[ad_1] Christmas is just a few days away and in a bid to secure fairer working conditions and better pay, a raft of workers are set to walk out. Among those striking for better deals include NHS nurses, paramedics, Border Force passport officers, driving examiners and DWP staff, as well as railway workers. It comes…
[ad_1] As families getting ready for Christmas this week could see their plans hit by another round of strike action as unions are planning further walkouts. Members of unions, including railway workers and Royal Mail staff, will be walking out in disputes over pay and conditions, that are sure to affect families in the countdown…
[ad_1] Postal workers completed a 48-hour UK-wide strike on Thursday, as rail workers began a two day national stoppage Friday. The postal strike involves 115,000 workers who are demanding a pay increase, an end to attacks on working conditions and the withdrawal of a plan for 10,000 redundancies. The rail stoppage involves 40,000 workers (20,000…
[ad_1] Strikes could cause havoc over Christmas as rail, Eurostar and Royal Mail staff will walk out over the festive period – putting present deliveries at risk. Members of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) working for Eurostar will walk out on December 16, 18, 22 and 23 next month. They…
[ad_1] A fresh wave of strikes will be held on Wednesday as the year of industrial unrest continues across the country. Royal Mail workers, university lecturers and sixth-form college staff will take action on one of the biggest walkouts on the same day. Picket lines will be mounted outside universities, colleges and Royal Mail centres…
[ad_1] We know there is nothing worse than being stuck in traffic when you have plans. To help you avoid any lengthy car journeys we have rounded up the roadworks across the county this week (Monday, November 21 – Sunday, November 27), as listed by Hertfordshire County Council and National Highways. Most of the work…
[ad_1] H undreds of people braved the rain in Edinburgh on Saturday morning to show their support for rail and postal workers taking strike action. Aslef and the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) voted “resoundingly” to take industrial action against the companies they say have failed to give workers a pay rise matching inflation….
[ad_1] After the tragic passing of Queen Elizabeth II several events and industrial strikes have been cancelled out of respect. But which strikes affecting Kent are no longer taking place? The Queen died on Thursday, September 8, which marked the end of an era. She was the longest-reigning British monarch and her passing has been…
[ad_1] B usinesses can now provide skilled agency workers to plug staffing gaps caused by strike action under changes to the law coming into force on Thursday, the Government has announced. Ministers said they have worked at speed to repeal trade union laws that restrict employment businesses from providing temporary agency workers to fill vacant…
[ad_1] Unions representing millions of workers in the UK are seeing a greater willingness to strike, as the cost of living worsens and living standards drop at their sharpest rate since the 1950s. While wages stagnate and inflation soars, many workers have seen their wages cut in real terms, setting up a show down between…