14 h. 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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31 h. 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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35 h. ago Brits' favourite holiday islands face summer of chaos as hotel staff plan mass walk

Thousands of hotel, bar and restaurant staff are planning industrial action in the Balearics. The UGT union says there will be a mass walkout on June 6 followed by several days of strike action in July, the height of the busy tourist season

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36 h. 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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36 h. 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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37 h. 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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64 h. ago Edinburgh University staff vote for strikes over 'unprecedented' job cuts as marking boycott threat revealed

The result of a ballot on strike action at the University of Edinburgh has been announced.

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65 h. 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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7 d. ago Gatwick airport travellers warned of major disruption due to staff strike action

Staff working for Redline Oil Services are striking over eight days, including the Spring Bank Holiday weekend

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8 d. ago Man United fans heading for Europa League final face losing hundreds over cancellation concerns

Manchester United fans heading out to Bilbao ahead of the Europa League final on Wednesday are facing travel chaos as a result of airport strike action that looks set to disrupt many

Sport

8 d. ago Man Utd and Tottenham fans face Europa League final chaos as strike plans emerge

EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United and Tottenham will meet in the Europa League final next week but some fans travelling to Bilbao will have to contend with strike action

Sport

1 week 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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2 w. ago Ambulance workers vow to continue strike action as unions accuse bosses of creating 'two tier workforce'

Specialists who train emergency or 999 call handlers have walked out for a third time this week

Economics

2 w. ago Scottish ambulance workers back strike action in consultative ballot

A formal ballot will now take place.

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2 w. ago Strike action avoided as Unite union delivers five per cent pay deal for Lanarkshire signage firm

Unite members previously backed industrial action by 100 per cent in order to secure the pay award but the threat of strike action resulted in a revised offer from Merson’s.

Economics

2 w. ago Doctor ballot for strike action is ‘premature’ and ‘unnecessary’, says Streeting

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said doctors have now got a Government that is sympathetic to the pressures they are facing.

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2 w. ago Thousands of struggling Lanarkshire households seek energy issues help over past year

Advice Direct Scotland recorded more than 2500 gas and electricity-related complaints across North and South Lanarkshire in the 12 months to April.

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3 w. ago Doctors have tense meeting with Wes Streeting and vote to go on strike again over pay

The British Medical Association is balloting resident doctors in England over possible strike action after leaving a meeting today with Health Secretary Wes Streeting

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3 w. ago Doctors have tense meeting with Wes Streeting and call vote to go on strike again over pay

The British Medical Association is balloting resident doctors in England over possible strike action after leaving a meeting today with Health Secretary Wes Streeting

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3 w. ago Resident doctors in England to be balloted on strike action over pay

The ballot will open on May 27 and closes on July 7.

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