business-friendly changes to Fair Work Agency leave it at risk of becoming ‘another toothless regulator’ 2026-04-06 [The Guardian]

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