32 h. ago Musk backs down on Dragon spacecraft decommission threat after X random says 'cool off'

Musk has threated to decommission the Dragon spacecraft in an attempt to strike out against Trump – however in the midst of the social media storm an unlikely hero has emerged to calm the water

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8 d. ago Brits brace for summer holiday chaos as major UK airports threaten strike action

UK holidaymakers could experience serious travel disruption over the busy summer holiday period, as workers in two major airports could ballot over strike action against their employer

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9 d. ago DR MAX: This insatiable demand for higher doctors' pay looks tawdry and cynical. It makes me want to rip up my BMA membership card

DR MAX: Junior doctors are threatening to strike again. So what, you might say? When are they not threatening a walk-out? In the past two years, they have taken industrial action 11 times.

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1 week ago Doctors ramp up strike threats as ballot begins despite inflation

Resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, have started to receive ballots for industrial action.

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1 week ago Scots holidaymakers face summer flight chaos as airport strikes loom

Employees at Glasgow and Edinburgh airports are threatening to strike if a pay offer is not agreed.

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1 week ago Strike action threat for Edinburgh and Glasgow airports this summer as pay offers rejected

Hundreds of workers at Edinburgh and Glasgow airports have rejected separate pay offers.

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2 w. ago Why are doctors threatening strike action over a 4% pay rise?

Ministers previously said they could only afford a rise of 2.8 per cent in 2025-26

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2 w. ago Teachers and doctors to get 4% pay rises but strike threat looms

The Government has confirmed NHS staff and teachers in England will get above-inflation pay hikes but the British Medical Association is threatening strike action, while the National Education Union warned it could register a dispute

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2 w. ago Doctors threaten strike action after 4% pay rise announcement

The British Medical Association, the union representing doctors, has said the pay rise does not go far enough in restoring historical pay freezes.

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2 w. ago Teachers and doctors threaten strike action after 4% pay rise announcement

The British Medical Association, the union representing doctors, has said the pay rise does not go far enough in restoring historical pay freezes.

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2 w. ago Doctors threaten fresh strike action over 'woeful' 4% pay boost

Despite ministers accepting a series of recommendations by public sector pay review bodies, trade union bosses put Labour on notice of a possible 'summer of discontent'.

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2 w. ago Labour faces mounting strike threat from doctors, nurses and teachers despite bumper pay hikes of up to 5% set to be unveiled TODAY

The Government is expected to accept recommendations from public sector pay review bodies, set to be unveiled today, that are much higher than budgeted for.

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2 w. ago Labour faces Whitehall strike threat as civil service union demands £18 per hour minimum wage, pay rises of at least 10%, and a shorter working week

Members of the PCS union, which represents workers across Whitehall, are also calling for a minimum London weighting of £5,000 per year.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh University staff back strike action over £140m cuts and threat to jobs

In a ballot of University and College Union Scotland members at the university, 84% of those who voted backed strike action.

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3 w. ago Now the nurses could strike! Union threatens action this SUMMER after Government ignores demands for 'significant' pay rise

Union boss's warnings come just weeks after the NHS Pay Review Body recommended a 3 per cent pay rise for nurses, but ministers have said they can only afford to pay 2.8 per cent.

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