A strike by up to half-a-million workers this week should send a clear message to ministers that they ‘cannot ignore the demand for fair pay’, …
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What is the government doing about strikes?
Mass walk outs have taken place amid a ‘winter of discontent’ which has seen thousands call for better pay and working conditions. Teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards from seven unions walk out on Wednesday – the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade. But the Government’s new strikes law could hinder the future of industrial action - here's what you need to know.
Biggest day of strike action: What is happening on Wednesday?
Huge protests have been held in response to a new Bill which aims to curb strike disruption in Britain. Mass walk outs have taken place amid a ‘winter …
Failed talks: what the government has done so far
NHS walkouts will go ahead this week after a union branded its meeting with health secretary Steve Barclay an ‘insult’. Ministers were told by Rishi …
Union leaders have said the education secretary ‘squandered an opportunity’ to avoid teacher strikes tomorrow. Gillian Keegan met the heads of unions …
The Government has announced it will be bringing in a raft of new ‘anti-strike’ laws. The legislation will ensure a minimum number of staff in …
strikes to continue: Who is striking and when
The wave of strikes continues this February as a number of unions across various industries plan to take industrial action. Expect widespread walkouts …
