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BBC News to axe education editor role in cost-cutting move
By Michael Savage Media editor
Fears over lack of scrutiny for key sectors as health editor position also to go in cuts aimed at saving £5.5m
#BBC #Publicservicebroadcasting #Media #UKnews #Education #Health #Tradeunions #Teaching #Society #TVnews #Publicservicereporting #ThenewsonTV #Mediadownturn #Televisionindustry #TheGuardian #MichaelSavageMediaeditor
BBC News to axe education editor role in cost-cutting move https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/oct/22/bbc-news-to-axe-education-editor-role-in-cost-cutting-move #Bbc #PublicServiceBroadcasting #Media #UkNews #Education #Health #TradeUnions #Teaching
Barclays profits up 12% as UK banks brace for tax increase in budget
By Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
Lender gives further £500m to shareholders after reporting £2.3bn in pre-tax profits from July to September
#Barclays #Banking #Business #Budget2026 #JohnHealey #Budget #Taxandspending #UKnews #TUC #Tradeunions #TheGuardian #KalyeenaMakortoffBankingcorrespondent
Barclays profits up 12% as UK banks brace for tax increase in budget https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/22/barclays-profits-up-as-uk-banks-brace-for-tax-increase-in-budget #Barclays #Banking #Business #Budget2026 #JohnHealey #Budget #TaxAndSpending #UkNews #Tuc #TradeUnions
Senegal's three-day general strike entered its second day on Thursday, with unions pressing the government to honour agreements on pay, ...
Senegal’s three-day general strike entered its second day on Thursday, with unions pressing the government to honour agreements on pay, pensions and working conditions amid a deepening economic crisis.…#Africa #Senegal #Strike #SenegalYouthOlympics2026 #Debt #Tradeunions
Senegal unions press on with general strike days before Youth Olympics
https://www.europesays.com/videos/115534/ Disappointed after meeting, French unions call for 5 November action #education #Euronews #France #fuel #ProtestsInFrance #strike #TradeUnions
Streeting delays defence jobs plan for young people after union pushback
By Alexandra Topping Political correspondent
UK defence secretary had been due to unveil proposals on Thursday until concerns were raised at 11th hour
#Defencepolicy #Workcareers #UKnews #WesStreeting #Politics #MinistryofDefence #Youngpeople #Tradeunions #Society #Money #TheGuardian #AlexandraToppingPoliticalcorrespondent
Streeting delays defence jobs plan for young people after union pushback https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/21/wes-streeting-delays-defence-jobs-plan-young-people-union-pushback-mod-uk #DefencePolicy #WorkCareers #UkNews #WesStreeting #Politics #MinistryOfDefence #YoungPeople #TradeUnions #Society #Money
NatWest orders 13,000 staff back to their desks two days a week
By Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
Union furious as bank scraps remote-first policy for thousands of employees from February 2027
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/20/natwest-staff-back-two-days-a-week-policy
#Banking #NatWestGroup #Business #Workcareers #Tradeunions #UKnews #Worklifebalance #Money #TheGuardian #KalyeenaMakortoffBankingcorrespondent
NatWest orders 13,000 staff back to their desks two days a week https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/20/natwest-staff-back-two-days-a-week-policy #Banking #NatwestGroup #Business #WorkCareers #TradeUnions #UkNews #WorklifeBalance #Money
"Warehouses appear to be categorised into five tiers based on their Atlas score, where Tier 5 is “no immediate perceived risk” and Tier 1 is “future activity is imminent”. The document suggests this scale can be used to “inform staffing decisions, resource planning, standard actions, and ownership to mitigate risks to Amazon labour structure”.
#BoycottAmazon #Amazon #TradeUnions
Amazon uses AI to monitor union risk in UK warehouses
https://www.opendemocracy.net/email/335667e8-77d2-41e0-8d98-eb3f96b6241e/
North Sea strikes could severely disrupt UK fuel supplies, union warns https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/19/north-sea-strikes-could-severely-disrupt-uk-fuel-supplies-union-warns #IndustrialAction #Oil #Unite #TradeUnions #EnergyIndustry #OilAndGasCompanies #FossilFuels #UkNews #Business #Energy #Politics
North Sea strikes could severely disrupt UK fuel supplies, union warns
By Jillian Ambrose
More than 160 offshore rig workers plan walkout amid rising tensions between unions and oil companies
#Industrialaction #Oil #Unite #Tradeunions #Energyindustry #Oilandgascompanies #Fossilfuels #UKnews #Business #Energy #Politics #TheGuardian #JillianAmbrose
https://www.europesays.com/ie/740805/ Public sector pay deal must deliver ‘value for money’ and productivity says Taoiseach #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #IE #Ireland #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #MichealMartin #News #PayDeal #PayDispute #PublicSector #TopStories #TopStories #TradeUnions #WorkplaceRelationsCommission
https://www.europesays.com/videos/113183/ Students, trade unions and Yellow Vests set to protest across France • FRANCE 24 English #'YellowVest'Protests #Channel #coverage #France #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #international #Journalists #news #students #TradeUnions #tv #videos #world #YellowVests #youtube
https://www.europesays.com/ie/738322/ Rockstar Games president Houser did not ‘scream’ at anyone, tribunal told – The Irish News #Discord #Edinburgh #Éire #EmploymentTribunal #GrandTheftAutoVI #IE #IndependentWorkers'UnionOfGreatBritain(IWGB) #Ireland #JenniferKolbe #LinkedIn #RockstarGames #SamHouser #scotland #Technology #TradeUnions #tribunal #UK
The campaign could culminate in a general strike in November. (teleSUR). Orinoco Tribune 2. + postsBio. Orinoco Tribune 2. Israeli settler and Israeli ...
Thousands of people took to the streets across Colombia on Wednesday in the first national strike against President Abelardo de la Espriella's administration, as police used tear gas, rubber...#Bogota #Colombia #ESMAD #GustavoPetro #IvanCepeda #Medellin #nationalstrike #police #Protest #TradeUnions
Colombia’s First National Strike Against De la Espriella Met With Police Crackdown
‘We should all be worried’: calls grow to limit London rollout of robotaxis
By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent
Protest planned at Wayve HQ as Uber drivers fear for their future and city’s politicians demand TfL should have power over licences
#Transport #Selfdrivingcars #Business #Roadtransport #Waymo #Uber #TfL #UKnews #London #Worldnews #Automotiveindustry #GMBunion #Tradeunions #TheGuardian #GwynTophamTransportcorrespondent
https://www.europesays.com/ie/736925/ Chambers ‘hopeful’ for progress with public sector unions as potential second strike looms #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #IE #Ireland #JackChambers #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #MichaelMartin #News #PublicPayDispute #PublicSector #strikes #TopStories #TopStories #TradeUnions
https://www.europesays.com/ie/735404/ The government says it wants productivity. But where has theirs been over pay talks? #Business #CostOfLiving #Economy #Éire #IE #inflation #Ireland #PeadarToibin #PublicSector #Strike #TradeUnions
https://www.europesays.com/videos/110443/ France braces for fresh nationwide student demonstrations • FRANCE 24 English #blockades #DemonstrationsInFrance #EducationCrisis #France #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FranceUnbowed #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #NationwideDemonstrations #Paris #PoorClassroomConditions #ProtestMarch #PublicUnrest #RiskOfViolence #SchoolCondition #StudentMobilisation #StudentProtests #students #TradeUnions
“We’re just trying to have a future”: Marseille’s students take to the streets against the Macron-Lecornu governement
https://www.europesays.com/ie/732734/ Chambers to brief Cabinet on efforts to avert public sector strike #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #Healthcare #IE #IndustrialAction #Ireland #JackChambers #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #News #PublicSectorStrike #TopStories #TopStories #TradeUnions
Alan Thornett‑ Key militant in the 1960s/70s/80s motor industry
Tony Richardson who worked at Cowley for 34 years as a steward in the Body Plant remembers his friend and comrade.https://anticapitalistresistance.org/alan-thornett-key-militant-in-the-1960s-70s-80s-motor-industry/
Retrofit schools and consider moving exams to beat extreme heat, says teaching union leader
By Matthew Taylor
NEU’s Daniel Kebede says earlier start times and longer summer breaks may be needed to help pupils and teachers
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/oct/11/schools-exams-extreme-heat-neu-daniel-kebede
#Schools #Teaching #Tradeunions #Educationpolicy #Extremeheat #Education #UKnews #TheGuardian #MatthewTaylor
Retrofit schools and consider moving exams to beat extreme heat, says teaching union leader https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/oct/11/schools-exams-extreme-heat-neu-daniel-kebede #Schools #Teaching #TradeUnions #EducationPolicy #ExtremeHeat #Education #UkNews
https://www.europesays.com/ie/728498/ Who’s striking, who’s not? What you need to know ahead of nationwide day of protest next Wednesday #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #education #Éire #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #IE #IndustrialAction #Ireland #LatestNews #LatestNews #MainNews #MainNews #News #pay #PayDispute #picket #PublicSectorPay #PublicSectorStrike #TheMorningLead #TopStories #TopStories #TradeUnions
Who’s striking, who’s not? What you need to know ahead of nationwide day of protest next Wednesday
PUBLIC SERVANTS IN sectors across the country will take part in a large-scale strike on Wednesday 14 October…
#Ireland #IE #Europe #Europa #EU #education #industrialaction #ireland #pay #Paydispute #picket #publicsectorpay #Publicsectorstrike #TheMorningLead #Tradeunions
https://www.europesays.com/3301310/
https://www.europesays.com/3301310/ Who’s striking, who’s not? What you need to know ahead of nationwide day of protest next Wednesday #education #IndustrialAction #ireland #pay #PayDispute #picket #PublicSectorPay #PublicSectorStrike #TheMorningLead #TradeUnions
Who’s striking, who’s not? What you need to know ahead of nationwide day of protest next Wednesday https://www.byteseu.com/2438661/ #EDUCATION #IndustrialAction #Ireland #pay #PayDispute #picket #PublicSectorPay #PublicSectorStrike #TheMorningLead #TradeUnions
Headteachers threaten strike ballots after losing confidence in Ofsted
By Richard Adams Education editor
Unions tell government to fix ‘overbearing mess’ of inspection regime and its impact on staff wellbeing – or risk industrial action
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/oct/10/ofsted-strikes-head-teachers-confidence
#Ofsted #Schools #Tradeunions #DepartmentforEducation #Teachersworkload #Education #England #UKnews #TheGuardian #RichardAdamsEducationeditor
Headteachers threaten strike ballots after losing confidence in Ofsted https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/oct/10/ofsted-strikes-head-teachers-confidence #Ofsted #Schools #TradeUnions #DepartmentForEducation #TeachersWorkload #Education #England #UkNews
UK coastguard agency chief faces calls to resign over use of unverified data to back up pay plan https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/09/maritime-coastguard-agency-uk-virginia-mcvea-faces-calls-to-resign #EmergencyServices #VoluntarySector #WorkersRights #GmbUnion #PublicServicesPolicy #PublicSectorPay #TradeUnions #Politics #Society #UkNews
UK coastguard agency chief faces calls to resign over use of unverified data to back up pay plan
By Kevin Rawlinson
Regulator says poll cited by Virginia McVea in move to strip rescue officers of pay did not sufficiently back up her claim
#Emergencyservices #Voluntarysector #Workersrights #GMBunion #Publicservicespolicy #Publicsectorpay #Tradeunions #Politics #Society #UKnews #TheGuardian #KevinRawlinson
Tory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUC
By Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent
Exclusive: Chancellor urged to reverse Rishi Sunak’s tax surcharge cuts to claw back billions in lost revenue
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/09/tory-tax-break-banks-cost-uk-public-purse-tuc
#Banksandbuildingsocieties #JohnHealey #RishiSunak #Politics #Taxandspending #UKnews #Money #TUC #Tradeunions #TheGuardian #KalyeenaMakortoffBankingcorrespondent
Tory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUC https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/oct/09/tory-tax-break-banks-cost-uk-public-purse-tuc #BanksAndBuildingSocieties #JohnHealey #RishiSunak #Politics #TaxAndSpending #UkNews #Money #Tuc #TradeUnions
LIVE: Belgian students join trade unions for national strike
Student protesters join Belgian trade unions for a national strike in Brussels, rallying against planned government budget cuts. Public transport and flights are expected to be disrupted as thousands gather for demonstrations in front of of the government’s party headquarters. #belgium #students #tradeunions #brussels #strike #protest #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world:
https://fllics.com/zh/video/live-belgian-students-join-trade-unions-for-national-strike/
solidarity with Ninja Theory stuff and management, they never deserved any of this https://www.eurogamer.net/ninja-theory-hellblade-developers-layoffs-xbox-cuts
and an obligatory reminder that while Microsoft throws indy studios under the bus, they waste millions (if not billions) on useless shit - and Xbox puts spying ads into their services
#Gaming #Videogames #WorkersRights #Tech #Technology #Microsoft #NinjaTheory #Xbox #Cambridge #TradeUnions
Glasgow city council reaches pay deal with union to avert fire-and-rehire plan
By Eve Livingston Scotland correspondent
‘Strong and fair’ proposal to be taken to members’ ballot after previous offer led Unison to walk out of negotiations
#UKnews #Glasgow #Scotland #Unison #Localgovernment #Equalpay #Industrialaction #Publicsectorpay #Tradeunions #TheGuardian #EveLivingstonScotlandcorrespondent
Glasgow city council reaches pay deal with union to avert fire-and-rehire plan https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/oct/05/glasgow-city-council-reaches-pay-deal-with-union-to-avert-fire-and-rehire-plan #UkNews #Glasgow #Scotland #Unison #LocalGovernment #EqualPay #IndustrialAction #PublicSectorPay #TradeUnions
Strikes by North Sea oil workers could ‘severely disrupt’ UK fuel supplies
By Kalyeena Makortoff
Union says staff left with no choice but industrial action after breakdown in pay talks with Texas oil firm Apache
#Oil #Oilandgascompanies #Business #Energyindustry #Commodities #Industrialaction #UKnews #Tradeunions #Unite #TheGuardian #KalyeenaMakortoff
Strikes by North Sea oil workers could ‘severely disrupt’ UK fuel supplies https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/05/strikes-by-north-sea-oil-workers-could-severely-disrupt-uk-fuel-supplies #Oil #OilAndGasCompanies #Business #EnergyIndustry #Commodities #IndustrialAction #UkNews #TradeUnions #Unite
‘The violence is off the scale’: staff and passengers at risk as assaults on UK trains soar to record high
By Gwyn Topham, Stephen Morris, Nicola Slawson, Hannah Al-Othman and Eve Livingston
Cases of abuse, spitting, head-butting and sexual harassment, have spiked as transport police numbers have dwindled
#Publictransport #Railindustry #Transport #Railtransport #Police #Crime #UKnews #England #NorthofEngland #Scotland #Wales #Violenceagainstwomenandgirls #RMT #Tradeunions #Society #Business #Politics #TheGuardian #GwynTopham #StephenMorris #NicolaSlawson #HannahAlOthman #EveLivingston
Glasgow council workers face pay cuts in fire-and-rehire plan after union talks break down
By Eve Livingston
Unison refuses to ballot members on offer that would see thousands of council employees worse off
#Localgovernment #Politics #Society #UKnews #Tradeunions #Glasgow #Scotland #Equalpay #TheGuardian #EveLivingston
Glasgow council workers face pay cuts in fire-and-rehire plan after union talks break down https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/oct/04/glasgow-council-workers-face-pay-cuts-in-fire-and-rehire-plan-after-union-talks-break-down #LocalGovernment #Politics #Society #UkNews #TradeUnions #Glasgow #Scotland #EqualPay
Build the International Solidarity Convoy to Ukraine: a message for trade unionists
Liz Lawrence puts forward a number of key arguments to support trade unionists arguing for support for the forthcoming convoy in their unions.
Edinburgh joins UK universities heading for strikes as cuts spread through entire sector
By Sally Weale and Richard Adams
Students at Edinburgh, Dundee and Nottingham face a term without any teaching as sector struggles with rising financial uncertainty
#Universities #Students #Tradeunions #Universityfunding #Industrialaction #UniversityofNottingham #UniversityofEdinburgh #Universityadministration #Highereducation #Education #UKnews #Politics #UniversityofDundee #TheGuardian #SallyWeale #RichardAdams
Barclays softens return-to-office plans for UK staff after backlash https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/29/barclays-softens-return-to-office-plans-for-uk-staff-after-backlash #Barclays #Banking #WorkingFromHome #Business #UkNews #TradeUnions #Unite
Burnham to signal willingness to look at scrapping pension triple lock to fund social care https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/29/andy-burnham-labour-conference-pension-triple-lock-social-care #LabourConference2026 #AndyBurnham #SocialCare #StatePensions #Politics #Labour #Pensions #LucyPowell #Unite #Society #TradeUnions #UkNews
Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay
By Sarah Butler and Alexandra Topping
Airport chiefs say 2035 operations deadline unachievable as critics say new delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’
#Heathrowthirdrunway #Heathrowairport #Infrastructure #AndyBurnham #Airlineindustry #Airtransport #Business #London #Transport #Travelandtransport #UKnews #Environment #Planningpolicy #Tradeunions #Politics #Transportpolicy #Travelleisure #TheGuardian #SarahButler #AlexandraTopping
Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/27/burham-dodges-questions-heathrow-third-runway-delay #HeathrowThirdRunway #HeathrowAirport #Infrastructure #AndyBurnham #AirlineIndustry #AirTransport #Business #London #Transport #TravelAndTransport #UkNews #Environment #PlanningPolicy #TradeUnions #Politics #TransportPolicy #TravelLeisure
Who remembers the Harvest Festival at school? It was when kids would take in goods, help box them up and a school trip meant distributing them to elderly and vulnerable people within the local community.
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#woodstreetmission #manchester #education #london #scotland #food #greenparty #labourparty #news #tradeunions
New issue of Solidarity, out now! Read it at https://bit.ly/Sol774
#farRight #fascism #farage #uk #ukpolitics #australia #germany #usa #iran #ukraine #russia #palestine #israel #climateChange #climate #environment #feminism #racism #blacklivesMatter #blm #lgbtQ #lgbtQIA #queer #history #politics #news #journalism #debate #theory #classWar #tradeUnions #unions #workers #freedom #socialism #capitalism #communism #migration
Reported assaults on Britain’s railways rise to nearly 25,000 a year https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/sep/24/reported-assaults-britains-railways-rise-record-high #RailTransport #PublicTransport #RailIndustry #Crime #Rmt #TradeUnions #Police #Transport #Business #UkNews