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NatWest’s office attendance diktat shows contempt for workers, says Unite

NatWest’s office attendance diktat shows contempt for workers, says Unite

Left Field union desk •

Unite accuses bank of reneging on commitments as workers face higher costs, disruption to caring responsibilities and increased barriers for disabled staff.

Greggs workers “cannot be dropped like stones”, union warns as bakery giant plans factory closures

Greggs workers “cannot be dropped like stones”, union warns as bakery giant plans factory closures

Left Field union desk •

A booming Greggs wants to shut four factories and cut hundreds of jobs. The bakers’ union says the workers who built that success deserve security, not redundancy notices.

East London health workers to ballot for winter strikes over plans to axe 330 jobs

East London health workers to ballot for winter strikes over plans to axe 330 jobs

Left Field union desk •

More than 500 mental health nurses, psychologists and support staff could walk out this winter over a £25m cuts plan that Unite says puts patient safety “in the firing line”.

Polanski lost Holborn and St Pancras, but the Green surge isn’t over

Polanski lost Holborn and St Pancras, but the Green surge isn’t over

Andy Walker •

Defeat in Holborn and St Pancras caps a damaging week for Zack Polanski. But a 22-point rise and Labour’s slimmest-ever majority there show the forces behind the Green advance remain.

Clive Lewis challenges Tom Watson to public debate over Palantir

Clive Lewis challenges Tom Watson to public debate over Palantir

Left Field news desk •

Labour MP says the case for Palantir should be tested openly, as the former deputy leader’s new job at the US tech giant fuels anger across the left.

Greens pass “Zionism is racism” motion as amendments fall

Greens pass “Zionism is racism” motion as amendments fall

Left Field reporters •

Green party members voted by 1,022 to 813 to declare Zionism a form of racism and back a single democratic state, rejecting three amendments that would have softened the motion.

From Glad to be Gay to trans rights: Labour must learn its own lessons

From Glad to be Gay to trans rights: Labour must learn its own lessons

Bryn Griffiths •

Seeing Tom Robinson live took Bryn Griffiths back to Rock Against Racism and the fight against Clause 28. Today, he argues, trans people are on the front line and Labour is failing them.

Burnham promises to break with 40 years of failure. Now he has to mean it

Burnham promises to break with 40 years of failure. Now he has to mean it

Andy Walker •

The prime minister gave the left much of what it wanted to hear in Liverpool. Moving words are the easy part – taking on the vested interests is where it gets hard.

BBC heading for avoidable ‘doom spiral’ with constant cuts, says NUJ

BBC heading for avoidable ‘doom spiral’ with constant cuts, says NUJ

Left Field union desk •

With hundreds more jobs at risk in local radio, sport and Wales, the NUJ warns that each round of cuts weakens the BBC’s case for public funding and invites the next.

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