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An indicative ballot of offshore helicopter pilots has shown “strong support” for strikes over the terms of redundancy deals, said the British Airline Pilots Association (Balpa).

Construction unions GMB, Unite and Ucatt are demanding construction consortium Sita Semcorp pay migrant workers nationally agreed rates.

Firefighters and control room staff in Essex struck together as part of a rolling programme of strikes on Monday of this week.

Health workers at Calderstones Hospital in Lancashire plan to strike from 6am to 9.30am on Thursday of next week. 

A four-day strike by traffic wardens in Camden, north London was suspended after bosses at private contractor NSL made a new offer.

Up to 5,000 marched through Glasgow for Pride last Saturday. This marked 20 years of Pride events in Scotland and the central theme was trans rights.

 

Workers at City Cruises on London’s Thames River were set to strike on Thursday of this week.

Rail Gourmet workers on Eurostar were set begin a 48-hour strike from 7pm on Thursday of this week. 

The Scottish National Party (SNP) leader, under increasing pressure over her party’s record in education, now made an announcement to reintroduce national testing into primary schools in Scotland.

The full programme has now been announced for the Rio + Film Festival.

Over 100 people attended a vigil in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, to remember Mushin Ahmed last Saturday.