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Students working long hours on top of their studies risk burnout and anxiety, researchers say

Women working while they study 'harassed and underpaid'

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaking at the TUC congress at the Brighton Centre Picture: PA

PM quizzed over ‘increasing levels of violence’ against shopworkers

Sir Keir Starmer’s Winter Fuel Payment cut is not the first time a Labour Prime Minister has seemingly ‘betrayed’ his supporters.

Starmer's Winter Fuel Payment cut taints his time in office Poppy McBeath

View of a striking miner, a blanket over his head against the rain

The Battle of Orgreave: 40 years on

The Palace of Westminster. Credit: PA

Crumbling Parliament risks ‘life-threatening incident’

London Underground workers are set to strike in the New Year

Full list of Tube strikes to take place this month

Scottish Water CEO earns £22,500 more - as workers ballot to strike. (Photo: Scottish Water)

Scottish Water CEO earns £22,500 more as workers ballot to strike

Unite votes to retain links with Labour amid warning to Keir Starmer

How did your MP vote on the minimum service levels strikes bill?

Thousands of junior doctors will strike for three days this week (Photo: PA)

Junior doctors launch three-day strike ahead of week of walkouts

Who funds Labour? Private donations surpassed union backing last year

‘Think again’ on ‘anti-strikes’ law, says cross-party committee

Half a million workers in the UK are to strike on 1 February. (Credit: PA)

Half a million workers strike in biggest walkout in a decade

The public order bill has sparked concerns over measures which could be brought in to crackdown on protesters.

Explainer Unions and rights groups set for No 10 protest over ‘anti-strikes’ law

Labour: minimum service levels are an ‘abominable way to treat people’

Exclusive: charities warn of driver-only trains accessibility issues

Royal Mail deliveries will be disrupted by strikes and the Christmas period (image: Getty Images)

Dates post will be collected and delivered over Christmas and New Year
With postal workers striking, a lot of letters and parcels are not arriving on time. So, NationalWorld has looked into how the festive season will affect mailing
Henry Sandercock

Flooring firm cancelled shifts after workers voted to strike over pay

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Jacob Rees-Mogg. (Pic credit: Rob Pinney / Getty Images)

Long read: Is Jacob Rees-Mogg going to scrap the 48-hour week?

Unions ready to fight against ‘dictatorial’ attack on workers’ rights

RMT boss Mick Lynch says rail strikes could continue ‘indefinitely (image: Getty Images)

Train strikes August: are UK rail and tube strikes planned this week?

Unions launch campaigns to fight back against cost of living crisis

Failure to back unions is an ‘existential risk’ to Labour, MP warns

Royal Mail workers vote to strike over ‘aggressive’ 2% pay offer

Trade union membership reached an all time high in the 70s.

These 6 charts show how union membership has fallen in the UK

Two more trade unions to vote on cutting ties with Starmer’s Labour

Mini factory workers choose strike action over ‘inadequate’ pay offer

Union hits out at P&O Ferries boss Peter Hebblethwaite’s ‘promotion’
The RMT has said “gangster capitalists should not be rewarded for their appalling employment practices”
Ethan Shone

Unite the Union has its headquarters in Holborn, central London (image: Getty Images)

Unite Union: why has there been a police raid on the trade union’s HQ?

Why workers are calling for a Just Eat boycott this Valentine’s Day

Millions of families facing ‘perfect storm’ of price increases

Britain ‘needs a pay rise’ in 2022 as cost of living rises, says TUC

Trade Unions call for replacement furlough scheme to protect jobs

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