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Strikes

Heathrow Terminal Five will be hit with a 10-day strike held by more than 1,400 security guards over Easter. (Credit: Getty Images)

More than 1,400 Heathrow security guards to strike over Easter

Teaching unions have entered intensive talks with education secretary Gillian Keegan on Friday (Photos: Getty)
Teaching unions have entered intensive talks with education secretary Gillian Keegan on Friday (Photos: Getty)

Govt and teachers unions meet for 'intensive talks' after strikes

More than 1,000 Passport Office workers will go on strike for five weeks across the UK (Photo: Getty Images)
More than 1,000 Passport Office workers will go on strike for five weeks across the UK (Photo: Getty Images)

Passport Office staff to strike for five weeks over pay dispute

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to make a fresh offer aimed at resolving the long-running dispute involving nurses, ambulance staff and other NHS workers on Thursday (Photos: Getty)
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is expected to make a fresh offer aimed at resolving the long-running dispute involving nurses, ambulance staff and other NHS workers on Thursday (Photos: Getty)

NHS strikes suspended as final government offer put out for ballot

Train services will be crippled across the UK today (Photo: Getty Images)
Train services will be crippled across the UK today (Photo: Getty Images)

Fresh rail disruption as RMT staff stage first of four UK-wide strikes

Members of the SSTA and NASUWT unions taking part in the first of two days of industrial action across Scotland in their ongoing pay dispute. Picture: John Devlin
Members of the SSTA and NASUWT unions taking part in the first of two days of industrial action across Scotland in their ongoing pay dispute. Picture: John Devlin

Explainer Teachers in England walk out for the final two days of planned action

(Photo by HOLLIE ADAMS/AFP via Getty Images)
(Photo by HOLLIE ADAMS/AFP via Getty Images)

All London Underground services cancelled as Tube drivers strike

UK loses 220,000 working days to strike action in January

Junior doctors in England are on strike for three days in March (Photo: Getty Images)
Junior doctors in England are on strike for three days in March (Photo: Getty Images)

How much do junior doctors earn? Pay scales for NHS doctors in England

Thousands of junior doctors will strike for three days this week (Photo: PA)
Thousands of junior doctors will strike for three days this week (Photo: PA)

Junior doctors launch three-day strike ahead of week of walkouts

Scottish teaching staff are set to strike once again as union bosses remain in negotiations for a 10% pay rise. (Credit: PA)
Scottish teaching staff are set to strike once again as union bosses remain in negotiations for a 10% pay rise. (Credit: PA)

Scotland school strikes called off as EIS union accepts pay offer

RMT members were due to walk out on 16 March (Photo: Getty Images)
RMT members were due to walk out on 16 March (Photo: Getty Images)

RMT members to vote on new pay deal as Network Rail strike suspended

‘Think again’ on ‘anti-strikes’ law, says cross-party committee

RMT members are due to strike next week (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
RMT members are due to strike next week (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Rail companies could abandon RMT strike talks, warns industry boss

Unison has confirmed ambulance strikes are to go ahead. Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images
Unison has confirmed ambulance strikes are to go ahead. Credit: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Ambulance worker strikes called off as union enters pay talks

Hundreds of thousands of trains were cancelled last year across Britain.
Hundreds of thousands of trains were cancelled last year across Britain.

16 worst UK rail companies for cancellations ranked

Royal Mail bosses could be recalled to parliament again

Watch: Teachers walk out in a dispute over pay and services

Education workers rally towards Westminster during a day of strikes across the UK on 1 February 2023 in London
Education workers rally towards Westminster during a day of strikes across the UK on 1 February 2023 in London

Tens of thousands of teachers to strike over three days in pay dispute

Several sectors are striking throughout February
Several sectors are striking throughout February

Explainer Who is on strike today? The latest industrial action in the UK

Teachers hold placards and flags while shouting slogans during a protest organised NEU and other affiliated trade unions in central London, on February 1, 2023, as part of a national strike day.
Teachers hold placards and flags while shouting slogans during a protest organised NEU and other affiliated trade unions in central London, on February 1, 2023, as part of a national strike day.

Explainer Advice for parents and pupils as teachers to stage strikes over pay

Leigh Madden (in yellow beanie) and friends. Striking teachers at the National Education Union rally in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth
Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 010223-46)
Leigh Madden (in yellow beanie) and friends. Striking teachers at the National Education Union rally in Guildhall Square, Portsmouth
Picture: Chris Moorhouse (jpns 010223-46)

Teacher strikes set to go ahead as no progress made in negotiations

The government is planning to soften its hardline position towards striking NHS workers in a fresh bid to bring the long-running dispute to an end, reports suggest. Credit: Getty Images
The government is planning to soften its hardline position towards striking NHS workers in a fresh bid to bring the long-running dispute to an end, reports suggest. Credit: Getty Images

Ministers ‘soften’ approach to NHS strikes in bid to end union dispute

Junior doctors in England will strike for three days in March (Photo: Getty Images)
Junior doctors in England will strike for three days in March (Photo: Getty Images)

Junior doctors to strike for 72 hours after being left ‘no choice’

Royal Mail bosses clash with MPs on business committee

Minimum Service Levels Bill ‘not fit for purpose,’ says watchdog

Driving examiners announce 10 more days of strikes in March

More than 11,000 ambulance workers will walk out in England and Wales today (Photo: Getty Images)
More than 11,000 ambulance workers will walk out in England and Wales today (Photo: Getty Images)

Ambulance workers go on strike as junior doctors confirm walkout

Port of Calais. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)
Port of Calais. (Photo by Kiran Ridley/Getty Images)

School children returning from half-term trip stranded for six hours

Unison members will vote on whether to accept the pay offer next week (Photo: PA)
Unison members will vote on whether to accept the pay offer next week (Photo: PA)

Nurses, midwives and paramedics to see wages rise under new pay offer

Ambulance and Border Force staff are staging fresh strikes today (Photo: Getty Images)
Ambulance and Border Force staff are staging fresh strikes today (Photo: Getty Images)

Ambulance and Border Force workers stage new strikes over pay

Rail workers will stage a series of fresh strikes in March and April (Photo: Getty Images)
Rail workers will stage a series of fresh strikes in March and April (Photo: Getty Images)

RMT announces new train strikes over four days in March and April

Royal Mail workers could walk out once again as the CWU confirms that members are set to be balloted again for future strike dates. (Credit: Getty Images)
Royal Mail workers could walk out once again as the CWU confirms that members are set to be balloted again for future strike dates. (Credit: Getty Images)

Postal workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of continuing strikes

A woman wearing a protective face mask and gloves holds a placard complaining about the lack of support for the self-employed and zero hours contract workers, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh in Scotland on March 23, 2020
A woman wearing a protective face mask and gloves holds a placard complaining about the lack of support for the self-employed and zero hours contract workers, on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh in Scotland on March 23, 2020

Explainer ‘Exploitative’ zero hours contracts hit highest rate in UK history

Explainer Number of working days lost to strikes is highest since 1989

Amazon workers in first ever UK strike over pay at Coventry Depot. 25th January 2023.
Amazon workers in first ever UK strike over pay at Coventry Depot. 25th January 2023.

Explainer Amazon workers stage a series of strikes in dispute over pay

Striking university staff stand at a picket line outside London School of Economics on November 30, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. University staff across the UK are striking over pay, working conditions and pensions
Striking university staff stand at a picket line outside London School of Economics on November 30, 2022 in London, United Kingdom. University staff across the UK are striking over pay, working conditions and pensions

Explainer Staff at 150 universities to strike over seven weeks from February

MPs will get a pay rise of 2.9% from April (Photo: PA)
MPs will get a pay rise of 2.9% from April (Photo: PA)

MPs’ pay to increase by 2.9% raising their salary to £86,584

Firefighters postpone strikes after increased pay offer

Drax power station workers have announced a series of strikes (Photo: Getty Images)
Drax power station workers have announced a series of strikes (Photo: Getty Images)

UK could face ‘blackouts’ in weeks as power station staff to strike

Thousands of nurses in England will join the picket line on 6 February. (Image: Kim Mogg / Getty Images)
Thousands of nurses in England will join the picket line on 6 February. (Image: Kim Mogg / Getty Images)

Explainer More NHS strikes to take place this week after historic day

Members of the Aslef and RMT unions will strike on Friday (Photo: PA)
Members of the Aslef and RMT unions will strike on Friday (Photo: PA)

Severe rail disruption as Aslef and RMT unions stage fresh strike

 (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
 (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Aslef and RMT confirm February train strike dates

Teachers could soon be forced to reveal their intention to strike under new plans (Photo: PA)
Teachers could soon be forced to reveal their intention to strike under new plans (Photo: PA)

Teachers could soon be forced to tell heads about plans to strike

Striking teachers. Credit: Mark Hall
Striking teachers. Credit: Mark Hall

Striking workers say they are ‘one paycheque away from being homeless’

Who is striking in February? Security guards and nurses to walk out

Train drivers at 15 rail companies will walkout in February (Photo: Getty Images)
Train drivers at 15 rail companies will walkout in February (Photo: Getty Images)

End to rail strikes ‘further away than ever’ warns Aslef boss

Border Force officers at major ports will strike during February half-term (Photo: PA)
Border Force officers at major ports will strike during February half-term (Photo: PA)

Half-term holidays to be hit by Border Force strikes over four days

How did your MP vote on the minimum service levels strikes bill?

The British Medical Association (BMA) will hold an ‘indicative’ ballot in a dispute over pay as nurses, physios, and ambulance workers have already walked out this year
The British Medical Association (BMA) will hold an ‘indicative’ ballot in a dispute over pay as nurses, physios, and ambulance workers have already walked out this year

Explainer NHS consultants to be balloted on strikes over ‘brutal’ pay cuts

The legislation is set to enforce “minimum service levels” across a range of sectors (Composite: Kim Mogg)
The legislation is set to enforce “minimum service levels” across a range of sectors (Composite: Kim Mogg)

‘Anti-strikes’ law for ‘minimum safety levels’ clears the Commons

Firefighters are set to strike in a dispute over pay
Firefighters are set to strike in a dispute over pay

Explainer How much do firefighters earn? Salary explained

Firefighters previously took strike action in 2015  over changes to their pensions
Firefighters previously took strike action in 2015  over changes to their pensions

Explainer Firefighters set to strike after real-terms earnings ‘drop 12%’

Education Secretary to meet teaching union leaders to avoid strikes

Royal Mail announces £300m losses, as CEO recalled to face MPs

NHS physiotherapists take part in a strike outside of St Thomas' Hospital on January 26, 2023 in London
NHS physiotherapists take part in a strike outside of St Thomas' Hospital on January 26, 2023 in London

Explainer Physiotherapists join NHS strikes as thousands walk out over pay

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