Strikes
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Warning over teachers' pay scales
Pupils in affluent areas could do less well in their GCSEs because their teachers are more likely to feel under-paid, research has suggested. A new study has found that national pay scales for teachers can have a damaging effect on pupils'
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Tax workers take action over jobs
Tax workers have launched a fresh wave of industrial action in a long-running dispute over job losses and privatisation. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union started weeks of action short of a strike, which will include a work to
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Bus drivers accept Games cash offer
London bus workers have voted to accept an offer of an Olympics bonus, ending the threat of another strike. The Unite union said workers will get £577 in recognition of the "massive increase" in workload over the
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Union warns of further bus strikes
Bus workers in London will stage further strikes unless there is a deal over their claim for a bonus for working during the Olympic Games, a union leader has warned. Thousands of drivers and other employees at 17 bus companies staged a 24-hour
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Protest doctors could still be paid
Doctors taking industrial action on Thursday could still be paid, it has emerged. Health trusts have to decide whether or not to dock the pay of doctors who will only treat those in urgent
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Prison officers' walkout 'unlawful'
The walkout by prison officers in most jails is unlawful and ministers are considering court action to end the dispute, the Government has said. Ministers could seek an injunction forcing staff at prisons across England, Wales and Scotland to
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Pensions Bill to spark fresh storm
The Government has sparked a fresh clash with unions after pressing on with its controversial reforms of public sector pensions ahead of a new strike by tens of thousands of workers. A Public Service Pensions Bill was included in the
