UK Worker Strikes: Sunak Says Govt Open for Talks but Unions Disagree
2 years ago

UK Worker Strikes: Sunak Says Govt Open for Talks but Unions Disagree

News 18  

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expressed his disappointment on Friday over the recent strikes that threaten to disrupt the Christmas season. Speaking to news outlet Sky, he admitted that the public sector pay issue was a ‘difficult’ question for his government but he insisted that the actions taken by his government were ‘fair.’ “The government has acted fairly and reasonably in accepting all the recommendations of the independent public sector pay review bodies,” Sunak said. “I am sad and disappointed about the disruption that is being caused to so many people’s lives, particularly at Christmas time,” Sunak was quoted as saying by Sky News. Shortly after the UK Prime Minister spoke to Sky News, the Royal College of Nursing said they will strike again on January 18 and January 19 in England and will also later confirm fresh dates. “The government had the opportunity to end this dispute before Christmas but instead they have chosen to push nursing staff out into the cold again in January,” Cullen was quoted as saying by Sky News.

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Sunak challenged on NHS as strike continues
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Sunak challenged on NHS as strike continues

The Independent  

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Unions warn of escalating action as thousands strike across Northern Ireland
11 months ago

Unions warn of escalating action as thousands strike across Northern Ireland

The Independent  

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Junior doctors’ strike to affect patient care, NHS boss warns
1 year ago

Junior doctors’ strike to affect patient care, NHS boss warns

The Independent  

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UK government offers millions of public sector workers pay hikes to end strikes
1 year, 5 months ago

UK government offers millions of public sector workers pay hikes to end strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — The British government offered millions of public sector workers pay raises Thursday in a bid to end an array of strikes that have crippled trains, health care and other services for more than a year amid the biggest cost-of-living crisis in generations. On the day that tens of thousands of doctors in Britain’s state-funded health service launched a …

UK: Woes of Sunak soars as over 10k doctors start longest-ever strike over pay issues I Check how to avail NHS
1 year, 5 months ago

UK: Woes of Sunak soars as over 10k doctors start longest-ever strike over pay issues I Check how to avail NHS

India TV News  

The woes of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are only going to soar as over ten thousand doctors started their "longest-ever strike" over pay issues. The British Medical Association, the doctors' union, has asked for a 35% pay rise to bring junior doctors' pay back to 2008 levels once inflation is taken into account. “This five-day walkout by junior doctors …

NHS unions vote to accept government pay deal – but nurses could still strike
1 year, 7 months ago

NHS unions vote to accept government pay deal – but nurses could still strike

The Independent  

Unions representing more than one million NHS workers have voted to accept a 5 per cent pay rise from the government following months of strikes. Health secretary Steve Barclay called the agreement a “good day for NHS staff and patients” and said he will implement the deal for all staff, even those who have not accepted the offer. We mustn’t …

Royal College of Nursing agrees to supply some staff during strike
1 year, 7 months ago

Royal College of Nursing agrees to supply some staff during strike

The Independent  

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UK health dept takes legal action against nurses' union planning a major strike
1 year, 7 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 …

NHS leaders warn nurses’ strikes will put A&E in ‘precarious’ position
1 year, 7 months ago

NHS leaders warn nurses’ strikes will put A&E in ‘precarious’ position

The Telegraph  

The NHS Confederation urged the RCN to reinstate the protections offered in previous strikes, saying the “significant escalation” in the strikes could compromise patient safety. Matthew Taylor, the chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “While NHS leaders understand why the RCN is intensifying its stance on industrial action, they fear the absence of any exemptions to its planned strikes …

‘Colossal impact’ of junior doctors’ strike on operations revealed
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Colossal impact’ of junior doctors’ strike on operations revealed

The Telegraph  

On April 30 from 8pm, Royal College of Nursing members in England will walk out for 48 hours after rejecting the Government’s pay offer of a five per cent pay rise this year and a cash payment for last year. The Prime Minister said the 54 per cent vote in favour of rejecting the pay offer was a “very narrow …

'Minority' of nurses who voted to strike will put patients at risk, Rishi Sunak says
1 year, 8 months ago

'Minority' of nurses who voted to strike will put patients at risk, Rishi Sunak says

The Telegraph  

Together, the figures show that less than one in three eligible nurses rejected the pay offer, which involves a five per cent increase this year, with more for the lowest paid, and a one off bonus for last year. Unprecedented action will have 'deeply concerning' impact The comments came after the Health Secretary warned that the planned strikes would have …

Nurses could continue to strike until Christmas, warns RCN leader
1 year, 8 months ago

Nurses could continue to strike until Christmas, warns RCN leader

The Telegraph  

Nurses could continue to strike until Christmas unless a deal with the Government can be reached, a trade union leader has warned. Pat Cullen, the general secretary of the Royal College of Nursing, said her members would “absolutely” not cancel their current walkouts amid the ongoing pay dispute. Last week, RCN members rejected the offer of a five per cent …

Rishi Sunak urges BMA to call off strikes and drop ‘unreasonable’ 35 per cent pay demand
1 year, 8 months ago

Rishi Sunak urges BMA to call off strikes and drop ‘unreasonable’ 35 per cent pay demand

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. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak has urged junior doctors to call off their strike …

Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes
1 year, 9 months ago

Nurses, paramedics reach pay deal to end England strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Unions representing more than a million health care workers in England, including nurses and paramedics — but not doctors — reached a deal Thursday to resolve months of disruptive strikes for higher wages. “Today’s agreement demonstrates we are serious about this and we can find workable solutions.” But the head of the Royal College of Nursing, one of …

Half a million workers to strike on UK Chancellor’s Budget Day
1 year, 9 months 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 protest backs health staff as doctors prepare to strike
1 year, 9 months 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 …

NHS A&E and cancer nurses set to join ‘most disruptive’ strikes yet
1 year, 10 months ago

NHS A&E and cancer nurses set to join ‘most disruptive’ strikes yet

The Independent  

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UK nurses, ambulance crews strike, straining health system
1 year, 10 months 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 …

Day of disruption in Britain as up to half a million workers go on strike
1 year, 10 months 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 …

U.K. nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies
1 year, 11 months ago

U.K. nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies

The Hindu  

Thousands of nurses in Britain walked out Wednesday in a new protest over pay, with no end in sight to a wave of strikes that has piled pressure on the UK's overburdened public health system. “Nursing students don't want to be nurses, experienced nurses are leaving, there will be no-one left and I don't blame them, but I can't imagine …

UK nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies
1 year, 11 months ago

UK nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of nurses in Britain walked out Wednesday in a new protest over pay, with no end in sight to a wave of strikes that has piled pressure on the U.K.‘s overburdened public health system. “Nursing students don’t want to be nurses, experienced nurses are leaving, there will be no-one left and I don’t blame them, but I …

Strikes UK latest news: Steve Barclay says ‘patients will pay the price’ as nurses prepare to walk out
1 year, 11 months ago

Strikes UK latest news: Steve Barclay says ‘patients will pay the price’ as nurses prepare to walk out

The Independent  

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Hospital is accused of risking patients' health by asking their FAMILIES to help on wards
1 year, 11 months ago

Hospital is accused of risking patients' health by asking their FAMILIES to help on wards

Daily Mail  

A hospital has been accused of putting lives at risk by asking patients’ friends and family to help out on strike days. Nurses at 55 NHS trusts in England are walking out today and tomorrow in pursuit of an inflation-busting 19.2 per cent pay rise A message on the Dorset County Hospital website says: ‘Relatives and friends of patients in …

Nurses to strike for two days as education unions reveal ballot results
1 year, 11 months ago

Nurses to strike for two days as education unions reveal ballot results

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. Members of the Royal College of Nursing across England will walk out on Wednesday …

NHS strikes to continue after unions reject Welsh Government’s offer
1 year, 11 months ago

NHS strikes to continue after unions reject Welsh Government’s offer

The Independent  

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Rishi Sunak brands today's NHS ambulance strikes 'terrifying'
1 year, 11 months ago

Rishi Sunak brands today's NHS ambulance strikes 'terrifying'

Daily Mail  

A former nurse today joined thousands of ambulance staff on picket lines, claiming she did so in anger at her mother's death following a four-hour wait for an ambulance. Tanya Palmer, from Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, told how her 77-year-old mother Christine 'lay unconscious on the floor for four hours because of the ambulance delays' after suffering a stroke …

Rishi Sunak ‘considers one-off payment for NHS staff to end strikes’
1 year, 11 months ago

Rishi Sunak ‘considers one-off payment for NHS staff to end strikes’

The Independent  

Rishi Sunak’s government is said to be considering a “one-off” payment for nurses and ambulance workers to end strikes causing major disruption in the NHS. Despite the government’s insistence that Monday’s meeting is focused on the 2023-24 pay review, some union leaders expressed cautious optimism after Mr Sunak said he was “open” to discussing health workers’ pay. Before that process …

UK government meets unions but fails to end wave of strikes
1 year, 11 months ago

UK government meets unions but fails to end wave of strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — U.K. government ministers met trade union leaders on Monday but fell short of ending a wave of strikes that has hobbled the rail network and strained the overburdened health system. However Onay Kasab, negotiator for the Unite union, said the talks had been a “missed opportunity.” Unions said strikes by nurses and ambulance staff planned for this month …

Trade unions meet Government ministers for talks on pay
1 year, 11 months ago

Trade unions meet Government ministers for talks on pay

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. “That’s why we introduced new laws – in common …

Ministers hold series of talks with union bosses in bid to avert strikes
1 year, 11 months ago

Ministers hold series of talks with union bosses in bid to avert strikes

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. But she warned the planned action will still go …

Rishi Sunak says anti-strike laws 'entirely reasonable' after union backlash
1 year, 11 months ago

Rishi Sunak says anti-strike laws 'entirely reasonable' after union backlash

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak said the Government's new anti-strike laws are "entirely reasonable" after they prompted a furious backlash from union bosses. Speaking to broadcasters during a visit to a school in south west London today, Mr Sunak said: "I fully believe in the unions’ role in our society and the freedom for them to strike but I also believe that that …

New strike law will give employers power to sack workers and sue unions
1 year, 11 months ago

New strike law will give employers power to sack workers and sue unions

The Telegraph  

Employers will be able to take legal action against unions and sack workers under government plans to block strikes. Rishi Sunak is expected to unveil the plans in a bid to ensure “minimum service levels” in six sectors. A source told The Times: “This legislation will remove the legal immunity for strikes where unions fail to implement a minimum level …

UK strikes and crumbling health service add troubles to Rishi Sunak government
1 year, 11 months ago

UK strikes and crumbling health service add troubles to Rishi Sunak government

Hindustan Times  

British rail workers will walk off the job much of this week, paralyzing transport and adding to the troubles piling up for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government. “We’re not going back to the 1970s where the trade union barons thought that they ran the government,” Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said last week. “We’re increasing the NHS capacity by the equivalent …

Rishi Sunak could hold Commons vote on laws to curb strikes THIS MONTH
1 year, 11 months ago

Rishi Sunak could hold Commons vote on laws to curb strikes THIS MONTH

Daily Mail  

There are demands for the Commons to be brought back from recess early today as as Rishi Sunak struggles to show he can get a grip on the strikes crisis. Rishi Sunak has vowed to push ahead with tougher rules on strikes, with a Bill setting minimum staffing levels for public services potentially coming before MPs this month Rail users …

Rishi Sunak’s crackdown on strikes could be six months away
1 year, 11 months ago

Rishi Sunak’s crackdown on strikes could be six months away

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak’s promised crackdown on trade unions will not take place for at least six months, the Telegraph understands, amid fears 2023 will be plagued by repeated strikes. Downing Street is poised to announce new legislation restricting some public sector strikes within weeks, after Mr Sunak promised “tough new laws” against unions shutting down Britain’s rail, mail, and health services …

Rishi Sunak urged to speed up new anti-strike laws as rail chaos continues
1 year, 11 months ago

Rishi Sunak urged to speed up new anti-strike laws as rail chaos continues

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak was on Tuesday night urged to bring forward his promised new anti-strike legislation within weeks as thousands of Britons continued to suffer transport chaos during the day. Earlier this month, the Prime Minister told MPs he would bring in new laws to restrict the right of essential public sector workers to take industrial action. As the country faces …

Wages in UK next year to be at their lowest level since 2006
1 year, 11 months ago

Wages in UK next year to be at their lowest level since 2006

Firstpost  

The report confirms that wages have stagnated in Britain even as inflation hits double digits, sparking the worst cost-of-living crisis in decades New Delhi: The average British worker’s pay in 2023 is expected to fall back to 2006 levels once inflation is taken into account. The report further confirms that wages have stagnated in Britain even as inflation hits double …

Rishi Sunak told care system at risk of collapse if workers not paid as much as nurses
1 year, 11 months ago

Rishi Sunak told care system at risk of collapse if workers not paid as much as nurses

The Telegraph  

Rishi Sunak has come under Tory pressure to give care workers a pay rise – just as he is refusing demands to increase nurses’ pay. Damian Green, the former First Secretary of State, said Britain’s care system was at risk of collapse unless care workers were paid as much as nurses. Mr Green, the chairman of the all-party parliamentary group …

'We should pay up - there is no question that nursing staff deserve better'
2 years ago

'We should pay up - there is no question that nursing staff deserve better'

The Telegraph  

Strike chaos persisted this week and was the most discussed topic among Telegraph readers after the first national health worker strikes in 30 years took place on Wednesday. The Health Secretary, Steve Barclay, had been directly opposed to the strikes and accused the Unions of making the conscious choice to inflict harm on patients. Read on to see how Telegraph …

Britain’s health workers announce more strikes for 2023
2 years ago

Britain’s health workers announce more strikes for 2023

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is ‘sad’ and ‘disappointed’ about widespread strikes but refuses to negotiate. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told reporters he is “sad” and “disappointed” about widespread strikes, but he insisted that refusing to negotiate on public sector pay was the “right thing” in the long term. “I do not wish to prolong this dispute, but the …

Britons urged to avoid risky activity as paramedics join strikes. How did things get so bad?
2 years ago

Britons urged to avoid risky activity as paramedics join strikes. How did things get so bad?

CNN  

London CNN — Another day, another round of strikes in Britain. And Britain’s public sector workers in particular are bearing the brunt; average pay growth in the private sector was 6.9% in the middle of 2022, compared to 2.7% for the public sector – the ONS said this gulf is “among the largest differences between the private sector and public …

Sunak urges unions to call off NHS strikes as report recommends using reservists not troops in crises
2 years ago

Sunak urges unions to call off NHS strikes as report recommends using reservists not troops in crises

The Independent  

Rishi Sunak has urged unions to call off the next wave of NHS strikes for the sake of their patients as it emerged army reservists, not troops, could be called up to deal with future strikes. On a trip to Latvia the prime minister said the government was “well prepared” for the walkouts, but warned of the impact on patients’ …

Government to blame for ‘tragic’ NHS strike, says union boss as nurses start walkout
2 years ago

Government to blame for ‘tragic’ NHS strike, says union boss as nurses start walkout

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. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak’s government is to blame for the “tragic” strike hitting …

‘Winter of Discontent’: Why UK has been hit by a wave of strikes
2 years ago

‘Winter of Discontent’: Why UK has been hit by a wave of strikes

Firstpost  

In its first-ever national walkout, National Health Service staff staged strikes across the country today. After a 48-hour strike by rail workers which lasted till Wednesday, now nurses across the UK have walked out demanding higher pay amid soaring inflation. Rail services hit The Rail, Maritime and Transport, the UK’s biggest rail union, has organised strikes over the holiday season …

Nurses in Wales go on strike with ‘significant impact’ on services expected
2 years ago

Nurses in Wales go on strike with ‘significant impact’ on services expected

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. Picket lines in South Wales will be in force in Glangwili General Hospital, Prince …

Farrukh Dhondy | Will a wave of strikes in UK take the joy out of Christmas?
2 years ago

Farrukh Dhondy | Will a wave of strikes in UK take the joy out of Christmas?

Deccan Chronicle  

“O Bachchoo, can sin be disguised as virtue, Or virtue wear the purdah of sin? The next lines of the verse whose first line’s words are “Christmas is coming…” are “Please put a penny in the old man’s hat? The ambulance workers’ union have said they will make provision during the strike for life and death emergencies and the government …

Up to 100,000 nursing staff to walk out next month over pay
2 years ago

Up to 100,000 nursing staff to walk out next month over pay

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. Nurses and other nursing staff will take action at half of the locations in …

The government’s case against strikes by nurses is truly weak
2 years ago

The government’s case against strikes by nurses is truly weak

The Independent  

A national strike by nurses is due to happen on 15 and 20 December. It’s about pay but the Royal College of Nurses insists it’s also about patient safety, as “staffing levels are so low that patient care is being compromised. The government in Scotland is talking about 7.5 per cent, and in England, the UK government wants to implement …

‘Enough’: Nurses in UK to go on strike for first time in history
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Enough’: Nurses in UK to go on strike for first time in history

Al Jazeera  

More than 300,000 union members will walk out over pay, adding to pressure on the country’s health system. “Anger has become action – our members are saying enough is enough,” RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen said in a statement. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s spokesperson told reporters earlier on Wednesday the government wanted to strike a balance between the “crucial role” …

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