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A London bus driver has died of coronavirus bringing the total number of male bus drivers killed by the virus to 30. The death of Kofi Opoku, 55, has sparked calls by the Union to bring in tougher safety measures for drivers. Croydon-based Mr Opoku was struck down by the virus and died earlier this … Read more
Student unions have come under fire for mounting ‘an assault on free speech’ while costing taxpayers millions each year. Sombreros, beef, clapping and cowboy outfits are just a few of the things to have been banned in recent years by ‘woke’ students across the country. Blacklisting types of food and dress, censoring language and no-platforming … Read more
Unions warn full reopening of schools could be under threat as hundreds of teachers report delays in getting Covid-19 tests Head teachers’ union said Government could derail the full reopening of schools More than 200 members have reported difficulties with test and trace system Some schools have been told nearest testing centre is hundreds of … Read more
Royal Mail tells unions to modernise or die: Loss-making firm wants to focus more on parcels and less on letters By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 22:39 BST, 8 September 2020 | Updated: 23:01 BST, 8 September 2020 Royal Mail has warned union bosses it will never make a profit again unless they … Read more
After six long months, our children are finally returning to school and that news has cheered me enormously. Initial reports suggest attendance rates are high. Parents and teachers know that being back in the classroom has incalculable benefits not only for children’s education and futures, but for their mental health and family life, too. If … Read more
Universities could become ground zero for a coronavirus second wave unless they scrap face-to-face teaching, unions warn as students prepare to return next month The movement of around one million students ‘could spark cases in universities’ University and College Union warns Government is ‘encouraging a health crisis’ UCU general secretary Jo Grady has now said … Read more
Unions preparing for up to one in ten bank branches to close as they enter talks with the Big Four lenders By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 Unions are preparing for up to one in ten bank branches to close as … Read more
Boris Johnson was on a collision course with the unions last night as he prepared a fresh push next week to get all civil servants back to their desks to ‘set an example’. Downing Street sources said the Prime Minister was determined to get ‘every’ official back to demonstrate a safe return to work is possible. … Read more
Teaching unions have seized on 11th-hour demands for Boris Johnson to introduce face masks in schools after Nicola Sturgeon said she was preparing to make them compulsory, risking another row just days before schools are due to reopen. The First Minister announced yesterday she plans to require face coverings in corridors and shared areas at … Read more
Teaching unions are still furious at Government plans to press on with reopening schools in England in September, insisting the science is still not clear enough to be sure it’s safe. Pupils in Scotland started their full return to education today more than four months after lockdown began in March. And Boris Johnson’s Government insists … Read more