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Bringing together all the Trades Councils of Greater Manchester
Strikes by around 320 tram drivers working for KeolisAmey Metrolink Limited later this month are back on, after workers overwhelmingly voted to reject the companyâs proposals for tackling driver fatigue.
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On Monday 8 December, MPs will debate a petition relating to digital ID Write to your MP
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Reject digital ID
YouTube video by Big Brother Watch
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A mandatory digital ID scheme will not stop the key problem of illegal worker âimpersonationâ, experts have told the government.
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Looking forward to hosting this event with
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Join us
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Employment Rights Bill (Consideration of Commons Amendments): Another round of ping-pong will take place on the Governmentâs employment rights legislation, after the Commons considered the Lordsâ amendments on Wednesday 5 November.
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Booking details and speakers announced on Monday
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Big Brother Watch director Silkie Carlo answers your questions about facial recognition.
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PRIVACY EXPERT EXPLAINS: Why facial recognition is a threat to our privacy and freedoms
YouTube video by Big Brother Watch
https://youtu.be/_qtRR7f3XB8?si=NAsOs-3kn-JELI1N
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Tomorrow we will be standing in
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with striking @unison members N.West Ambulance Educators NWAS HQ Bolton Friday 24th October 8am until 10am. Ladybridge Hall, 399 Chorley New Road, Bolton, Lancashire, BL1 5DD
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Next week GMP will deploy live facial recognition in Sale town centre. Successive Policing Ministers have pledged a legal framework for live facial recognition, but as weeks have stretched into months, weâve seen no progress, only further expansion. We condemn the march towards an Orwellian state
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đ« Stop blacklisting đ« Stop strike-breaking đ« Stop wasting council-tax-payers' money đ« Stop attacking your workers đ« End the bins strike!
#Blacklisting
#BirminghamBinsStrike
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It is noteworthy that not all those who are working in the stores are employees and therefore not factored in. So for example, ancillary workers who are employed by an agency and almost entirely on minimum wage do not feature in the calculation
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The government must ensure fair distribution of income
'The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.'
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/10/the-government-must-ensure-fair-distribution-of-income/
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Lord John Hendy KC, one of the UKâs leading employment barristers and the chair of the Institute of Employment Rights, said the findings were âshockingâ and had âprofound implicationsâ for employment law. He said it should be a âwake-up callâ for the government.
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Thousands of rogue bosses have failed to pay tribunal awards - TBIJ report
https://mailchi.mp/eb31110dcedc/corbyn-adopts-ier-proposals-at-tuc-18000720?e=2bcbf9129a
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Labour lacks any original thought. In the last week weâve seen Mandatory ID cards rehashed and now reintroducing tribunal costs â if the employment rights bill wasnât a big enough joke it is now removing access to any benefits that the Act may bring
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Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say
Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be âa gift for bad bossesâ, says TUC chief Paul Nowak
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/oct/01/labour-considering-charging-workers-for-employment-tribunal-claims-sources-say
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18th September is International Equal Pay Day
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Is it true that this government is hamstrung by the UKâs ailing economy? And why are so many people turning to Reform?
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Why is the UK in such a mess?
This government has taken a record-breaking plummet in popularity, our chancellor keeps telling us the Treasury has no spare cash for our crumbling schools and hospitals, and Reform have become the mo
https://soundcloud.com/weeklyeconomicspodcast/why-is-the-uk-in-such-a-mess?utm_source=moengage&utm_medium=EMAIL&utm_campaign=20250806_listener_new_release_other_creators_email&utm_content=68936a90cad14d72b0c7fc20
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Unite calls for entire welfare bill to be dropped and for government to start again
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Admitted that P&O knew they were breaking the law sacking 800 workers but justified the decision on a financial basis as the workers could be replaced by those earning ÂŁ4.87 an hour He also revealed he earned more than ÂŁ500,000 in 2023.
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P&O Ferries boss who sparked outage after mass sacking quits
Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite led the company when it sacked hundreds of staff in March 2022.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdrk8j81km2o
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This should ring alarms bell about political rhetoric, media focus and media silence.
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The Media Distortion Warping Britainâs Views on Immigration
Unbalanced coverage of migration is twisting the public's perspective, argues Christian Christensen
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/08/12/the-media-distortion-warping-britains-views-on-immigration/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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'Roots to Routes' - South Asian Heritage Month | Events | UNISON National
UNISON celebrates South Asian Heritage month which is observed annually from July 18 â August 17. It celebrates the rich history, diverse cultures
https://www.unison.org.uk/events/roots-to-routes/
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Reeves needs to find ÂŁ40bn - I know a group of people who could pay that in extra taxes without even feeling it
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Rachel Reeves needs to put up taxes to cover ÂŁ40bn deficit, thinktank says
NIESR suggests a rise of 5p in the pound on basic and higher rate of income tax would fill the budget gap
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/06/tax-rises-budget-deficit-rachel-reeves-niesr
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âYou have to assume that at some point somethingâs going to be cooked up about you â some sort of smear â or there will be another vote, and then they will suspend you.â
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Starmer and The Sun: An Appointment that Shows Everything that Is Wrong with Power and the Press in Britain
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Great support today for the striking NWAS members of UNISON
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"The dispute is about union recognition. The right to have the rep of our choice at the negotiating table for negotiating pay terms and conditions. Veolia could end this dispute today and it would cost them nothing to do so" Joel Mayfield
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Taking a message of
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to striking @BMA members
#bma
#doctors
#strike
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Itâs a simple test: does the government operate in the interests of the country, or in the interests of private capital? This shouldnât be a difficult choice for Labour to make, yet, as with so many such tests, it flunks it.
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High water bills, filthy rivers â and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, itâs clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/17/water-bills-filthy-rivers-drought-water-crisis
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The privatisation of rail was a sham and failure from the very start. It has stifled the wages and expendable incomes of the workers and hence made our communities poorer but the rich richer. This should be the first of many renationalisations
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South Western Railway first rail firm renationalised by Labour
The first service under new public ownership was partially operated by a rail replacement bus.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceqg73znzzeo
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#IWMD
10:30 28th April Bolton
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60 years of the anti-racism Convention: progress and achievements in the fight against racial discrimination
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International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination | United Nations
Racial and ethnic discrimination occur on a daily basis, hindering progress for millions of people around the world. Racism and intolerance can take various forms â from denying individuals the basic ...
https://www.un.org/en/observances/end-racism-day
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Artificial intelligence for creative workers A TUC manifesto
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Artificial intelligence for creative workers
Our manifesto outlines our values and proposals to address the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on creative work and workers.
https://www.tuc.org.uk/research-analysis/reports/artificial-intelligence-creative-workers
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With over 50k rail workers set to retire in the next 5 years, the Charter lays out demands to ensure apprenticeships are no longer treated as low-paid, insecure, and substandard roles, but as a respected and vital investment in the future of the transport industry.
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RMT launches Apprentice Charter to demand better pay, training, and job security
The RMT Young Members Conference in Canterbury will launch the union's Apprentice Charter, a ground-breaking initiative aimed at improving wages, working conditions, and training standards for transpo...
https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-launches-apprentice-charter-to-demand-better-pay-training/
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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: âThis is a cruel increase which is going to hit the elderly and low paid workers the hardest.
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https://www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/news/2025/february/energy-price-cap-cruel-increase-for-workers-and-elderly-unite#
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New research from Pregnant Then Screwed, in partnership with Women In DataÂź, has revealed a sharp increase in the number of women who are potentially pushed out of their job when pregnant, during or when returning from maternity leave.
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74,000 women a year lose their jobs for getting pregnant or for taking maternity leave - Pregnant Then Screwed
https://pregnantthenscrewed.com/74000-women-a-year-lose-their-jobs-for-getting-pregnant-or-for-taking-maternity-leave/
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#solidarity
works
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UCU members in Teesside win pay increase
In December 2022, the staff at five colleges in Cleveland, Redcar and Stockton-on-Tees, part of the Education Training Collective (ETC) in Teesside, initiated a campaign for fair pay.
https://www.tuc.org.uk/workplace-guidance/case-studies/ucu-members-teesside-win-pay-increase
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Great turn out today
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12 months ago
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#Solidarity
12 months ago
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A clearer and expanded role for the fire service in fire protection and inspection makes absolute sense 1. They are experts, 2. They are imparial and not subject to conflicts of commercial interest in carrying out their role 3. They are under democratic control
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Leaders of Labour affiliated trade unions issue an appeal to the Government to stand firm on workers rights.
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Leaders of Labour affiliated trade unions issue an appeal to the Government to stand firm on workers rights - IER
https://www.ier.org.uk/news/leaders-of-labour-affiliated-trade-unions-issue-an-appeal-to-the-government-to-stand-firm-on-workers-rights/
12 months ago
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#BDS
Let Reebok know that they have made a bad decision
12 months ago
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Judge Carr should lay off Sir Kier, after all its not like he a human rights lawyer or anything
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Top judge âdeeply troubledâ by PMQs exchange on Gaza asylum case
Lady Carr says politicians should respect judicial independence, as Starmer calls decision to grant family asylum a âlegal loopholeâ
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/18/top-judge-deeply-troubled-by-pmqs-exchange-on-gaza-asylum-case
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While many of us associate attacks on womenâs bodily autonomy with ultra-religious groups, openDemocracyâs Sian Norris argues that the stripping away of abortion rights is a political issue, rooted in fascistic ideas about women and men
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What's behind the Far Right's anti-women agenda? | openDemocracy
YouTube video by openDemocracy
https://youtu.be/-QwmhpsiLA0?feature=shared
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Starmers position is not about doing what is right, it is about the threat of Farage and Starmers own future
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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Starmer union ally joins opposition to rules barring citizenship for small boat refugees
Head of Unison Christina McAnea is one of 148 signatories of letter warning rules will âbreed division and mistrustâ
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/16/starmer-union-ally-joins-opposition-to-rules-barring-citizenship-for-small-boat-refugees
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Reeve made a fiscal straight jacket for herself, is she going to have the integrity to admit she was wrong?
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Reeves warned UK inflation will push public sector unions to seek higher pay rises
Plan for âreasonableâ 2.8% rises may prove insufficient, forcing chancellor to find billions in extra funding
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/feb/17/reeves-warned-uk-inflation-will-push-public-sector-unions-to-seek-higher-pay-rises
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