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Thousands of BT telecoms and call centre staff could strike within weeks. On June 15, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) balloted workers in three categories—BT, Openreach and EE subsidiaries—across the BT group. If the strike goes ahead it will be the first national stoppage of BT workers in 35 years. …

BT workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay – joining a growing army of employees taking industrial action in the coming months in what has been dubbed the “summer of discontent”. General secretary Dave Ward said BT was facing the first national strike since …

CWU members at the Royal Mail are being asked whether they want to join in a summer of strikes that has seen industrial action on the railways, the courts and will see airport staff walkout Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Postal strike: ‘Big yes …

The Fire Brigades Union is recommending members reject a 2% pay offer. The FBU claims that, between 2009 and 2021, members’ real pay has been cut by 12%, or nearly £4,000 Firefighters could join strike action over pay ( Image: Craig Connor/ChronicleLive) Firefighters today joined a mounting list of cost …

MASSIVE votes for strike action at Heathrow airport came as railway workers shut down the network for a second day today. British Airways’ attempt to maintain a 10 per cent pay cut — one it imposed alongside job cuts during the pandemic despite receiving public money to protect its workers …

Royal Mail workers will be sent ballot papers on Tuesday Royal Mail workers could be the next to go on strike as they prepare to vote in the coming weeks on proposed industrial action. Around 115,000 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members will be voting on the proposal after the union …

As train workers walk out in a major dispute over pay and conditions, there are plenty of other jobs that are considering their own industrial action over workplace disputes Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Rail strike: Picket at Bristol Temple Meads Millions of Brits …

Britain’s biggest rail strike in decades will cause mass travel chaos around the country from tomorrow. Services on the railways and London Underground will be crippled from Tuesday in a walkout on a scale not seen since 1989 in a row over pay, jobs and conditions. Over 50,000 members of …

Exclusive: Rail strikes are due to cripple much of the network for three days next week. Wales Trades Union Congress President Brendan Kelly believes the action could – and should – spread to other industries Miners during the 1926 General Strike ( Image: Amberley Books) A top union chief raised …

The UK is heading for a summer of discontent as the cost of living crisis, upcoming rail strikes and a rise in Covid infections threaten to unleash misery across the nation. Half of Britain’s train lines will be closed during strikes by the RMT union next week, while transport bosses …