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Tory students filmed dancing to sick Nazi anthem at posh bash
Footage from a black tie event hosted by the Warwick University Conservative Association's (UWCA) shows revellers dancing to Erika, a 1938 song beloved by white supremacists
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'Dismay as headquarters of TUC up for sale as trade union memberships plunge'
Congress House, which is the headquarters of TUC, was a familiar landmark but now it is up for sale and staff at the national trade union centre now face an uncertain future
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Disgust as 'Czech Sphinx' billionaire named in Panama Papers buys Royal Mail
The Communication Workers Union has slammed the £5billion sale of Royal Mail to 'Czech Sphinx' billionaire Daniel Kretinsky, with demands for 150,000 jobs to be secured
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Deliveroo drivers stage protest over 'soul-destroying' working conditions
Dozens of drivers from the Brazilian, Bengali, Romanian and British rider communities arrived for a demonstration outside the offices of White & Case law firm in London on Thursday as the AGM took place inside
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Labour sees off row with unions after tensions over workers' rights reforms
Union leaders challenged Keir Starmer and his top team to stand by the 'New Deal for Working People', its radical shake-up of employment rights for ordinary workers
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Biden 'lowers Jill's levels of authority' as he 'crashes' teachers state dinner
First Lady Jill Biden hosted the first-ever Teachers of the Year State Dinner at the White House on Thursday evening but a body language expert has claimed she may have been upstaged bv Joe Biden
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Starmer urged to pardon and compensate striking miners if he wins keys to No10
In a letter union leaders call on the Labour leader Keir Starmer to deliver justice for striking miners within his 'first days in office' if the Tories are ousted at the general election
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Major UK airport hit with Border Force strikes over Easter school holiday rush
PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote has described proposed changes to workers' shift patterns at Heathrow Airport as "unfair and unnecessary" as Border Force employees plan a walk out
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Thatcher’s brutal war on miners should be taught in our schools
Forget history lessons about kings and generals, this is the stuff our children should never forget
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'Those fighting for beliefs need support now - before it's in history books'
Political columnist Paul Routledge on the how people who were reviled in life for standing up for what they believe in - like the miners - are only celebrated in death
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Wetherspoons cut staff discount days after boss receives a knighthood
In response, Wetherspoons said it still offered all employees a complimentary meal and drink while on duty - even for shifts that are as short as two hours
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Should food delivery drivers strike on Valentine's Day - vote in our poll
Thousands of Valentine’s Day daters will be unable to order food takeout today as delivery drivers are staging a mass walkout over working conditions and low pay
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Just like Margaret Thatcher, miners' wives were not for turning
When miners started being arrested on demos during 1984, their wives joined them and spoke of the cause around the country.
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Starbucks bans union staff from its contest with holiday-getaway prize
The coffee chain has again been accused of maltreatment by union workers of Workers United, which claims Starbucks has barred them from participating in its barista contest as retaliation
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Tata steel giant executives to be questioned over Port Talbot closure plans
Politicians and union leaders will also appear before the Welsh Affairs committee
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A third of employers have seen rise in staff working from home, survey says
A survey of more than 1,000 managers found that one in five have also reported a reduction in physical workspace as the reason to implement home working
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Unite leader urges union bosses to back workers who break Tory anti-strike laws
Speaking to the Sunday Mirror Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham urged fellow leaders to commit to acting “outside the law” if necessary in solidarity with workers and other unions sanctioned under the legislation
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Elizabeth Line chaos sparked by manager stepping in to drive train, union says
Aslef, the train drivers' union, has today spoken out following lengthy delays on Elizabeth Line, which is on the London Underground network, on Thursday evening
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Union leaders back plan to save 2,300 jobs at Britain's biggest steelworks
The Community and GMB unions have thrown their weight behind a plan drawn-up by experts they drafted in, which could help save "virgin" steelmaking at Port Talbot
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Keir Starmer's plan to save British steel industry as thousands of jobs at risk
The Labour leader spoke to the Mirror after visiting the UK's biggest steelworks, Tata's plant at Port Talbot, South Wales, where 3,000 posts are under threat
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Tory plan to curb teachers' strikes 'hostile act' and 'attack on basic freedoms'
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has written to union leaders demanding talks over a deal so teaching can continue in classrooms even while other teachers walkout
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Lisa Snowdon on secret of her 20 year long friendship with Jennifer Aniston
The This Morning fashion expert reveals the the Hollywood A-lister sends her gifts in the post
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3 in 5 GPs work at 'unsafe level' as some see 40 patients a day, survey finds
A survey of GPs have found 60 per cent see between 26 and 40 patents daily despite the British Medical Association recommending they see no more than 25
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Passengers have seven days to stop devastating railway ticket office closures
Members of the public have just one week left to have their say on the proposals put forward by train operators to shut ticket offices at 974 stations across England
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Footloose star Kevin Bacon shows his support for the SAG-AFTRA strike
Footloose star Kevin Bacon joins more than 160,000 people calling for change at the SAG-AFTRA strike as thousands hit the picket lines for the first industry-wide strike