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A leading trade union has called for it to be given a role in helping low paid workers help themselves.
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A leading trade union has called for London local authorities to be given powers to use vacant dwellings left empty for prolonged periods to house people on their housing waiting list.
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Hundreds of outsourced UCL staff are celebrating after UNISON secured the same pay, pension and annual leave rights as directly employed workers doing the same jobs.
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Porters, care workers, security staff and parking wardens are at greater risk of physical and verbal attack, injury or illness, because they work alone for long periods, says UNISON as it launches the first union gig economy safety guide.
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Three quarters (73%) of the public support a tax increase to pay for adult social care, a Survation poll for the GMB trade union has revealed.
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A new report has called for colleges to be placed at the heart of lifelong learning off the back of years of fundings cuts to further education.
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A high court ruling in a landmark pensions case means the Government could pay back an estimated £2.4 billion it owes to public sector workers immediately, according to GMB Union.
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Night shift workers should be provided with free Vitamin D by bosses to keep them healthy, a leading trade union has said.
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GMB members have revealed their strangest moments as they keep the millions of people who use Heathrow Airport safe. From super guns, sex toys and septuagenarian strippers, being a security guard at the world’s biggest airport is a very challenging job. Following GMB’s long-running campaign, Heathrow has now announced all contracted staff working at the […]
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UNISON members are celebrating after claiming victory in a dispute with Birmingham City Council over plans to make ‘indefensible’ cuts to the hours of low paid care staff.
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