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Fact Service June 2023
Issue 26 Nurses’ strike over after vote falls short of Threshold; Union warns of imminent ticket office cull; Unions predict probation ‘catastrophe’; Report vindicates union warnings on unsafe schools; UK needs better tax system, think tank says; Recommended diet costs poorest half their income.
Issue 25 Inflation’s failure to fall adds to misery for Millions; C of E clergy make first ever pay claim; UN labour body intervenes in strikes bill debate; Over 200 companies found not paying minimum wage; UK in under-investment ‘doom loop’; Unions slam denial of austerity’s role in Covid unpreparedness.
Issue 24 NHS ‘could be gone within 10 years’; Record pay growth fails to match inflation; Union withdraws recognition claim following ‘dirty tricks’; Pleas for action on excess heat; Three-quarters of employers think parties should use mediation.
Issue 23 Civil service unions mull improved offer; School unions planning joint action; Austerity ‘left us unready for pandemic’; Nearly 10,000 attacks on ambulance workers; Warning follows wildfire visible from space; Economic inactivity due to ill health; almost doubles among young; Warning of summer of strikes.
issue 22 Marginal dip in food price inflation; Embattled Amazon offers family-friendly contracts; TUC: Women twice as likely to miss out on work pension; Ending poverty in Scotland ‘an economic imperative’; ‘Overwhelming’ yes vote to 10% rise; Shoplifting up by a quarter, with violent consequences; Joint call on PM to publish NHS workforce plan; Universal credit ‘£890 a month short’.
Issue 26
Nurses’ strike over after vote falls short of threshold (299 words)
The RCN nurses’ union has shelved plans for strike action after unexpectedly failing to achieve the 50% legal threshold needed in its latest ...
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Union warns of imminent ticket office cull (178 words)
The RMT transport union has warned that a plan to shut almost all the UK’s railway station ticket offices could begin next week. ...
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Unions predict probation ‘catastrophe’ (499 words)
The probation service is at risk of a catastrophic breakdown that would endanger the public, three unions representing its workers have said. ... Subscribers only
Report vindicates union warnings on unsafe schools (515 words)
A major report by the National Audit Office has upheld union warnings about the dangerous state of many of England’s schools ... Subscribers only
UK needs better tax system, think tank says (268 words)
Britain needs better taxes rather than just higher ones, the Resolution Foundation suggests. ... Subscribers only
Recommended diet costs poorest half their income (424 words)
The most deprived fifth of the population would need to spend half of their disposable income on food in order to eat the government’s recommended ... Subscribers only
Issue 25
Inflation’s failure to fall adds to misery for millions (716 words)
The UK’s inflation rate confounded expectations and international trends by remaining static in May, making another rise in interest rates a near ... Subscribers only
C of E clergy make first ever pay claim (283 words)
Church of England clergy represented by Unite have submitted a formal pay claim for the first time ever, the union reports. ... Subscribers only
UN labour body intervenes in strikes bill debate (261 words)
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has intervened in the debate over the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill following a complaint made to ... Subscribers only
Over 200 companies found not paying minimum wage (191 words)
Over 200 companies have been named by HMRC after its inspectors found they had failed to pay the minimum wage. ... Open access
UK in under-investment ‘doom loop’ (281 words)
The UK is “caught in a growth doom loop” following decades of under-investment, according to the IPPR. ... Subscribers only
Unions slam denial of austerity’s role in Covid unpreparedness (432 words)
Unions have reacted angrily to ex-chancellor George Osborne’s appearance at the Covid Inquiry and his denial that austerity played a part in ... Subscribers only
Issue 24
NHS ‘could be gone within 10 years’ (538 words)
As strikes in the NHS continue this week, union research has shone a light on the parlous state of our health service. ... Subscribers only
Record pay growth fails to match inflation (939 words)
Inflation has once again undermined wages, despite nominal regular pay growing more strongly than expected. ... Subscribers only
Union withdraws recognition claim following ‘dirty tricks’ (314 words)
The GMB general union, whose members are again striking at Amazon’s Coventry warehouse this week, has withdrawn its recognition claim at the site, ... Subscribers only
Pleas for action on excess heat (171 words)
The Health and Safety Executive is asking employers to act to ensure workers are protected during extreme hot weather – even though there is no ... Open access
Three-quarters of employers think parties should use mediation (160 words)
A survey for Acas has found that nearly four out of five employers (78%) believe the various sides involved in strike action should seek independent ... Open access
Issue 23
Civil service unions mull improved offer (603 words)
Civil service unions are considering a new pay offer from the government, made after months of industrial action. ... Subscribers only
School unions planning joint action (214 words)
Education unions including the ASCL, NAHT, and NEU are encouraging their members in all schools in England to hold joint planning meetings on ... Open access
Austerity ‘left us unready for pandemic’ (429 words)
The austerity policies of former PM David Cameron and ex-chancellor George Osborne left the UK “hugely unprepared” for the coronavirus pandemic, ... Subscribers only
Nearly 10,000 attacks on ambulance workers (167 words)
Ambulance workers suffered at least 9,500 violent attacks at work over the last five years, the GMB general union believes. ... Open access
Warning follows wildfire visible from space (310 words)
The FBU firefighters’ union has said that governments must pay heed to a danger warning raised by a fire visible from space. ... Subscribers only
Economic inactivity due to ill health almost doubles among young (287 words)
Economic inactivity due to ill health among 18-24 year-olds has nearly doubled over the past decade and is heavily concentrated among those ... Subscribers only
Warning of summer of strikes (113 words)
The Unite general union has demanded that Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, intervene to avoid events being hit by strikes this summer, ... Open access
Issue 22
Marginal dip in food price inflation (187 words)
Food inflation in the UK “eased” slightly in May from 15.7% to 15.4% – the second highest inflation rate on record after a year of increases ... Open access
Embattled Amazon offers family-friendly contracts (255 words)
In a move likely to raise suspicions that it is in response to strike action, Amazon has begun offering an employment contract that gives parents, ... Subscribers only
TUC: Women twice as likely to miss out on work pension (530 words)
Women are more than twice as likely as men to miss out on being automatically enrolled in a workplace pension, TUC research has found. ... Subscribers only
Ending poverty in Scotland ‘an economic imperative’ (345 words)
Three organisations have come together to publish research showing that ending poverty in Scotland is “not just morally right, it’s also an ... Subscribers only
‘Overwhelming’ yes vote to 10% rise (262 words)
Members of the CWU communications workers’ union at Virgin Media O2 have voted by nearly nine to one to accept a pay deal offering consolidated ... Subscribers only
Shoplifting up by a quarter, with violent consequences (282 words)
The Usdaw retail workers’ union has once again restated its deep concern about retail theft and violence against shopworkers after police recorded ... Subscribers only
Joint call on PM to publish NHS workforce plan (279 words)
Forty unions, professional bodies, charities and the NHS Confederation have written to the prime minister urging him to publish a funded workforce ... Subscribers only
Universal credit ‘£890 a month short’ (111 words)
Universal Credit for single people over 25 falls £890 a month short of the increased cost of living, despite its 10.1% April 2023 inflation-linked ... Open access