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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has announced that the current Government will not be ‘held to ransom’ by waves of strikes in the public sector. With more and more strikes taking place up and down the country, with no end in sight, Mr Wallace insisted that there is ‘no magic wand’ …

Britain’s trade union bureaucracy is making desperate efforts to sabotage the fight of millions of workers against attacks by the employers and government on wages, conditions, pensions and jobs. Last Friday, the GMB union called off a planned strike by thousands of ambulance workers, set to go ahead on December …

This year has seen a resurgence in strike action in a number of different industries across transport, healthcare, and more, as the cost of living crisis has left many struggling and desperate for an increase in pay. December has been hit by more strikes that any other month as the …

Tens of thousands of National Health Service (NHS) nurses will strike again Tuesday, after the first such action in British history was taken last Thursday. They will be followed by more than 10,000 ambulance workers Wednesday. Health workers are fighting a massive real-terms pay cut imposed by the Sunak government, …

The week before Christmas is bringing in a round of strikes from multiple different sectors. Staff across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire will take to the picket lines to fight for pay rises and changes in working conditions. It comes at a key time of year, when many public services become stretched …

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 …

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 …

16 December 2022, 16:38 Rishi Sunak (l) refused to offer nurses (r) any more money despite Tory pressure. Picture: Getty Rishi Sunak has refused to boost nurses’ pay, despite up to 100,000 joining strikes yesterday, Tory pressure and unions warning of even more chaos in the weeks ahead. The Prime …

Royal Mail workers in Swadlincote were taking part in strike action today. They were manning a picket line outside the town’s sorting office off Swadlincote in freezing temperatures. The action was part of a national strike by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), with dates also set for strikes …

Last ditch talks to stop this month’s rail strike hell collapsed today, meaning Britain faces another miserable ‘virtual Christmas’. Walkouts will commence from tomorrow after the RMT union’s decision to reject a new pay deal, which, along with heavy snow, is threatening to grind the country to a halt through the …