Boost NHS pay to prevent pre-Christmas strikes | News, Press release | News

Boost NHS pay to prevent pre-Christmas strikes | News, Press release | News

Ambulance workers across England are likely to strike before Christmas, says ​UNISON today (Tuesday), as it announces the results of its month-long NHS strike ballot.  Thousands of 999 call handlers, ambulance technicians, paramedics and their colleagues... Read more »
Education strikes are a new front line in pay battle

Education strikes are a new front line in pay battle

News Thousands of workers in universities plan to strike this week and they are set to be joined by Scottish school teachers and English sixth form teachers Downloading PDF. Please wait… Monday... Read more »
The London and UK NHS trusts where RCN members will walk out over pay

The London and UK NHS trusts where RCN members will walk out over pay

Nurses have voted to strike in the majority of NHS employers in a row over pay, the Royal College of Nursing announced on Wednesday. Strike action will take place across 12 NHS... Read more »
Harrods doubles MD’s pay to £2.3m despite collecting £6m in furlough support | Harrods

Harrods doubles MD’s pay to £2.3m despite collecting £6m in furlough support | Harrods

Harrods more than doubled the pay of its managing director, Michael Ward, last year to £2.3m, even as the company collected almost £6m in government support under the furlough scheme. Ward, understood... Read more »
East London council to pay low income children to stay in school

East London council to pay low income children to stay in school

A n east London council is to become the first in the country to pay children from low income families to stay in school. Tower Hamlets will give £200 a term to... Read more »
Ahead of the first anniversary of the expansion of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to cover a much larger area, RAC analysis of Transport for London (TfL) figures* reveals the move has generated an estimated £93.6m of additional revenue from drivers of non-compliant vehicles having to pay £12.50 a day

Ahead of the first anniversary of the expansion of London’s Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) to cover a much larger area, RAC analysis of Transport for London (TfL) figures* reveals the move has generated an estimated £93.6m of additional revenue from drivers of non-compliant vehicles having to pay £12.50 a day

  The data shows that from the beginning of November 2021 until June 2022 – a period of eight months – an average of 1.9m journeys were made into the zone every... Read more »
London Ambulance Service staff to vote on strike action over pay row

London Ambulance Service staff to vote on strike action over pay row

10 October 2022, 23:25 LAS staff are set to vote on industrial action. Picture: Alamy London Ambulance Service (LAS) workers are set to vote on whether to strike amid an ongoing pay... Read more »
Striking east London college staff call for pay rise

Striking east London college staff call for pay rise

Published: 10:04 AM October 12, 2022 College staff across east London have gone on strike in a row over pay amidst the cost-of-living crisis. Members of the University and College Union (UCU)... Read more »
We’ve been ‘discriminated’ against because we can’t pay for parking with cash – it’s a massive inconvenience

We’ve been ‘discriminated’ against because we can’t pay for parking with cash – it’s a massive inconvenience

MOTORISTS say they have been driven up the wall by their council after the authority removed the option to pay for parking with cash. Drivers in Hounslow, West London, say they feel... Read more »
Bus drivers at Tottenham and Palmers Green on Arriva London South deal: “It’s a pay cut”

Bus drivers at Tottenham and Palmers Green on Arriva London South deal: “It’s a pay cut”

On Saturday, members of the London Bus Rank-and-File Committee (LBRFC) visited Tottenham and Palmers Green bus garages to speak with drivers about the below-inflation pay deal agreed between Unite and bus operator... Read more »