The true impact of strikes in Britain revealed – £6bn and counting
1 year, 11 months ago

The true impact of strikes in Britain revealed – £6bn and counting

The Independent  

The government has been warned about the crippling impact of the ongoing industrial unrest as analysis suggests recent strikes have caused a £6bn hit to the economy. The government is also facing possible industrial action from ambulance staff, train drivers, postal workers, firefighters, Border Force officials, jobcentre staff and other civil servants. The Public and Commercial Services union is expecting a “significant” escalation in synchronised strikes from March if the government remains unwilling to negotiate on improved pay deals for the current year. Nurses will strike again this week and stage two more strikes next month “Unions will work much more closely together,” leader Mark Serwotka told The Independent. If we don’t fix the staffing crisis in our public services, the cost to our nation’s health and economy will be far, far greater than any industrial action.” She added: “The real hit to the economy has been caused by 12 years of Conservative mismanagement with growth and living standard’s flatlining.” Striking workers also face mounting costs, since they forgo wages for walkout days.

Action Independent Strike Union Industrial Strikes Nhs Industrial Action Unions Train Drivers 1 February Rail Staff  britain  strikes  workers  strike  union  unions  rail  staff  impact  6bn  action  counting  industrial  days  true  revealed

History of this topic

Train strikes: Dates and lines affected for August and September
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Train strikes: Dates and lines affected for August and September

The Telegraph  

Families are facing end-of-summer travel misery after train drivers and border force workers announced a new wave of strikes. Aslef said the issue was “entirely separate” from the national pay dispute which has seen drivers offered a 14pc pay rise over three years. Kate Nicholls, chief executive of UKHospitality, said: “Yet another set of strikes will be incredibly frustrating for …

Train strikes return less than 48 hours after government offers pay deal
4 months, 1 week ago

Train strikes return less than 48 hours after government offers pay deal

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 Commuters face three more months of train strikes as the drivers’ union Aslef announced further walkouts …

Public sector strikes threaten to spiral out of control
4 months, 1 week ago

Public sector strikes threaten to spiral out of control

The Telegraph  

Public sector strikes threatened to spiral out of control after train drivers and border guards announced new walkouts on Friday. Aslef announced the strike just 48 hours after securing an almost 15 per cent pay rise for drivers, spread across three years, to end a separate dispute. Earlier this month, Sir Keir Starmer’s Government also gave a 22 per cent …

Pay offer for train drivers ‘will prevent strikes’, minister says
4 months, 1 week ago

Pay offer for train drivers ‘will prevent strikes’, minister says

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 A new pay offer for …

Rail strikes chaos brings Britain's creaking train lines to a halt - with commuters battling rush-hour travel hell as militant union stages fresh wave of walkouts amid pay row
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Rail strikes chaos brings Britain's creaking train lines to a halt - with commuters battling rush-hour travel hell as militant union stages fresh wave of walkouts amid pay row

Daily Mail  

Commuters are facing rush-hour travel hell today as rail services on some of the busiest commuter routes in the country will be hit by fresh strikes in long-running pay dispute. Greater Anglia Most routes will have no service on Tuesday, but there will be a reduced service on a small number of key routes into London for fewer hours of …

Train strikes: Drivers across rail companies to stage fresh strikes in May, Aslef announces
8 months ago

Train strikes: Drivers across rail companies to stage fresh strikes in May, Aslef announces

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 Fresh travel disruption will impact rail passengers in May as train drivers at rail companies across …

What is the rail dispute all about and when will the next strikes be?
10 months, 1 week ago

What is the rail dispute all about and when will the next strikes be?

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. All out: Mick Whelan, general secretary of the train drivers’ union, Aslef, being interviewed outside London Euston station on a …

Train drivers at five operators vote to continue strike action for six months
10 months, 1 week ago

Train drivers at five operators vote to continue strike action for six months

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 Train drivers at five rail …

Train strikes to continue until August 2024 as Aslef railway drivers vote to continue walkouts
10 months, 1 week ago

Train strikes to continue until August 2024 as Aslef railway drivers vote to continue walkouts

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 Train drivers at five rail operators have voted to continue taking strike action for six months …

3-day union strike brings train traffic to a near standstill across Germany
11 months, 2 weeks ago

3-day union strike brings train traffic to a near standstill across Germany

Associated Press  

BERLIN — A union representing many of Germany’s train drivers started a nearly three-day strike early Wednesday in a rancorous dispute with the country’s state-owned main railway operator over working hours and pay. “The strike by the train drivers’ union GDL has had a massive impact on train services in Germany,” said Deutsche Bahn spokeswoman Anja Broeker. “We regret the …

Are there train strikes this week? Everything you need to know about October rail industrial action
1 year, 2 months ago

Are there train strikes this week? Everything you need to know about October rail industrial action

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 The train drivers’ union, Aslef, has embarked on the latest round of industrial action in its …

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 …

Teachers in England to stage fresh strikes in long-running pay dispute
1 year, 6 months ago

Teachers in England to stage fresh strikes 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. “Time and again the National Education Union, alongside its …

Schools face disruption as teachers in England strike in pay dispute
1 year, 7 months ago

Schools face disruption as teachers in England strike in pay 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. It comes as four unions representing teachers and schools leaders said they could co-ordinate …

Headteachers could be balloted again over strikes after union rejects pay offer
1 year, 8 months ago

Headteachers could be balloted again over strikes after union rejects pay offer

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 School leaders in England could …

Schools face more strikes this spring as teaching union members reject pay offer
1 year, 8 months ago

Schools face more strikes this spring as teaching union members reject pay offer

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 Schools in England face fresh strikes this spring after members …

Sturgeon and Swinney constituencies to be hit in ‘targeted’ teacher strikes
1 year, 10 months ago

Sturgeon and Swinney constituencies to be hit in ‘targeted’ teacher 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. Read our privacy policy Scotland’s largest teaching union has …

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 …

‘Vast majority’ of schools in England and Wales affected by teachers’ strike
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Vast majority’ of schools in England and Wales affected by teachers’ strike

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. open image in gallery Kevin Courtney said over 200,000 …

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 …

Warning of ‘significant disruption’ on mass strike action day in February
1 year, 11 months ago

Warning of ‘significant disruption’ on mass strike action day in February

The Independent  

Schools, universities, the rail network and Whitehall will be hit by strike action on February 1 in what appears set to be the toughest day in a winter of woe for the Government. Train drivers with Aslef and the RMT unions as well as university staff are the latest to confirm they will take action on February 1, joining National …

Schoolchildren could face return of 'lockdown-learning' as NEU reveals strike dates
1 year, 11 months ago

Schoolchildren could face return of 'lockdown-learning' as NEU reveals strike dates

Daily Mail  

The Education Secretary has hit out at teachers in England and Wales who plan to go on strike as millions of pupils face being plunged back into 'lockdown-style learning'. Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has hit out at teachers in England and Wales who plan to go on strike as tens of thousands of pupils now face being plunged back into …

UK Strikes: Anti-strike legislation passes first test but wave of industrial action rolls on
1 year, 11 months ago

UK Strikes: Anti-strike legislation passes first test but wave of industrial action rolls on

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. “There comes a time when we can’t let this …

How strikes will bring Britain to a standstill on February 1
1 year, 11 months ago

How strikes will bring Britain to a standstill on February 1

The Telegraph  

The biggest strike disruption so far is set to hit on Feb 1 after train drivers announced a walkout on the same day as teachers and civil servants. Bosses at the Trades Union Congress earmarked the date for coordinated national action to demonstrate their anger at the Government’s plans to introduce minimum service levels across key public sectors in a …

Teachers in England and Wales vote for strikes in pay dispute
1 year, 11 months ago

Teachers in England and Wales vote for strikes 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. Nine out of 10 teacher members of the National …

When are teachers going on strike in 2023?
1 year, 11 months ago

When are teachers going on strike in 2023?

Daily Mail  

Thousands of teachers will strike in February and March in a row over pay - despite warnings the walkouts will put vulnerable children at risk, but how will it affect your children? England and Wales - February and March: National Education Union, which has 300,000 members and is the largest education union, has announced seven days of action in February …

Thousands of teachers could strike despite warnings - as Scottish union members walk out
1 year, 11 months ago

Thousands of teachers could strike despite warnings - as Scottish union members walk out

Daily Mail  

The country's largest teaching union will today announce if it plans to strike despite warnings that walkouts will put vulnerable children at risk. Teachers demonstrate outside Holyrood Secondary School on January 16, 2023 in Glasgow, Scotland Teachers on the picket line outside Pinkie St Peters Primary School in Musselburgh, East Lothian Writing in The Sunday Telegraph, Dame Rachel de Souza …

Strike vote by teachers fails to reach 50% meaning walkout plans fail
1 year, 11 months ago

Strike vote by teachers fails to reach 50% meaning walkout plans fail

Daily Mail  

A teaching union was last night dealt a humiliating blow after it failed to get enough votes to support a walkout. Just 42 per cent of the primary and secondary staff balloted by NASUWT turned out to vote in what has been described by MPs as a ‘win for parents and pupils’. The union said it remained in dispute with …

Public support for striking rail workers appears to slip, YouGov poll suggests
1 year, 11 months ago

Public support for striking rail workers appears to slip, YouGov poll suggests

Daily Mail  

More Britons now oppose the strikes which are crippling Britain's rail network than those who back them, a new poll has suggested. The survey revealed less than half of the public back industrial action on the railways compared to 66% who support nurse walk outs and 50% who agree with teachers going on strike. Public support for striking railway workers …

UK trains disrupted again as workers stage fresh strikes
1 year, 11 months ago

UK trains disrupted again as workers stage fresh strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Commuters returning to work on Tuesday after the Christmas break were advised not to travel as tens of thousands of British rail workers stage a fresh round of strikes that will disrupt services all week. Transport Secretary Mark Harper urged union leaders to come to the negotiating table and said the government has offered a “very fair pay …

UK rail workers resume strike action as negotiations stall again
1 year, 11 months ago

UK rail workers resume strike action as negotiations stall again

Al Jazeera  

More sectors to join industrial action later this month as workers demand a living wage that allows them to cope with surging inflation. Railway workers across the UK have launched strikes, accusing the government of blocking rail operators from offering an acceptable proposal on job security, pay and working conditions. The government has said it cannot afford to give public …

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 …

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 …

Train strike announced by rail drivers after New Year
2 years ago

Train strike announced by rail drivers after New Year

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 A fresh rail strike has been announced by train drivers at 15 companies several days after …

British households forced to pay £1,800 each to subsidise railways
2 years ago

British households forced to pay £1,800 each to subsidise railways

The Telegraph  

The proportion of Britons opposing industrial action by the Rail, Maritime and Transport workers union rose from 42pc in October to 47pc, according to a poll by YouGov. Passengers have been told to brace for an “unprecedented period of disruption on railways” over Christmas as union officials snuffed out hopes that strike action could be averted. Rail chiefs said commuters …

150 universities, 70,000 staff members: Why UK universities are going on their biggest strike
2 years, 1 month ago

150 universities, 70,000 staff members: Why UK universities are going on their biggest strike

Firstpost  

Members of the University and College Union in the UK are demanding a pay rise in recognition of the cost-of-living crisis, and an end to insecure contracts Universities in the United Kingdom are striking on 24, 25 and 30 November 2022, with action short of a strike beginning on 23 November. These strikes may be the largest ever in the …

Fears for Christmas travel chaos at airports and ports as UK Border Force staff vote to strike
2 years, 1 month ago

Fears for Christmas travel chaos at airports and ports as UK Border Force staff vote to strike

Daily Mail  

Brits are facing Christmas travel misery as thousands of UK Border Force workers are set to strike in a dispute over pay - raising yet more fears of a winter of discontent due to industrial action sweeping the country. Brits are facing Christmas travel misery as thousands of UK Border Force workers threaten to strike in a dispute over pay …

Teachers need to win hearts and minds if they choose strike action
2 years, 2 months ago

Teachers need to win hearts and minds if they choose strike action

The Independent  

We live in unthinkably challenging times. Almost lost from the news cycle in the last week has been one such story: the decision by the two biggest teacher unions and the biggest headteacher union to ballot over taking strike action. Some 64 per cent of its 35,000 members responded, with 84 per cent backing some kind of industrial action and …

Latest in string of strikes brings most UK trains to a halt
2 years, 2 months ago

Latest in string of strikes brings most UK trains to a halt

Associated Press  

LONDON — Most train services across the U.K. were canceled Saturday as thousands of rail workers staged the latest in a string of strikes over jobs, pay and working conditions. “We know that it’s difficult for the public,” said Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union. Lynch urged Transport Secretary Anne Marie Trevelyan to “unshackle the …

Train drivers for 12 rail firms to strike on 15 September
2 years, 3 months ago

Train drivers for 12 rail firms to strike on 15 September

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 Rail commuters and leisure passengers face yet more disruption, with drivers working for a dozen train …

Strikes sweep Britain as soaring inflation savages living standards
2 years, 3 months ago

Strikes sweep Britain as soaring inflation savages living standards

CNN  

London CNN Business — Workers in the United Kingdom have had enough of falling living standards. ‘Demoralizing’ The United Kingdom has “never seen level of disruption across all sectors,” Chiara Benassi, an associate professor in comparative employment relations at King’s College London, told CNN Business. “There’s been the rise in precarious work, so that a growing proportion of workers simply …

Trains paralyzed again in UK as unions stage more strikes
2 years, 4 months ago

Trains paralyzed again in UK as unions stage more strikes

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thousands of train workers in Britain staged a new round of strikes Thursday, paralyzing rail service across the country in an escalating dispute over pay and working conditions exacerbated by a deepening cost-of-living crisis. Mick Lynch, leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union, said rail workers, like socores of ther public sector employees in the U.K., are …

Rail travellers warned of disruption today as train drivers strike over pay
2 years, 4 months ago

Rail travellers warned of disruption today as train drivers strike over pay

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 Rail passengers are suffering fresh misery on Saturday because of strikes by train drivers, with more …

Here we go again: Strike snarls UK trains for a third day
2 years, 5 months ago

Here we go again: Strike snarls UK trains for a third day

Associated Press  

LONDON — Train stations were all but deserted across Britain on Saturday, as the third day of a national strike snarled the weekend plans of millions. Train companies said only a fifth of passenger services would run, as about 40,000 cleaners, signalers, maintenance workers and station staff walked off the job in Britain’s biggest and most disruptive railway strike for …

Ninety-one per cent of workers stay at home during strikes
2 years, 6 months ago

Ninety-one per cent of workers stay at home during strikes

Daily Mail  

More than 90% of office workers in London were forced to WFH on the first day of Mick Lynch's rail strikes, as the RMT unleashes more travel chaos across Britain today. Yesterday occupancy levels rose to 23%, according to data from tech company Freespace KINGS CROSS: Kings Cross Station was deserted this morning as millions of commuters face a third …

EXPLAINED: Britain Rail Strike, The Biggest In 30 Years, Over Pay Freeze And Job Cuts
2 years, 6 months ago

EXPLAINED: Britain Rail Strike, The Biggest In 30 Years, Over Pay Freeze And Job Cuts

ABP News  

With tens of thousands of workers walking out, causing major disruption across the network and leaving major stations deserted as trains stand cancelled, Great Britain is facing the biggest rail strikes in three decades. The strike started Monday night as the workers’ unions and the government refused to budge from the respective stands in a row over pay freezes and …

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

Striking workers ‘good people’, says Gary Neville

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 Gary Neville defended workers’ right …

Discover Related