Shock poll finds one in five DWP staff claim benefits
The figure has doubled in six months
Trade Unions
Telegraph makes misleading death data claims on junior doctors’ strikes costing lives
“This is an intentional attempt to try and mislead the public,” said the BMA
TUC urges ministers to resolve pay disputes as value of wages drops
Latest ONS figures show a fall in real wages among the largest since comparable records began
Amazon strike in Coventry grows momentum as 600 workers join union
Further milestone for Amazon strikers in Coventry as support continues to grow
Richard Burgon perfectly explains why government can afford to restore junior doctors’ pay
‘Isn’t it the case that a proper pay rise for junior doctors is affordable, it’s just that this government has the wrong priorities?’
Rees-Mogg roasted by former Labour councillor in discussion about junior doctors’ strikes
The Tory MP’s ‘doctors shouldn’t strike’ comments on his own GB News’ show backfired spectacularly.
A list of upcoming strike action
With little sign of demands for fairer pay and working conditions being met in many sectors, industrial action is set to continue across the UK into next week and beyond.
Scottish Government agrees to enter pay talks with junior doctors
Whilst BBC Breakfast told no-one available in UK government for interview during junior doctors’ strike in England
‘We are essentially modern day slaves’ – Why rail cleaners are striking
‘Outsourcing means employers can avoid their responsibility to us as railway workers.’
Public transport investment could boost economy by £52 billion, says TUC
Ambitious report lays out plan to reach net zero targets by radically boosting spending on trains, trams and buses