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TUC chief Paul Nowak was speaking at the Durham Miners Gala.

Working class unity is more important than ever says trade union chief

New North East mental health service launched - here's how it works

South Shields playwright Ed Waugh at the Derry Playhouse.

Playwright’s Train Wreckers show backed by Irish trade unions

Members of the Fire Brigades Union (Photo: Fire Brigades Union)

UK firefighters’ strike 2023: everything you need to know

Aslef is one of four unions striking on 1 February

TUC organise ‘Right to Strike Day’ on February 1

Virus support cash figures

Over 800 claimed virus isolation support cash

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This is when offices could reopen in England - according to government plans

Chancellor Rishi Sunak

Third of South Tyneside jobs placed on furlough

Employers have been told to pay workers sick pay 'from day one' during coronavir...

Jarrow MP Kate Osborne.

Why Jarrow MP Kate Osborne is calling on the government to tackle sexual harassm...

A four day working week has proved to be beneficial to productivity in places it has been introduced (Photo: Shutterstock)

This is why you should be allowed to have Wednesdays off work

TUC Secretary for the Northern region Beth Farhat

North East workers call for a ban on zero-hour contracts as figures show workers...

School psychologists are calling for smacking to be banned outright because it harms children's mental health.

Smacking children should be banned completely, say experts

Unions are warning that one in seven children of public sector workers will be living in poverty by the end of next month.

Thousands of children of public sector workers are now living in poverty, resear...

Are you working on a Christmas Day?

Wages of many Christmas Day workers 'worth less than a decade ago'

Don't forget to leave extra time to defrost the car this morning

Warning to commuters after coldest night of the year
Commuters are again being urged to leave extra time to travel today after Britain shivered through its coldest night of the year.
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Government scraps 1% pay cap for public sector workers

Are you part of a trade union? Picture: Pixabay.

Is it worth joining a trade union?

Union boss Beth Farhat is concerned by the findings.

'North East workers clock up nearly Â£730m of free overtime per year'

Workers are sold out

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