The winning class have been included in a Bash Street Kids comic strip illustration in the latest issue of the comic.

The deal equates to a rise of 5.77% for the lowest paid from April 1 this year, unions were told.

The union says thousands of companies of all sizes have boosted their profits during the cost-of-living crisis, while wages have ‘stagnated’.

The Australian-born journalist is being held in Belmarsh prison in London as he fights being extradited to the United States.

A union said the guard had been retained on every train along the Barrhead and East Kilbride route.

Tens of thousands of tonnes of track will be delivered to the project.

Campaign groups claim the clauses, and non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), are being misused to ‘gag’ women.

The Resolution Foundation said this was because of falling pension costs and import prices.

The GMB said the outcome of the case has potential implications for the voluntary sector.

The 6.5% increase in the first quarter marked 16 months of successive growth.

Aslef members will stage a third consecutive day of strike action in their long-running pay and conditions dispute.

Passengers are being urged to check before attempting to travel by train this week.

Maternity Action said only 13% of women on maternity leave benefit from employers’ occupational maternity pay schemes, down from 44% in 2008.

A special flight to the event was laid on by easyJet on Monday from Gatwick Airport, with many passengers in fancy dress.

The dispute is now the longest ever in the rail industry.

Openreach says the move is to encourage people to upgrade to new digital services.

No Gatwick Express or Great Northern trains will run.

Aslef members will launch a six-day ban on overtime on Monday and three one-day strikes.

Community, the GMB and Unite said that the company was ‘completely disregarding’ the impact of its plans on workers and local communities.