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linkhttps://www.tuc.org.uk/join-a-union calendar_today18-06-2009 11:00:57

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Time to drop the lazy stereotypes and speak up for young workers who are too often forced to put up with low pay, insecure work and lousy bosses.

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Pensions are affordable.
The NHS is affordable.
The Post Office is affordable.
Schools are affordable.

Don't let them say otherwise.

Pensions are affordable. The NHS is affordable. The Post Office is affordable. Schools are affordable. Don't let them say otherwise.
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The Government has finally decided to act to protect shop workers from assault.

This U-turn follows many years of campaigning by union Usdaw.

How many thousands of shopworkers have been assaulted, abused and threatened while the Government dithered and delayed?

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Billions of tax goes uncollected that could be used for schools or the NHS.

We demanded tougher government action to catch these wealthy tax dodgers.

Now, Labour plans to launch a £5 billion crackdown on tax avoiders, including an increase in staff at HMRC.

This is an…

Billions of tax goes uncollected that could be used for schools or the NHS. We demanded tougher government action to catch these wealthy tax dodgers. Now, Labour plans to launch a £5 billion crackdown on tax avoiders, including an increase in staff at HMRC. This is an…
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Starbucks paid nearly six times more to its parent company for royalty & licence payments than it did in UK corporation tax - just £7.2m on a gross profit of £149m. 🤷🏻‍♂️

It’s time for big corporations to pay their way & for government to make sure they do.

amp.theguardian.com/business/2024/…

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WIN 🚨 👏 | After 6 months of action, over 650 NHS support workers in the Wirral have won fair pay and back pay to April 2018.

A well deserved union victory UNISON North West!

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All billionaires under 30 inherited their wealth. They didn't work for it, they didn't earn it.

It's time for a tax on wealth.

All billionaires under 30 inherited their wealth. They didn't work for it, they didn't earn it. It's time for a tax on wealth.
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Could you get by on minimum wage & a zero hours contact? Scared to take a day off ill because you don’t get sick pay. Living in fear that your boss could sack you without notice or reason.

If you think the world of work can be better, Angela Rayner 🌹 agrees with you and so do I.

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I think that’s pretty clear - and to be fair Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner 🌹 have said it time and again.

A New Deal for workers, delivered in full, for the benefit of workers and decent employers alike.

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