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Matt Trinder
Campaigners call on the government to end its ‘cruel obsession with deterrence’ after figures show over 175,400 people are still waiting for an initial decision on their asylum applications
New data reveals soaring pay among top chief executives as workers struggle with the longest pay squeeze in 200 years
New figures showed further falls in take-home wages, rising unemployment and record numbers trapped on zero-hours contracts
‘Jobs that are safe, secure and pay a living wage must replace precarious roles which exploit black workers’ labour,’ Black Activists Rising Against Cuts tells the Star
‘Bringing in agency staff to deliver important services in place of strikers risks endangering public safety, worsening disputes and poisoning industrial relations,’ TUC says
Thousands take stand against Tory plans to make railways less safe, secure and accessible by closing train ticket offices across England
TSSA general secretary hopeful Maryam Eslamdoust tells the Star about the horrific spike in assaults on TfL staff
Shocking incident comes as unions warn violence is on the rise across Britain’s primaries and secondaries
Unite chief issues stark warning to Starmer as union votes to remain affiliated with Labour
Matt Trinder talks to Durham Miners’ Association general secretary ALAN MARDGHUM about the 2023 Durham Miners’ Gala, taking place this weekend
GMB labels the move an ‘utter disgrace when companies have showered shareholders and bosses with billions’
‘Significant’ number of doctors still suffering with ‘debilitating effects’ of long Covid, study warns
BMA survey reveals breakdown of trust as junior doctors brace for biggest walkout in NHS history
‘Labour will need to be prepared to go further if they are to begin to solve the current crisis,’ NAHT leader says
Tories' belated NHS plan ignores a decade of eroding pay, critics warn
Sunak and Social Care Minister refuse to accept public-sector wage recommendations
Ministry of Justice urged to intervene to stop a catastrophic breakdown of the service
20,000 railway workers to down tools on July 20, 22 and 29
Staff at logistics giant GXO ballot for strikes over ‘draconian disciplinary matters,’ Unite warns
Cameron heckled as he denies damage caused by years of Tory cuts at Covid-19 inquiry
‘Their policies weakened the foundations of our society by hollowing out our public services and shredding our safety net,’ TUC says
Matt Trinder talks to firefighter BARRY JACKSON about his call for routine health monitoring of the front-line workforce, which was overwhelmingly endorsed at the FBU conference last month after years of campaigning
TUC’s Kate Bell cautions on dip in union membership
But, Glasgow Apple Store workers tell GMB conference that young workers ‘often lack the knowledge of how to organise’
GMB union calls for public ownership of social care system
Free childcare for all is ‘the right thing to do for families and the economy,’ trade unionists says
GMB members overwhelmingly back a motion at the union's 2023 congress demanding ‘free quality childcare for all parents to ensure work is affordable’
Rail union slams demands for productivity to increase ‘by thousands of per cent’ while slashing wages
More than 300,000 children receive the Scottish Child Payment benefit
The Tories are ‘more concerned with creating a cruel and expensive hostile environment than investing in a workable system,’ campaigners charge
Pressure piles from Labour's left as Downing Street considers ‘voluntary’ price caps on basic items
‘Anyone who is “comfortable” with a recession cannot possibly know what it’s like to be on the receiving end’ of the consequences, Corbyn says
Weyman Bennett tells delegates to ‘worry more about yachts than small boats’ after legal victory
Matt Trinder talks to FRAN HEATHCOTE, president of Britain’s biggest civil servants’ union, ahead of its annual conference in Brighton
