100,000 civil servants to strike on Budget Day in pay dispute
1 year, 10 months ago

100,000 civil servants to strike on Budget Day in pay dispute

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 Around 100,000 civil servants are to strike on Budget Day in their long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. Next month’s strike could be joined by a further 33,000 PCS members working for 10 more employers, including HM Revenue & Customs, whose strike ballot results are due later this month. The PCS said 100,000 of its members went on strike last week alongside teachers, university lecturers and train drivers in separate disputes.

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DVSA ‘disappointed’ as workers balloted for strike action
1 year, 1 month ago

DVSA ‘disappointed’ as workers balloted for strike action

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. DVSA chief executive Loveday Ryder said: “I am incredibly …

Hundreds of university and college support staff gather for pay protest
1 year, 3 months ago

Hundreds of university and college support staff gather for pay protest

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 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. “But this higher education sector …

Fresh strikes by university staff announced in long running pay dispute
1 year, 3 months ago

Fresh strikes by university staff announced in long running pay dispute

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. We are left with no option but to strike …

DVLA workers to launch two weeks of strike action
1 year, 6 months ago

DVLA workers to launch two weeks of strike action

The Independent  

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Civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office to strike next week
1 year, 6 months ago

Civil servants in the Northern Ireland Office to strike next week

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 Civil servants working in the …

HMRC workers ‘up for the fight’ as they strike over pay
1 year, 7 months ago

HMRC workers ‘up for the fight’ as they strike over 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. “Ten per cent was the initial pay claim but …

Senior civil servants to be balloted for strikes in dispute over pay
1 year, 8 months ago

Senior civil servants to be balloted for strikes in dispute over 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. The FDA said its Executive Committee voted to launch …

Border Force strike confirmed for end of April
1 year, 8 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, 8 months ago

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

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 Civil servants are to strike throughout April, culminating with a …

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 …

Driving test examiners announce 10 days of strike action
1 year, 10 months ago

Driving test examiners announce 10 days of strike 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 Driving test examiners have announced 10 days of strike action …

Day of disruption in U.K. as hundreds of thousands join strike
1 year, 10 months ago

Day of disruption in U.K. as hundreds of thousands join strike

The Hindu  

Thousands of schools in the U.K. closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports on the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade, as unions stepped up pressure on the government Wednesday to provide better pay amid a cost-of-living crisis. Union bosses argue that despite …

Day of disruption in UK as hundreds of thousands join strike
1 year, 10 months ago

Day of disruption in UK as hundreds of thousands join strike

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of schools in the U.K. closed some or all of their classrooms, train services were paralyzed and delays were expected at airports on the biggest day of industrial action Britain has seen in more than a decade, as unions stepped up pressure on the government Wednesday to provide better pay amid a cost-of-living crisis. Union bosses argue …

Half a million workers on strike in biggest day of industrial action in a decade
1 year, 10 months ago

Half a million workers on strike in biggest day of industrial action in a decade

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. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said she expects the “majority” …

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 …

Escalation of strikes by civil service union in long-running pay and jobs row
1 year, 10 months ago

Escalation of strikes by civil service union in long-running pay and jobs row

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. The PCS said thousands of its members at the …

Workers protest against anti-strike bill
1 year, 11 months ago

Workers protest against anti-strike bill

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 Union workers protesting against an anti-strike bill called it a …

Strike by civil servants to go ahead after talks dismissed as ‘total farce’
1 year, 11 months ago

Strike by civil servants to go ahead after talks dismissed as ‘total farce’

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. “Because of the minister’s refusal to help us now, the one-day strike we announced …

Driving examiners to walk out for five-day pay strike
1 year, 11 months ago

Driving examiners to walk out for five-day pay strike

The Independent  

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Who is striking this winter and why?
1 year, 11 months ago

Who is striking this winter and why?

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. open image in gallery The CWU argues that Royal Mail workers had a below-inflation …

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 …

DWP staff to take strike action for two weeks over Christmas
2 years ago

DWP staff to take strike action for two weeks over Christmas

The Independent  

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Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers being solidly supported
2 years ago

Strikes by Royal Mail workers, lecturers and teachers being solidly supported

The Independent  

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Thousands of postal workers launch strike in UK over pay dispute
2 years, 3 months ago

Thousands of postal workers launch strike in UK over pay dispute

Al Jazeera  

Workers at Royal Mail Group join picket lines after being given a pay rise that falls far short of inflation. Decent pay!” Workers at Royal Mail Group, who deliver parcels and letters across the nation in distinctive red vans with a crown logo, are joining picket lines across the UK in protest after being given a pay rise that falls …

Striking workers ‘good people’, says Gary Neville
2 years, 6 months ago

Striking workers ‘good people’, says Gary Neville

The Independent  

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Hospital workers launch strike over pay
2 years, 10 months ago

Hospital workers launch strike over pay

The Independent  

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