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Junior doctors strike outside Downing Street
Junior doctors in England have started a five-day walkout across the country and will return to work on July 2 – just two days before voters go to the polls. Sir Keir Starmer said he would open talks on day one of a Labour government if...
Press Association
Workers at steel giant Tata to strike in protest against job losses
Workers at steel giant Tata are to strike in protest at the company’s plans to close blast furnaces with the loss of jobs. Unite said around 1,500 of its members based in Port Talbot and Llanwern, South Wales, will begin an indefinite...
Press Association
Paddington quiet at rush hour as train drivers continue strike action
Paddington station was quiet at rush hour on Wednesday morning, as rail drivers walked out for a second day of strike action that has caused disruption to services across the country.
Press Association
Fresh strikes by train drivers to cause more disruption for rail passengers
Rail services on some of the busiest commuter routes in the country were at a standstill on Tuesday because of a fresh strike by drivers in a near two-year long pay dispute. Members of Aslef at English operators including those running...
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Mick Whelan joins picket line at Waterloo as train drivers continue walk out
Rail services on some of the busiest commuter routes in the country were hit by a fresh strike by drivers in a near two-year long pay dispute. Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan joined workers at a picket line outside Waterloo Station....
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Michael Martin appeals to Iran to step back to prevent escalation of tension with Israel
Ireland’s deputy premier Michael Martin has appealed to Iran to “step back from an escalation”, after it pledged to retaliate against Israel over the attack on its consulate in Damascus.
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Aslef members take to the picket line at Waterloo
Aslef members on the picket line at Waterloo train station in London, as the train drivers union are launching a wave of fresh walkouts in a long-running dispute over pay. Train drivers at 16 rail companies are holding a rolling...
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Aslef Pickett at Kings Cross train station
Train drivers mounted picket lines outside railway stations on Saturday as strikes continued in a long-running pay dispute. Aslef said the 22-month-long row had cost the industry £2 billion, much more than it would have cost to resolve...
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UK industrial action – which strikes are coming up?
The UK continues to face a barrage of industrial action by key workers in a series of pay disputes. Here are the details of strikes taking place over the next few weeks.
Press Association
We want a resolution, says Aslef general secretary on start of three-day rail strike
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan says his union members want a resolution but said strike action was necessary because “we haven’t had a pay rise for half a decade”.
Press Association
Daily politics briefing - April 4
All the latest political developments in the UK as the World Central Kitchen charity has said it is calling for an independent investigation into the IDF strikes that killed seven members of its team, including three Britons, in Gaza on...
Press Association
UK industrial action – which strikes are coming up?
The UK continues to face a barrage of industrial action by key workers in a series of pay disputes. Here are the details of strikes taking place over the next few weeks.
Press Association
UK industrial action – which strikes are coming up?
The UK continues to face a barrage of industrial action by key workers in a series of pay disputes. Here are the details of strikes taking place over the next few weeks.
Press Association
UK industrial action – which strikes are coming up?
The UK continues to face a barrage of industrial action by key workers in a series of pay disputes. Here are the details of strikes taking place over the next few weeks.
Press Association
Train drivers to stage fresh strikes in long-running pay dispute
Train drivers at 16 rail companies are to stage a fresh wave of strikes in a long-running dispute over pay, threatening more travel chaos for passengers across the country. Members of Aslef will hold a rolling programme of one-day...
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Amazon workers strike in Coventry in long-running dispute over pay
Members of the GMB union at the online giant’s site in Coventry mounted an early morning picket line outside the centre on Tuesday.
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Amazon staff stage strike in Coventry in long-running dispute over pay
Amazon staff members on a GMB union picket line outside the online retailer's site in Coventry, as they take part in a strike in their long-running dispute over pay.
Bloomberg
Hollande Warns Macron's Pension Woes Could Spook Investors
Former French President Francois Hollande told Bloomberg he is worried the strikes against the pension reform could spook foreign investors after years of efforts to attract them. Hollande called for the current President Emmanuel...
Bloomberg
Maserati Not Impacted by UAW Strike So Far, CEO Says
Maserati CEO Davide Grasso says the brand has not been impacted by the United Auto Workers strike yet. Maserati's parent company, Stellantis NV, is involved in the strikes. Maserati is made in Italy, but Grasso says long term impacts of...
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Rishi Sunak tells Maltby pub of his aim to abolish national insurance
The Prime Minister repeated his “long-term ambition” to abolish national insurance in the next Parliament. Speaking at an event at a pub in South Yorkshire, Rishi Sunak said: “The reason we have chosen to cut national insurance in...
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RMT protest outside Parliament for campaign ‘rail cuts cost lives’
Interview with Eddie Dempsey (Senior Assistant General Secretary of the RMT) outside the Parliament in London as the union workers gathered for campaign ‘rail cuts cost lives’ and protest against Network Rail's intentions to reduce funding.
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UK industrial action – which strikes are coming up?
The UK continues to face a barrage of industrial action by key workers in a series of pay disputes. Here are the details of strikes taking place over the next few weeks.
Press Association
Sunak challenged on NHS as strike continues
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted that he does not want to “run down” the NHS as junior doctors continue strike action across England. Training medics have walked out for the 10th time since March as the bitter row with the...
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UK strikes – who will be walking out over the next few weeks?
The UK continues to face a barrage of industrial action by key workers in a series of pay disputes. Here are the details of strikes taking place over the next few weeks.