Ben TaylorMay 9, 2023

“When I’ve asked how many years do you intend to not even give us an inflation pay rise, we haven’t had an answer,” Mick Whelan of ASLEF in the Guardian

I was involved (in a small way) with civil service pay on the trade union side from about 2010 up to last year, and this is the thing. The UK government patently does not believe that pay should keep pace with inflation. Or to put it another way, they believe it is right to make their own staff poorer over time by stealth. Eventually there is no option but to strike or leave the job, because it is obvious that otherwise your living standards will fall and fall until you cannot make ends meet.

@tradeunion #tradeunion #UKstrike #civilservice #aslef #traindrivers #pay

General Strike NowMay 1, 2023
Italy will see a a nationwide 24-hour general strike on 26 May, affecting bus and tram services as well as metro lines.
From American Airlines to Heathrow airport staff - How strikes may affect your summer vacation plans | Mint
From American Airlines to Heathrow airport staff - How strikes may affect your summer vacation plans | Mint

With summer approaching, vacation plans across Europe and North America may be disrupted by an abundance of strikes.

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General Strike NowApr 11, 2023

Junior doctors in England began a four-day strike on Tuesday amid concerns the ... General strike brings Germany's public transport to halt.

London, Apr 11 (EFE).- Junior doctors in England began a four-day strike on Tuesday amid concerns the walkout will affect hundreds of thousands of medical appointments and operations across the countr
Junior doctors in England stage 4-day strike over pay dispute

Junior doctors in England stage 4-day strike over pay dispute

London, Apr 11 (EFE).- Junior doctors in England began a four-day strike on Tuesday amid concerns the walkout will affect hundreds of thousands of medical appointments and operations across the country. The strike was called for amid an ongoing pay dispute between the government and the British Medical Association (BMA), which has said around 350,000 …

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https://youtu.be/atNOItlYJ7A #ukstrike #generalstrike #uk #micklynch #payup #westminster #uptheunion
'Every worker needs a pay rise': Mick Lynch gives speech on Walkout Wednesday

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General Strike NowFeb 2, 2023
Teachers hold placards during a demonstration in Reading, England on February 1, 2023 during a national strike day.

"We are the working class, and we are back," said one union leader. "We are here, we are demanding change, we refuse to be bought."
'We Are Going to Win': UK Workers Launch Largest Coordinated Strike in More Than a Decade
'Enough Is Enough': UK Workers Launch Largest Coordinated Strike in More Than a Decade

With organizers saying it's entirely within the United Kingdom's Conservative government power to ensure public sector employees are paid fairly, roughly half a million workers walked out on Wednesday in the country's largest coordinated strike in more than a decade.

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TrainWatchJan 17, 2023

ASLEF announces new strike dates: Wednesday February 1st & Friday 3rd 2023

#ukstrike #railway #ukrail

Ruth MottramJan 8, 2023

Trying to plan #train travel to UK in February (because #FlyingLess).
Anyone have any idea if #RMT #RailStrikes have been scheduled for February yet and where I might find information - not getting much on a #FWSE?

Also #UKBorderForce strikes? Any further details?

Fully vaccinated against everything so hoping to avoid encounter with #UKNursesStrike... 😬

#UKstrike #UKStrikes #UKRailStrike #UKBorder #UKBorderStrike

ProjectFearlessnessJan 3, 2023

In the U.K., Prime Minister Sunak may unveil legislation to ban strikes which may be passed by the end of summer which may survive legal challenges by the unions which may end serious disruption due to strike action which may happen in the future.

Sounds great!

Does that mean we can catch a train any day this week?

No. It doesn't. No.

#WereNotGettingThere
#TrainStrike
#UKStrike
#GeneralStrike

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/jan/02/unions-expected-to-take-legal-action-against-rishi-sunaks-anti-strike-laws

Unions expected to take legal action against Rishi Sunak’s anti-strike laws

Proposed law requiring 20% of rail service during strikes could extend across public sector including NHS

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General Strike NowDec 11, 2022
"I will press pause on it when the health secretary says he will negotiate seriously on our dispute this year," RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen ...
U.K. health unions propose pause to NHS strike if government joins pay negotiation
U.K. health unions propose pause to NHS strike if government joins pay negotiation

"I will press pause on it when the health secretary says he will negotiate seriously on our dispute this year," RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen said.

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General Strike NowDec 5, 2022
More than 40000 railway workers will strike over December and January over ... conditions,” RMT General Secretary Mick Lynch said in a statement.

More than 40,000 railway workers will strike over December and January over pay, signaling travel disruption before and after the busy Christmas holiday period.
U.K. rail workers to strike as union rejects offer from train operators
U.K. rail workers to strike as union rejects offer from train operators

More than 40,000 railway workers will strike over December and January over pay, signaling travel disruption before and after the busy Christmas holiday period.

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