The below-inflation pay deal between Britain’s main health unions and the Conservative government has provoked anger among National Health Service (NHS) workers. It is likely the deal will be rejected by nurses in balloting that closes Friday April 14, with members of Unison, Unite and other health unions voting on …
Read More »
On Friday, the University and College Union (UCU) called off seven days of strikes set to be held over the next two weeks. The sell-out came 24 hours after 70,000 university lecturers and other higher education workers at all 150 UK universities held three days of strikes. This completed nine …
Read More »
The end of 2022 was characterized by widespread industrial unrest as personnel from the transportation network, the NHS, Royal Mail, schools, and the civil service went on strike. Now beginning 2023, rail employees, bus drivers, teachers in Scotland, nurses, ambulance personnel, and public servants will all be on strike. Worker’s …
Read More »