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Teacher unions set out list of pre-conditions before teachers go back to school coronavirus lockdown

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Union bosses have set out a list of five conditions they claim must be observed to protect teachers if schools are to re-open amid the coronavirus pandemic. Dr Patrick Roach, general secretary of the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) warned that staff concerns must be ‘fully addressed’ before teachers would be … Read more

Transport bosses brace for battle with unions as they try to get trains and Tubes on the move again

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Transport bosses are facing a battle with unions to get Tubes and buses back up and running to full capacity when the coronavirus lockdown is finally lifted. Train drivers union Aslef and the Unite union have been calling for assurances on driver safety after the death of 26 Tfl workers from Covid-19. Full rail and … Read more

Nursing unions urge Britons to join in a minute’s silence for key workers

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Royal College of Nursing and Unison call for Britons to observe one minute’s silence for key workers and NHS staff who have died from coronavirus UNISON and Royal Colleges of Nursing and Midwives organising the tribute Politicians, workers and those in lockdown asked to observe silence on Tuesday Comes as 59 NHS workers and 26 … Read more