UNISON vice president leads organising team in care pay wins
UNISON vice president Julia Mwaluke has been a support worker in Salford for the past 12 years, where she’s also been key in organising to win the Living Wage Foundation’s living wage for care workers in the area since 2020. That saw her and the Salford City UNISON care worker organising committee recognised by the foundation in its annual awards last year, picking up a prize for campaign of the year (pictured above). And earlier this year, she and the team won a massive victory when Salford Council committed to pay all care workers the foundation’s living wage, following a major campaign that included r...
Source: UNISON meat hygiene - September 7, 2023 Category: Food Science Authors: Janey Starling Tags: Article News care workers Foundation Living Wage Source Type: news

UK abandoned plans to rejoin Euratom after concluding impact of absence ‘could not be reversed’– UK politics live
Science secretary defends government ’s decision to not rejoin nuclear research programme as UK rejoins science research programme HorizonIn the CommonsAlex Chalk, the justice secretary, is making a statement to MPs about the escape of Daniel Abed Khalife from Wandsorth prison.Mabel Banfield-Nwachi is covering this on our separate live blog about this story.Rishi Sunak has been speaking to journalists about the government ’s decision to rejoin the EU’s Horizon science research programme on a visit to the University of Warwick. Here are the main points he made.Sunak defended the length of time it took to rejoin Horizo...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - September 7, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Sparrow Tags: Politics UK news Conservatives Labour Science Science policy European Union Byelections Suella Braverman Prevent strategy Immigration and asylum India Rishi Sunak Keir Starmer Source Type: news

AI in Clinical Trials: Leveraging a Clinical Trial Intelligence Platform, Upcoming Webinar Hosted by Xtalks
In this free webinar, learn ways to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies to optimize and predict a study's performance. Discover how AI can help improve enrollment forecasting, reduce protocol deviations, improve site selection and performance....
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FVT Source Type: news

Why Are We Still Arming Saudi Arabia?
President Joe Biden's senior Middle East advisor, Brett McGurk, is headed to Saudi Arabia in an attempt to secure a dangerous and ill-conceived security pact with the kingdom. This visit comes at a particularly awkward time, as Human Rights Watch recently released an account of gruesome rights…#middleeast #brettmcgurk #saudiarabia #ethiopian #saudi #yemen #jamalkhashoggi #pga #israel #humanrightswatch
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Australia-China Trade Improves, Albanese to Visit Beijing Soon
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed on Thursday that he would travel to Beijing this year to mark the 50th anniversary of ties with China. Albanese, who met Chinese Premier Li Qiang at a regional summit in Indonesia, said the two countries had made progress on some trade disputes,…#australian #anthonyalbanese #beijing #albanese #liqiang #indonesia #jakarta #jimchalmers #asean #newzealand
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

University staff to hold coordinated strikes over pay
Support staff at 20 universities in England and Scotland are to stage coordinated strike action for at least two days in their ongoing dispute about pay, says UNISON today (Thursday). More than 5,000 staff belonging to the union could take part as they escalate their demands for a fair wage rise after many years of below-inflation increases. In England, 16 universities will walk out on Monday 2 and Tuesday 3 October. A series of strikes will take place in Scotland later this month at four institutions – Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow School of Art, University of Dundee and University of Glasgow. This include...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 7, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Anthony Barnes Tags: News Press release University Strike Source Type: news

UNISON helps found new coalition for childcare and early education
Today sees the launch of the Early Education and Childcare Coalition, which aims to provide a strong, united voice to ensure that all political parties commit to early education and childcare reform. The coalition is an independent group that unites parents, children, providers, those working in the sector and the wider business community to use their collective voice and expertise to build public and political support for early education and childcare. As the UK’s largest trade union, and representing predominantly women workers, UNISON members are on the frontline of the crisis facing Britain’s childcare secto...
Source: UNISON Health care news - September 7, 2023 Category: UK Health Authors: Amanda Kendal Tags: Article News childcare Early Education and Childcare Coalition early years Source Type: news

How To End A Membership Site Without Upsetting Your Members
Pivoting is essential to any business, but it is important to always do right by your audience. Continue reading on The Startup »
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

NYC loses 15K unlicensed short-term rentals as Airbnb rule kicks in
The number of options for Airbnb users looking for a weekend jaunt in New York City has dwindled by 15,000 listings. Just 3,400 New York City apartments are still available for short-term bookings on the vacation rental site Airbnb, according to data from a watchdog group – nearly 9,000 fewer…#airbnb #newyorkcity #newyorkcityairbnb #murraycox #insideairbnb #gothamist #ose #christianklossner #tomcayler
Source: Reuters: Health - September 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Archeologists in Norway found an arrow that was likely trapped in ice for 4,000 years
The arrow was found at a site on Mount Lauvhøe that was previously covered in ice. The new discovery adds new "time depth" to the research site.(Image credit: Secrets of the Ice)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dustin Jones Source Type: news

Archaeologists in Norway found an arrow that was likely trapped in ice for 4,000 years
The arrow was found at a site on Mount Lauvhøe that was previously covered in ice. The new discovery adds new "time depth" to the research site.(Image credit: Secrets of the Ice)
Source: NPR Health and Science - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dustin Jones Source Type: news

Deadly market attack in Ukraine clouds Blinken visit
Ukraine has made important progress in its counteroffensive against Russia's invasion, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said during a visit overshadowed by a Russian attack on Wednesday that killed at least 17 people. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy condemned the attack, which officials said…#ukraine #antonyblinken #russian #volodymyrzelenskiy #kostiantynivka #zelenskiy #blinken #statedepartment #dmytrokuleba #kuleba
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Burning Man flameout, explained
Attendees look at a rainbow over flooding on a desert plain on September 1, 2023, after heavy rains turned the annual Burning Man festival site in Nevada’s Black Rock desert into a mud pit. | Julie Jammot/AFP via Getty Images Climate change — and schadenfreude — finally caught up to the…#burningman #nevada #blackrock #juliejammotafp #gettyimagesclimate #elonmusk #blackrockcity #nevadan #hunterthompson #chrisrock
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Blinken To Unveil $1BN More In US Taxpayer Aid, Poses With Puppy, In Surprise Kyiv Visit
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a surprise visit to Ukraine on Wednesday at a moment of waning Western faith in the ability of the counteroffensive to make any breakthroughs. It marks the highest…#unveil #taxpayeraid #antonyblinken #ukraine #western #moscow #kyiv #nato #kiev #oleksiireznikov
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

King Charles and Queen Camilla Are Headed to France
After being forced to cancel a state visit to Paris earlier this year because of violent protests in the French capital, King Charles and Queen Camilla will fly to France on September 20th for a three-day tour, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Aides have released the full schedule for the trip…#kingcharles #queencamilla #buckinghampalace #aides #nationalassembly #anglo #queenelizabeth #princephilip #chrisfitzgerald #britishgovernment
Source: Reuters: Health - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

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