Who’s on strike today? Every date of every UK walkout in 2023
2 years ago

Who’s on strike today? Every date of every UK walkout in 2023

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Thursday 9 February Chartered Society of Physiotherapy strike places NHS physiotherapy staff on the picket line, while the university strikes also resume at 150 institutions. Friday 10 February University strikes continue and thousands of ambulance workers belonging to Unison across five services in England will head to the picket lines. Thursday 16 February In Northern Ireland, Unite members working in health and social care and as ambulance staff will begin the first of two 48-hour strikes. Monday 20 February Paramedics, emergency care assistants, call handlers and other staff from the GMB union will stage a further walkout, as will Unite ambulance workers across trusts in the North East, East Midlands and Wales.

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When is the next strike? From teachers to airport staff, every walkout scheduled in the coming weeks
3 months, 1 week ago

When is the next strike? From teachers to airport staff, every walkout scheduled in the coming weeks

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tuesday 24 December Strikes at Leeds-Bradford Airport continue. Wednesday 25 December Strikes at Leeds-Bradford …

NHS warning over hot-weather strike
9 months ago

NHS warning over hot-weather strike

China Daily  

This file photo taken on Sept 14 shows the National Health Service logo on St Thomas’ Hospital in London, Britain. The United Kingdom's National Health Service has warned that patients will experience significant disruption as the latest junior doctor strike coincides with the hottest week of the year so far. The British Medical Association, or BMA, will begin a five-day …

NHS warning over hot-weather strike
9 months ago

NHS warning over hot-weather strike

China Daily  

By Jonathan Powell in London | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-06-27 04:52 This file photo taken on Sept 14 shows the National Health Service logo on St Thomas’ Hospital in London, Britain. The United Kingdom's National Health Service has warned that patients will experience significant disruption as the latest junior doctor strike coincides with the hottest week of the …

Passengers face ‘major disruption’ as hundreds of Heathrow Airport staff announce week-long strike
11 months ago

Passengers face ‘major disruption’ as hundreds of Heathrow Airport staff announce week-long strike

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Passengers at Heathrow, the UK’s busiest airport, face “major disruption” as 800 members of the Unite …

New deal could end strike action by top hospital doctors in England
1 year ago

New deal could end strike action by top hospital doctors in England

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. BMA consultants committee chairman Dr Vishal Sharma said: “This hard fought-for offer marks a step …

Thousands of doctors in England to strike again as health likely to become a key UK election issue
1 year, 1 month ago

Thousands of doctors in England to strike again as health likely to become a key UK election issue

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of doctors in the early years of their careers in England are to go on strike later this month for another five-day stretch as their long-standing pay dispute with the British government remains in stasis. The British Medical Association, the union that represents the so-called junior doctors, said on Friday that the government had “failed to meet …

Patients will be at risk in January’s strike by junior doctors – health chief
1 year, 3 months ago

Patients will be at risk in January’s strike by junior doctors – health chief

The Independent  

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Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service
1 year, 3 months ago

Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service

The Independent  

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Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service
1 year, 3 months ago

Doctors in England begin a 3-day strike over pay at busy time of the year in National Health Service

Associated Press  

LONDON — Doctors in the early stages of their careers in England started a 72-hour strike Wednesday in their long-running dispute with the British government over pay levels. Patients in Britain’s state-owned National Health Service have been warned that there will be “significant disruption,” with thousands of appointments and procedures postponed or even canceled. Tens of thousands of so-called junior …

Strikes: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?
1 year, 5 months ago

Strikes: Who is taking industrial action in 2023 and when?

Sky News  

Hundreds of thousands of workers have been striking, with more set to walk out over pay and conditions. Further national and regional strikes took place in February and March but after talks with the government, NHS unions - apart from junior doctors with the British Medical Association - paused any further action after the majority said they would put a …

Doctors on strike for ‘equivalent of month’, says NHS chief in talks plea
1 year, 5 months ago

Doctors on strike for ‘equivalent of month’, says NHS chief in talks plea

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. We know that more than a million appointments have had to be rescheduled, and …

C-sections are being CANCELLED due to worst ever NHS strikes as £130,000-a-year consultants and junior doctors bring hospitals to a 'standstill' with 72-hour walk-out
1 year, 5 months ago

C-sections are being CANCELLED due to worst ever NHS strikes as £130,000-a-year consultants and junior doctors bring hospitals to a 'standstill' with 72-hour walk-out

Daily Mail  

***Have YOU been affected by the 72-hour strike? Email john.ely@mailonline.co.uk *** The British Medical Association was today accused of threatening to withdraw even emergency care unless hospitals cancelled all elective appointments during the 72-hour strike by consultants and junior doctors. Pictured medics on the picket line outside University College Hospital today 'As you will already be aware, the BMA’s legal …

NHS strikes may have caused as many as two million appointments to be cancelled, health leaders warn
1 year, 6 months ago

NHS strikes may have caused as many as two million appointments to be cancelled, health leaders warn

Daily Mail  

NHS strikes are likely to have been far more disruptive than previously feared with 2 million appointments cancelled, health leaders warned last night. A total of 1,015,067 operations and consultations have been impacted by strikes since nurses first walked out in December Four days of industrial action by doctors led to 130,000 operations and consultations being postponed last week, official …

BMA accused of 'increasing militancy' and blocking patient care during doctors strike – as sick Brits say they are 'suffering' in NHS backlog after walkouts sees ops postponed up to THREE times
1 year, 6 months ago

BMA accused of 'increasing militancy' and blocking patient care during doctors strike – as sick Brits say they are 'suffering' in NHS backlog after walkouts sees ops postponed up to THREE times

Daily Mail  

Consultants will provide a 'Christmas Day' level of service over the next 48 hours The union behind walkouts by doctors this week has been accused of 'increasing militancy' and blocking patients from accessing NHS care by the Health Secretary. The strike days also coincide with Rishi Sunak's first Tory party conference as leader and prime minister Rachel Power, chief executive …

Government outlines plan to crack down on NHS staff strikes
1 year, 6 months ago

Government outlines plan to crack down on NHS staff strikes

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But NHS Providers, the membership body for hospitals, said the plan “risks worsening industrial relations …

Consultants announce more strike action as second walkout begins
1 year, 7 months ago

Consultants announce more strike action as second walkout begins

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Demand at A&E departments is usually higher on bank holiday weekends but this, combined …

Are there strikes today? All the dates confirmed for August 2023
1 year, 7 months ago

Are there strikes today? All the dates confirmed for August 2023

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tuesday 15 August Birmingham airport Menzies aviation strike. Wednesday 16 …

Saturday strikes announced in CrossCountry rail dispute
1 year, 7 months ago

Saturday strikes announced in CrossCountry rail dispute

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The union said proposals for staff in Edinburgh would see members becoming poorer, after …

Is there a train strike today: Key dates for June 2023 and all you need to know
1 year, 9 months ago

Is there a train strike today: Key dates for June 2023 and all you need to know

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They include the leading intercity operators: Avanti West Coast CrossCountry East Midlands Railway Great Western Railway LNER TransPennine Express The …

Civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office to strike next week
1 year, 9 months ago

Civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office to strike next week

The Independent  

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HMRC workers ‘up for the fight’ as they strike over pay
1 year, 10 months ago

HMRC workers ‘up for the fight’ as they strike over pay

The Independent  

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Ambulance workers in South East to strike as union escalates industrial action
1 year, 10 months ago

Ambulance workers in South East to strike as union escalates industrial action

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ambulance workers in the South East will strike on Tuesday …

Nurses walk out in England, some critical services affected
1 year, 10 months ago

Nurses walk out in England, some critical services affected

Al Jazeera  

The 28-hour strike is the latest stoppage in an increasingly bitter dispute with the government over pay and conditions. The 28-hour strike, which started at 8pm on Sunday, comes after members of the Royal College of Nursing earlier this month voted to reject a 5 percent government pay increase offer. Earlier this month, British healthcare and ambulance workers belonging to …

Nurses prepare to strike after contrasting results from two union ballots
1 year, 10 months ago

Nurses prepare to strike after contrasting results from two union ballots

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Votes by health workers on …

UK health dept takes legal action against nurses' union planning a major strike
1 year, 10 months ago

UK health dept takes legal action against nurses' union planning a major strike

Hindustan Times  

The British government on Thursday succeeded in limiting the length of an upcoming strike by nurses, after the health department took legal action against a trade union over the dispute. However, Britain's health department said that industrial action on May 2 would be unlawful because a vote to strike is only valid for six months after a ballot of trade …

Nurses’ walk outs could last until Christmas as union plans ‘mega strike’
1 year, 11 months ago

Nurses’ walk outs could last until Christmas as union plans ‘mega strike’

The Independent  

Royal College of Nursing union leader Pat Cullen has said nurses could strike until Christmas if Rishi Sunak’s government does not back down on pay demands. Then we will move immediately to ballot our members.” The union leader told the Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme: “If that ballot is successful it will mean further strike action right up until Christmas.” …

Strike by Passport Office workers to be escalated next month
1 year, 11 months ago

Strike by Passport Office workers to be escalated next month

The Independent  

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UK junior doctors begin 4-day strike, seeking hefty pay hike
1 year, 11 months ago

UK junior doctors begin 4-day strike, seeking hefty pay hike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Tens of thousands of doctors walked off the job across England on Tuesday, kicking off a four-day strike billed as the most disruptive in the history of the U.K.’s public health service. Picket lines formed outside major hospitals and hundreds of doctors marched past the prime minister’s 10 Downing St. residence to Parliament, chanting “We are off to …

U.K. workers plan mass strike at end of April: union
1 year, 11 months ago

U.K. workers plan mass strike at end of April: union

The Hindu  

The U.K. faces a day of mass strike action by civil servants and public workers in late April, a union has announced, which will follow a month of sector-wide walkouts. Millions of British people are suffering a cost-of-living crisis as stubbornly-high inflation erodes the value of wages, triggering huge industrial action as workers battle for significant pay increases. The union …

Border Force strike confirmed for end of April
1 year, 11 months ago

Border Force strike confirmed for end of April

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Border Force staff are among more than 130,000 civil service workers who have voted to strike …

More than 130,000 civil servants to strike next month in pay row
1 year, 11 months ago

More than 130,000 civil servants to strike next month in pay row

The Independent  

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Who is taking part in the Budget Day walkouts?
2 years ago

Who is taking part in the Budget Day walkouts?

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of thousands of workers from several trade unions will …

Half a million workers to strike on UK Chancellor’s Budget Day
2 years ago

Half a million workers to strike on UK Chancellor’s Budget Day

Live Mint  

About half a million British workers are striking on Wednesday as unions stage a mass walkout timed to disrupt Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt’s annual budget. “When the Chancellor leaves Downing Street to go to Parliament to deliver the budget, he will see picket lines outside the Cabinet Office and various government departments that are on strike,” said Mark …

UK: Tens of thousands of doctors kick off 3-day strike
2 years ago

UK: Tens of thousands of doctors kick off 3-day strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Tens of thousands of junior doctors went on strike across England on Monday to demand better pay, kicking off three days of widespread disruption at the U.K.'s state-funded hospitals and health clinics. The British Medical Association, the doctors’ trade union, says pay for junior doctors has fallen 26% in real terms since 2008, while workload and patient waiting …

Who is on strike this week? Every service affected by latest industrial action
2 years ago

Who is on strike this week? Every service affected by latest industrial action

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. From 13 to 15 March, the medical professionals represented by the British Medical Association …

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike
2 years ago

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of protesters marched through London to the British prime minister’s residence on Saturday to support health care workers who have held a series of strikes over pay and conditions in the state-funded National Health Service. NHS England said the doctors’ strike would be even more disruptive than recent walkouts by nurses and ambulance staff. As well as …

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike
2 years ago

UK protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike

Al Jazeera  

Tens of thousands of junior doctors are set to strike in England on Monday for three days amid pay dispute. Thousands of protesters marched through London to the British prime minister’s residence on Saturday to support healthcare workers who have held a series of strikes over pay and conditions in the state-funded National Health Service. NHS England said the doctors’ …

Timeline of strikes due to hit Britain over next few weeks
2 years, 1 month ago

Timeline of strikes due to hit Britain over next few weeks

The Independent  

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Fresh strike by NHS workers across England next month
2 years, 1 month ago

Fresh strike by NHS workers across England next month

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Unison announced that its members will walk out across …

Thousands more ambulance workers set to join strikes over pay and staffing
2 years, 1 month ago

Thousands more ambulance workers set to join strikes over pay and staffing

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Announcing re-ballot results of thousands more health workers, Unison …

Border Force staff and ambulance workers strike today as unions announce MORE rail and NHS walkouts
2 years, 1 month ago

Border Force staff and ambulance workers strike today as unions announce MORE rail and NHS walkouts

Daily Mail  

Border Force staff have joined ambulance workers in the latest round of strike action today after rail and nurses unions announced a series of crippling strikes from next month. Ambulances outside ambulance headquarters in Coventry, West Midlands on Friday morning Ambulance workers on the picket line outside the Bromsgrove Ambulance Hub, Worcestershire on Friday Steve Dann Border Force Chief Operating …

Nurse strikes escalate as A&E and intensive care staff to join 48-hour walkout
2 years, 1 month ago

Nurse strikes escalate as A&E and intensive care staff to join 48-hour walkout

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nurses have announced a significant escalation in strike action in the …

February 2023 strike dates: All the UK dates confirmed
2 years, 1 month ago

February 2023 strike dates: All the UK dates confirmed

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Wednesday 1 February Members of the Public and Commercial Services union representing approximately 100,000 …

UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system
2 years, 1 month ago

UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system

Associated Press  

LONDON — Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff walked off the job in the U.K. on Monday in what unions called the biggest strike in the history of the country’s public health system. The walkout is the latest in a wave of strikes that has disrupted Britons’ lives for months, as workers — especially in the public sector …

‘We’re on our knees’ – nurses on picket lines in biggest NHS strike
2 years, 1 month ago

‘We’re on our knees’ – nurses on picket lines in biggest NHS strike

The Independent  

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British workers stage largest strike in history of health service
2 years, 1 month ago

British workers stage largest strike in history of health service

Deccan Chronicle  

LONDON: Health workers in Britain began their largest strike on Monday, as tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance workers walk out in an escalating pay dispute, putting further strain on the state-run National Health Service. Nurses and ambulance workers have been striking separately on and off since late last year but Monday's walkout involving both, largely in England, is …

Strike action hit more than 88,000 appointments in England, says NHS
2 years, 1 month ago

Strike action hit more than 88,000 appointments in England, says NHS

The Independent  

Strike action in the health service has led to more than 88,000 appointments being postponed in England, health leaders have said. Industrial action by nurses, ambulance staff and physiotherapists has disrupted tens of thousands of appointments in just seven weeks at hospitals and across community services, NHS Providers said. NHS Providers said hospital leaders were worried that disruption to the …

Day of disruption in Britain as up to half a million workers go on strike
2 years, 1 month ago

Day of disruption in Britain as up to half a million workers go on strike

LA Times  

Teachers march in protest in London, joining hundreds of thousands of workers who went on strike Wednesday. Thousands of schools closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports Wednesday in what was shaping up to be Britain’s biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade, as unions stepped up …

Health workers take to the picket lines in Northern Ireland
2 years, 2 months ago

Health workers take to the picket lines in Northern Ireland

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “I have been in the service 20 years, and what I’m seeing now is …

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