Heather Stewart
The Guardian
United Kingdom
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Unite launches ‘red wall’ campaign in push for radical Labour policies
Keir Starmer could end up on the back foot as his party’s main backer launches campaigns on energy, steel and green jobs in red wall seats → Read More
New UK banks’ post-Brexit investment only one third of lost EU funds
Exclusive: Thinktank says replacements for European Investment Bank have backed ‘fewer, smaller and lower-risk projects’ → Read More
‘The challenges are real’: TUC taskforce to examine AI threat to workers’ rights
Experts aim to draw up UK legislation to protect against misuse of artificial intelligence → Read More
MPs fiddled with voter ID as electoral data security burned
Electoral Commission hack is reminder of importance of protecting democratic system where it counts → Read More
Florida’s rightwing governor DeSantis backs Badenoch’s ‘war on woke’
Republican expected to run for nomination supports UK business secretary’s attempt to stop the left ‘corrupting British society’ → Read More
‘An undeniable success’: first UK council trial of four-day week set to be extended
South Cambridgeshire council plans further 12 months of scheme plus pilot for refuse workers → Read More
Cost of living, Brexit, sewage: how the Lib Dems plan to take Berkhamsted
Party aiming to capitalise on disillusionment with government in ‘blue wall’ Hertfordshire town in May’s local election → Read More
Amazon workers in Coventry to request union recognition after membership doubles
It would be first time a UK union wins formal negotiation rights and comes after GMB-organised strikes at warehouse → Read More
Fired by AI? Just Eat UK couriers ‘deactivated for minor overpayments’
Exclusive: Takeaway drivers claim they were instantly removed from company’s platform with little explanation → Read More
Calls for stricter UK oversight of workplace AI amid fears for staff rights
Campaigners, unions and MPs raise concerns about surveillance and use of ‘management by algorithm’ → Read More
‘Stop or I’ll fire you’: the driver who defied Uber’s automated HR
Alexandru Iftimie received apology from tech giant after investigating data behind his supposed fraud → Read More
Senior UK civil servants could strike after ‘unconscionable’ pay offer
Government’s limiting of average pay rise to between 4.5% and 5% prompts fresh strike dates and possible FDA ballot → Read More
Why NHS in England appears destined for months of further strikes
Rejection of pay deal underlines nurses’ fury at state of health service as RCN’s handling of dispute is questioned → Read More
Amazon workers in Coventry announce six new strike dates
April dates come as GMB union prepares to test support for stoppages at five other sites → Read More
‘I felt pushed out’: long Covid sufferers fight for fairness in the workplace
Sarah Barley-McMullen says she felt unable to stay in her post as a senior academic as her employers were unwilling to accommodate her needs → Read More
Four-day week: ‘major breakthrough’ as most UK firms in trial extend changes
Nearly all companies taking part opt to continue with new pattern as staff report better work-life balance → Read More
Ministers accused of being ‘happy to let public suffer’ over NHS pay row
Unions contrast government’s approach with revised offer for firefighters after face-to-face talks with employers → Read More
Ministers and unions dig in amid widespread strike action across UK
Little prospect of breakthrough as strikes hit schools, trains, universities and border posts → Read More
First UK industrial action against Amazon is ‘making an impact’, says GMB
Managers said to be covering for striking staff, though firm insists action has not disrupted activity → Read More
‘The job is not human’: UK retail warehouse staff describe gruelling work
As Amazon workers strike for first time, TUC says rapid home delivery relies on labour that is monitored, repetitive and demanding → Read More