London tube strikes to go ahead on Tuesday and Thursday, RMT says

Two 24-hour stoppages by drivers to take place next week as part of action over proposals for four-day week

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Give staff more say over AI to ensure they share benefits, UK thinktank urges

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‘Standing up for our children’: parents divided over London teachers’ strikes

Waltham Forest in the east of the capital has seen a wave of industrial action in schools, with more to come

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Female militia of the anarchist CNT-FAI, Catalonia, Spanish Civil War, 1936

The 2022 Ontario education workers' strike, which at its height threatened to unleash a province-wide general strike, marked a new stage in ...

In 2022, the unions saved the government from a direct political confrontation with the working class and are determined to do so again under conditions of a much deeper social and economic crisis, and greater popular hostility to the ruling class’ a…#Ontario #tradeunions #CUPE #Canada #schools #education #teachers #contracts #Dougford #libranet.de/search?tag=
With contracts for over 250,000 Ontario education workers set to expire in August: unions prepare another betrayal of teachers and support staff

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TUC leader 'angry' at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election

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TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election

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The Guardian | Google DeepMind in talks with UK unions amid staff concern over AI use by US and Israel by Robert Booth UK technology editor

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Google DeepMind’s London staff have voted to unionise, prompting the AI division to agree to formal talks with the Communications Workers Union and Unite through the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas). Although DeepMind declined voluntary union recognition for collective bargaining, it said the discussions could lead to a future ballot on representation. The move follows growing employee concerns over the company’s AI being used by the US and Israeli governments for defence and intelligence purposes, highlighted by petitions and a court case from a dismissed researcher of Palestinian heritage. Google affirmed it respects workers’ labour rights and will continue dialogue, while unions view the talks as a necessary concession amid heightened scrutiny of the firm’s involvement in military and surveillance technologies.

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Google DeepMind in talks with UK unions amid staff concern over AI use by US and Israel

Workers sign petitions over applications of AI by governments for defence and intelligence, and vote to unionise

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Google DeepMind in talks with UK unions amid staff concern over AI use by US and Israel

Workers sign petitions over applications of AI by governments for defence and intelligence, and vote to unionise

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'How NEXT removed its only unionised workforce in Sri Lanka
Four days after posting profits over £1 billion, fashion giant NEXT dismissed 1,416 workers from its only unionised factory in Sri Lanka via WhatsApp. This is union-busting – and it’s impacting the whole garment industry.'
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How NEXT removed its only unionised workforce in Sri Lanka

Fashion giant NEXT dismissed 1,416 workers from its only unionised factory in Sri Lanka via WhatsApp.

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