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Strike action begins at Crane Building Services and Utilities [GMB] 2026-05-11

Farage would make Thatcher's union attacks ‘look like small fry,’ warns Equity [Morning Star] 2026-05-11

What stands between us and a general strike? [The New Internationalist] 2026-05-07

Their hour of glory: Trades councils and the 1926 general strike [Red Pepper] 2026-05-05

Modern slavery at record levels in UK and expected to worsen, report warns [The Guardian] 2026-05-05

‘A day to stand in solidarity with workers across the world’ [Morning Star] 2026-05-04

Dynamic pay on platforms such as Uber should be banned, says TUC [Morning Star] 2026-05-03

Workplace violence is ‘out of control,’ say MPs backing union calls for legal reforms [Morning Star] 2026-05-02

Protest at Connaught school over scabbing of NEU strike [Morning Star] 2026-05-01

Joint Union Statement on the Government plans for every state school to join an academy trust [NEU] 2026-04-30

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Killer kitchen dust banned after lung disease deaths of young workers 2026-05-11 [The i Paper]

Forget the AI job apocalypse. AI’s real threat is worker control and surveillance 2026-05-11 [The Guardian]

Radical approach needed if Labour is to succeed 2026-05-11 [Unison]

Strike action begins at Crane Building Services and Utilities 2026-05-11 [GMB]

Doncaster airport saved after union campaign 2026-05-11 [GMB]

British Steel nationalised in 'decisive' intervention 2026-05-11 [GMB]

Farage would make Thatcher's union attacks ‘look like small fry,’ warns Equity 2026-05-11 [Morning Star]

Britain an outsourcing ‘outlier’ 2026-05-11 [Morning Star]

CWU delegates fear current anti-racist strategy is ‘alienating working-class people’ 2026-05-11 [Morning Star]

CWU delegates condemn Iran war 2026-05-11 [Morning Star]

Regional Officer - Representation 2026-05-09 [NEU]

Making history not reliving it 2026-05-09 [The Morning Star]

Labour affiliated unions demand ‘urgent change’ after ‘catastrophic’ election results 2026-05-09 [LabourList ]

Google AI workers vote to unionise in a bid to resist military contracts 2026-05-09 [IER]

Strikes against ‘savage’ NHS workforce cull ends with legal action warning 2026-05-08 [Morning Star]

Labour government must put workers ahead of the wealthy to succeed, says UNISON 2026-05-08 [Unison]

Unite leader says election results show Labour will die if it doesn’t fundamentally change course now 2026-05-08 [Unite]

Unite secures UK Nestle workers inflation beating pay rise 2026-05-08 [Unite]

RFA strike Friday 8 and Wednesday 13 May over pay 2026-05-08 [RMT]

NEU secure new workload protections in sixth form colleges 2026-05-08 [NEU]

NHS cancer nurses exposed to toxic chemicals linked to miscarriage, due to inadequate PPE 2026-05-07 [Independent]

'The meek shall inherit the earth' 2026-05-07 [The New Internationalist]

What stands between us and a general strike? 2026-05-07 [The New Internationalist]

Why the climate movement marches for workers’ rights 2026-05-07 [Greenpeace]

Creators of comics struggling to survive despite a thriving industry 2026-05-06 [Society of Authors]

The General Strike in a London suburb 2026-05-05 [Labour Hub]

Their hour of glory: Trades councils and the 1926 general strike 2026-05-05 [Red Pepper]

“Their Greatest Effort Ever”: The British General Strike at 100 2026-05-05 [Jacobin]

Pension reforms could widen gender gap 2026-05-05 [Unison]

Refinery accused of sacking union members is key to UK plan to tackle jet fuel shortage 2026-05-05 [The Guardian]

Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military 2026-05-05 [The Guardian]

Burnhope to stage centenary celebration of 'unofficial' Miners' Gala 2026-05-05 [The Northern Echo]

Modern slavery at record levels in UK and expected to worsen, report warns 2026-05-05 [The Guardian]

Reenactment at Beamish Museum marks centenary of 'first and only' General Strike of 1926 2026-05-04 [ITVX]

TUC: Reflections on the General Strike, 100 years on 2026-05-04 [NEN]

A message from NUJ on World Press Freedom Day 2026 2026-05-04 [NUJ]

Oxford’s strike legacy sewn into history 2026-05-04 [Morning Star]

General Strike was 'the boil that needed lancing' 2026-05-04 [BBC]

General Strike paralysed UK in fight for living wage while Tories got vindictive revenge 2026-05-04 [Mirror]

The 1926 General Strike: Nine days of hope that shook the world 2026-05-04 [Socialist Worker]

The 1926 General Strike: revolutionary potential, reformist betrayal, and the lessons for today 2026-05-04 [Morning Star]

General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again? 2026-05-04 [Big Issue]

RMT and Camden Trades Council unveil red plaque in honour of the General Strike at a building of strategic importance 2026-05-04 [Morning Star]

‘A day to stand in solidarity with workers across the world’ 2026-05-04 [Morning Star]

Dynamic pay on platforms such as Uber should be banned, says TUC 2026-05-03 [Morning Star]

Bus driver strike suspended after fresh pay offer 2026-05-03 [BBC]

How the General Strike changed Britain 2026-05-02 [The Observer]

Pensioner's asbestos 'still out there' warning to construction workers as settlement secured 2026-05-02 [Teesside Live]

Yes, the government should freeze rents – and develop a plan for long-term rent controls 2026-05-02 [UNISON]

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