Firefighters and control room staff have voted overwhelmingly to strike in a dispute over pay. Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) backed walkouts by 88% on a huge turnout…
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Russia ‘Lied’ About Number Killed In New Year’s Eve Missile Strike, Says UK
by blogadminby blogadminRussia lied about the real number of casualties they suffered in a New Year’s Eve Ukrainian missile strike, according to UK intelligence. In a highly unusual move, Moscow announced that…
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MPs Staff Threaten Strike Action Over ‘Grossly Inadequate’ Pay Offer
by blogadminby blogadminMPs’ staff could go on strike after being “ignored and disregarded” over pay rise demands. In a statement on Wednesday, the Unite parliamentary staff branch said the 4.9% pay offer…
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This Is Why Junior Doctors May Strike: ‘We Are Left With No Choice’
by blogadminby blogadminAn NHS surgeon has explained why junior doctors are considering striking across three days over their pay this year in a viral video. The five-minute explainer has almost 200,000 views,…
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Teachers Expected To Go On Strike As Union Prepares To Announce Ballot Results
by blogadminby blogadminTeachers in England and Wales are set to go on strike over pay next month following a breakdown in talks with the government. The National Education Union (NEU), the UK’s…
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Exclusive: Teachers’ Strike Ballot Result Will ‘Go Down To The Wire’
by blogadminby blogadminA strike ballot organised by the UK’s largest education union will go “down to the wire”, HuffPost UK understands. The National Education Union (NEU), which represents around 450,000 teaching staff…
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Nurses and supporters striking on a picket line outside St Thomas Hospital on the 20th of December 2022 in London, United Kingdom. Nurses from the RCN (Royal College of Nurses)…
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Train drivers at 15 rail companies are to stage a fresh strike on January 5 in a long-running dispute over pay, union Aslef announced. This is a breaking news story…
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Don’t Do Anything ‘Risky’ On Wednesday Due To Ambulance Strike, Says Health Minister
by blogadminby blogadminHealth minister Will Quince has told people not to take any “risky activity” on Wednesday due to the planned ambulance strikes. Paramedics, control room workers and technicians will walk out…
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Here’s What Nurses Are Saying As They Go On Strike For The First Time In A Century
by blogadminby blogadminFor many of the nurses out on strike, today is a “tragic day”. Pat Cullen, the head of the Royal College of Nursing, used those words to describe how nurses…