More than 10,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales will strike days before Christmas if the Government declines to open pay talks, the first national ambulance walkout in 30 years. Three unions revealed the dates members will walk out, coordinating industrial activity for Wednesday 21 December. Members of the GMB union, who include paramedics, EmergencyContinue reading “Paramedics Walk Out Days Before Christmas As Ambulance Strike Dates Are Announced”
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Before Christmas, Thousands Of Nurses Will Strike
Thousands of nurses will strike before Christmas after union’s members voted in favour of a first-ever mass NHS walkout. Britain’s nursing union, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), closed its historic strike action ballot of its 300,000 members on Wednesday. The union is demanding nurses receive a cost of living pay rise of 5 perContinue reading “Before Christmas, Thousands Of Nurses Will Strike”
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“
Commuters Are Furious As 24Hr Tube Strikes Cripple The Capital
London’s Tube strike sparked outrage across the capital, with commuters fighting at busy bus stops and accusing cab-hailing services like Uber of scamming the public by adding an extra £40 to the price of fares. The Underground will be crippled all day because of a walkout by thousands of employees, suspending services on all linesContinue reading “Commuters Are Furious As 24Hr Tube Strikes Cripple The Capital”
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