Give First Aid lessons to all pupils to save lives, Scottish Greens say
A Scottish Green Party MSP is calling for a pilot project teaching first aid to children in schools to be extended and made available permanently across the whole of Scotland.…
Usdaw signs new recognition agreement for staff working in former EG Group convenience stores and restaurants
Retail trade union Usdaw and supermarket giant Asda have signed a collective bargaining agreement for Usdaw to recruit and represent hourly-paid staff employed in the convenience stores and Leon restaurants…
Health impacts of climate change are new front line for NHS, warn Scottish Greens
Tracking injuries and health impacts caused by the climate crisis should be front and centre of future planning for a resilient NHS in Scotland, the Scottish Greens have said. The…
Strike dates: Fire Brigades Union calls eight days of strike in Merseyside control room
Fire control staff in Merseyside are to take eight consecutive days of strike action from 27 December in a dispute over shifts and conditions. Control staff delivered an overwhelming mandate…
Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency workers to take strike action
Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) members working for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) across England, Wales and Scotland have overwhelmingly voted to take industrial action in a…
Rosebank oil field ‘totally incompatible’ with COP commitments, Scottish Greens say
Licensing the Rosebank oil field is 'totally incompatible' with COP commitments, the Scottish Greens have said. This week at the COP28 climate summit, the UK joined countries around the world…
Fran Heathcote elected general secretary of PCS
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union has elected Fran Heathcote as its next general secretary. Heathcote will succeed Mark Serwotka in the role and become the union's first ever…
Russian Supreme Court bans LGBT movement
Russia's Supreme Court has ruled that the 'international LGBT movement' is an 'extremist organisation' in a move which human rights groups have said will jeopardise all forms of LGBT rights…
NUJ condemns killing of journalists in Gaza
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has condemned the 'unprecedented' death toll of journalists in Gaza. According to the International Federation of Journalists, more than 60 journalists have been killed…
‘Humanitarian crisis in Gaza is not a side effect. It is the policy.’ – Israeli human rights group
Israeli human rights group B'Tselem has said that the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza is not a side effect of the war, but instead the intended result of the policy…