6 d. ago Strike ballot for Scots Ofgem workers amid pay and jobs dispute

PCS members in Glasgow are being balloted for strikes in a dispute over pay and jobs.

Economics

8 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway stagecoach bus drivers suspend strike action over pay dispute

Drivers in the Unite union had been due to hold their first one-day walkout on Friday.

Economics

9 d. ago M&S tells agency staff to stay home as fallout of cyberattack continues

Staff have been instructed to stay at home rather than come into the retailer’s main clothing and homeware warehouse

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9 d. ago Scotland's GPs threaten to strike in dispute with Government that would cause surgery chaos

Overworked medics say they have had enough as workloads are rising and budgets have fallen.

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1 week ago Chaos continues at the Pentagon as Hegseth’s chief of staff leaves post after just months on the job

Former chief of staff will take on a ‘special government employee’ role within the Department of Defense

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1 week ago Russian general killed in Moscow car blast on day of Trump envoy visit

Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik named as victim of explosion that appears similar to previous attacks claimed by UkraineEurope live – latest updatesA senior Russian military official was killed in a car explosion near Moscow on Friday, just hours before a Kremlin meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff.The Russian authorities named the officer as Lt Gen Yaroslav Moskalik, the deputy head of the main operations directorate of the general staff of the Russian armed forces. Continue reading...

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1 week ago US federal agency texts Barnard College employees to ask if they’re Jewish

Employees received text from EEOC on personal phones linking to survey asking if they are Jewish or IsraeliEmployees from Barnard College received text messages this week from the federally run Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on their personal phones linking to a voluntary survey asking recipients if they are Jewish or Israeli and whether they have been subjected to harassment or antisemitism.The text, which was reviewed by the Guardian, states that the civil rights agency is “currently reviewing the employment practices at Barnard College” and invites current and former employees to complete the linked survey. It is not clear how many college employees received the survey, but it appears to have been sent to a sizable portion of the faculty and other staff. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway Stagecoach bus drivers set to strike over pay dispute

The Unite union has announced the first in a series of one-day walkouts will take place on May 2.

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2 w. ago Strikes by Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Water staff to continue until pay dispute resolved

Staff in the Unite, Unison and GMB Scotland unions at the utility company are downing tools on Tuesday and Wednesday this week.

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2 w. ago Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Water workers to strike over pay dispute

Members of the Unison union will begin 48 hours of strike action at midnight on Tuesday.

Economics

2 w. ago Scottish Water staff to walk out on two day strike in dispute with bosses at publicly

Unison said the pay offer from Scottish Water failed to compensate workers for a decade of real-term pay cuts.

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2 w. ago Scottish Water staff to strike for two days as pay standoff continues

Emergency repairs and quality checks for 5m people in Scotland will not be done on Tuesday and Wednesday, union saysScottish Water staff will strike for two days from the early hours of Tuesday as a standoff over pay continues at the state-owned company.The striking workers’ union warned that emergency repairs and quality checks to water supplied to 5 million people across Scotland would not be carried out during the action on Tuesday and Wednesday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hull Trains staff continue strike in dispute over sacking of driver

The company said on Friday there were minor alterations to its timetable, with most services operating as planned.

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2 w. ago Good Friday warning for train passengers as drivers strike over sacking

Disruptions are expected after union members walk out

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2 w. ago Stirling Council workers to be balloted over potential strike action in dispute over pay

Stirling Council workers are to be balloted over potential strike action in a dispute over council workers' pay.

Economics

2 w. ago Johnny Sexton makes surprise move to join Andy Farrell’s Lions coaching staff

Raises further intrigue over fly-half selection debateSexton endorsed Owen Farrell in press interviewJohnny Sexton has been added to the British & Irish Lions coaching staff for the summer tour of Australia in a surprise move that raises further intrigue over the fly-half selection debate following his previous criticism of Finn Russell and endorsement of Owen Farrell.Sexton was not named by Andy Farrell when the head coach unveiled his assistants for the tour last month but will now join Simon Easterby, John Dalziel, Andrew Goodman, Richard Wigglesworth and John Fogarty on the coaching ticket. The 39-year-old will also join Farrell’s coaching staff at Ireland upon the conclusion of the Lions tour. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago 'A society where you're not free to withdraw your labour is not a free society': Broadcaster PETER HITCHENS defends Birmingham bin strikes in podcast clash with SARAH VINE

Mail columnist Sarah Vine clapped back, arguing that the Labour government is at fault for the unnecessary strike that only functions to hurt people uninvolved in the dispute.

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3 w. ago Alpine 'make decision' on sacking Jack Doohan as F1 driver market saga takes fresh twist

Jack Doohan's Formula 1 future had been up in the air following a miserable start to life in the sport, with reports claiming the Australian had six races to save his seat

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3 w. ago Ban inmates from cooking after Hashem Abedi assault, says prison union

Chair of prison workers body says copycat incidents must be prevented after attack by convicted terroristThe union representing prison officers has said inmates should be banned from cooking in jail, with staff fearing copycat incidents after the brother of the Manchester Arena bomber attacked three officers at HMP Frankland.Hashem Abedi, a convicted terrorist who was jailed for life after helping his suicide bomber brother Salman Abedi carry out the Manchester Arena attack in 2017, is alleged to have set upon staff with hot cooking oil and improvised blades. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago New poll shows how Brits feel about Birmingham's bin strike and piled up rubbish

Huge piles of uncollected rubbish continue to sit on the city’s streets and locals have reported seeing giant rats the size of cats in the waste as a pay dispute keeps workers on strike - here's how people in the West Midlands and around the country feel about it

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