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NatWest’s office attendance diktat shows contempt for workers, says Unite
UK

NatWest’s office attendance diktat shows contempt for workers, says Unite

Left Field union desk •

Unite accuses bank of reneging on commitments as workers face higher costs, disruption to caring responsibilities and increased barriers for disabled staff.

Greggs workers “cannot be dropped like stones”, union warns as bakery giant plans factory closures
UK

Greggs workers “cannot be dropped like stones”, union warns as bakery giant plans factory closures

Left Field union desk •

A booming Greggs wants to shut four factories and cut hundreds of jobs. The bakers’ union says the workers who built that success deserve security, not redundancy notices.

East London health workers to ballot for winter strikes over plans to axe 330 jobs
UK

East London health workers to ballot for winter strikes over plans to axe 330 jobs

Left Field union desk •

More than 500 mental health nurses, psychologists and support staff could walk out this winter over a £25m cuts plan that Unite says puts patient safety “in the firing line”.

Unite welcomes TfL plan to bring London buses back into public hands
UK

Unite welcomes TfL plan to bring London buses back into public hands

Left Field union desk •

With city hall spending almost £1.2bn a year subsidising private operators, TfL’s new publicly owned bus company will launch in late 2027 – and Unite wants it to go much further.

Buses, bins and ballots: the disputes still running this autumn
UK

Buses, bins and ballots: the disputes still running this autumn

Left Field union desk •

A quick tour of the fights that haven’t gone away – one just won, one just paused rather than solved, one that’s cost a council £33m and counting, one that might not be over after all, and the rules changing underneath all of them.

London bus drivers force citywide air-con climbdown after summer of 50-degree cabs
UK

London bus drivers force citywide air-con climbdown after summer of 50-degree cabs

Left Field union desk •

Unite members at Arriva North London won by striking. Now every bus operator in the capital has been forced to follow suit.

Buses, bins and ballots: the disputes to watch this autumn
UK

Buses, bins and ballots: the disputes to watch this autumn

Left Field news desk •

London bus workers on strike over the heat, refuse workers and gallery staff have walked out over pay and a fresh wave of Employment Rights Act changes takes effect within weeks.

Unions get a legal right to walk into workplaces from October
UK

Unions get a legal right to walk into workplaces from October

Left Field union desk •

A new legal right will let unions request access to almost any workplace with 21 or more staff, whether or not they already have members there. Here’s what's changing and where the limits lie.

Train drivers set to strike over toilet break failures
UK

Train drivers set to strike over toilet break failures

Left Field staff writers •

ASLEF has warned it is “putting the industry on notice” after train operators failed to act on a year-old regulator instruction to guarantee drivers access to toilet breaks.

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