A striking doctor has been called off the picket line to treat ‘very sick babies’ whose lives could be endangered by a five-day strike by NHS doctors. Nottingham City Hospital pleaded with the British Medical Association (BMA) for the doctor to be exempt from the walkouts so that they could work in the neonatal intensive careContinue reading “Doctor Called Off The Picket Line To Treat Sick Babies”
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Is Mick Grinch Going To Ruin Your Christmas?
Rail travellers face another festive season of disarray after the RMT voted for a further six-month strike mandate. It paves the way for the union’s boss Mick Lynch to target a second Christmas and New Year with strikes. The RMT sparked outrage last year by ordering several walkouts in December and January in a bidContinue reading “Is Mick Grinch Going To Ruin Your Christmas?”
DWP Announces First Strike Dates Over Christmas
Union chiefs have announced their first in a surge of walkouts at the Department for Work and Pensions as employees walk out for two weeks over Christmas. About 200 benefits staff will down tools between December 19 and 30 at three Jobcentres in Liverpool and a back office in Doncaster. The union expects it toContinue reading “DWP Announces First Strike Dates Over Christmas”
Next Year, Royal Mail Will Lay Off 10,000 Full-Time Employees
Royal Mail today announced plans to make up to 6,000 employees redundant by next August, as it blamed continued strike action for increasing losses at the company. The postal company said it will start informing employees of its proposals, as part of a drive to decrease its headcount by 10,000 overall. Half of those positionsContinue reading “Next Year, Royal Mail Will Lay Off 10,000 Full-Time Employees”
Royal Mail’s Strike Could Be The Biggest Industrial Action Of The Summer
115,000 Royal Mail workers have voted to go on strike in what could be the largest industrial action this summer. It’s being called the summer of discontent by many, along with London bus walkouts scheduled later in August and the railways set to grind to a standstill once again in the next train strike. TheContinue reading “Royal Mail’s Strike Could Be The Biggest Industrial Action Of The Summer“
Four-day Tube Strike Will Go Ahead In August
A tube strike is set to go ahead in August over proposals to scrap the Night Tube train driver’s pay grade after discussions broke down between the union and London Underground. The changes would mean that instead of having a separate role for Night Tube train operators, all drivers would be expected to work aContinue reading “Four-day Tube Strike Will Go Ahead In August”
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