Tag:Trade unions
Politics
Public sector workers need above-inflation pay rises, says TUC chief
The government should award public sector workers “entirely legitimate” pay restoration deals despite the tough economic backdrop to make up for more than a...
Amazon
Amazon announces pay rise for tens of thousands UK workers
The online retail company Amazon has announced a pay rise worth nearly 10% for tens of thousands of UK employees, after defeating a bid...
Education
Call for ‘financial protection’ for schools in England with crumbling concrete
A headteachers’ union is calling on the government to provide “financial protection” for schools at risk of collapse, as well as funding for students...
Industrial action
The Guardian view on trade unions: good for capitalism | Editorial
Some journalists disparage summer as a dry, barren season, but this month has yielded a bumper crop of ancient cliches. Try union barons, militant strikers...
Business
Strengthening workplace protections in UK could bring benefits for both sides | Richard Partington
Sixty years ago when Harold Wilson spoke of harnessing the “white heat” of technology to remake Britain, he warned there was no room for...
Economic policy
Unite calls for 1% wealth tax on super-rich to fund UK public sector pay rises
Britain’s second biggest trade union is calling on the new Labour government to introduce an emergency 1% wealth tax on the assets of the...
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WSJ Wants Judiciary Shielded From Scrutiny
A New York Times investigation (9/15/24) has given us great insight into Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who—unlike the president...
Gambling study says £2.7bn bet annually on hidden-market websites
Gamblers in Great Britain are betting £2.7bn a year through hidden-market websites, according to a lobby group that claims...
Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week
A Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when the co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go...
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