44 h. ago Christmas travel chaos set to hit major London airport as staff threaten to strike

Staff are set to strike at Luton airport this month, which could lead to travel chaos in the run up to the festive period. Christmas travel could be affected by the strike action.

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56 h. ago Festive flights from Scotland's biggest airports facing disruption over pay dispute

There are fears that flights in the run up to Christmas could be disrupted by a long running tanker drivers pay dispute with four days of strike action over the festive period. The drivers deliver vital aviation fuel supplies to Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports

Transport

3 d. ago Christmas rail strikes are called off: Union bosses resolve pay dispute

Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) were due to walk out for the next four Saturdays on CrossCountry Trains, causing chaos on the network.

Economics

5 d. ago British Library staff to strike before Christmas in new blow for London institution

More than 300 union members will walk out from December 8-12

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5 d. ago Birmingham hit by more bin chaos as agency staff walk out on strike over 'bullying'

Rubbish has piled up in Birmingham again after agency staff hired to help clear up the mess also went on strike because of 'bullying' allegations

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5 d. ago All Birmingham bin collections suspended as agency workers walk out

The agency staff were initially brought in to maintain services during the strike

Economics

6 d. ago Freddie Flintoff's decision to quit cricket job over pay and £9million BBC compensation

England cricket legend Freddie Flintoff has been through a lot in recent years, including a sudden resignation following a dispute over pay

Economics

6 d. ago Freddie Flintoff quit job in row over pay as £9m income revealed

Cricket legend Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is back on our screens as host of ITV's Bullseye - but recently quit his job following a pay dispute

Economics

7 d. ago Some of UK’s favourite snacks could be missing this Christmas after factory workers voted to strike

SNACKS including Hula Hoops and McCoy’s could be missing this Christmas after factory workers voted to strike. Staff are angry at being given extra work and more responsibility with no additional pay. Management at the KP Snacks plant in Billingham, Teesside, have halted holiday requests while it “evaluates the potential impact of industrial action”. The...

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9 d. ago BMA union behind doctors' strikes branded 'hypocritical' as staff launch formal pay dispute over 2 per cent pay rise

The doctors union heavily criticised the Government when it offered medics a 2.5 per cent uplift, describing the taxpayer-funded boost as 'insulting'.

Economics

1 week ago All you need to know about Bee Network strikes after union talks halted

Unite the Union has said strikes by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) workers in a dispute over pay will go ahead

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2 w. ago DWP letters slammed as 'new low' for department as staff strike

The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) Union said more than 80 jobs are at risk at the Lincoln City Hall site and its members will take strike action from 1 December until 2 January

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2 w. ago Christmas travel chaos threat as 4 days of rail strikes announced

Rail workers will be striking over staffing shortages, pay disputes and 'broken commitments'

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2 w. ago Agency staff covering for Birmingham bin strikers vote for strike of their own

Agency staff will now join directly employed Birmingham City Council workers on official picket lines from December 1

Politics

3 w. ago We don’t want to be here, say striking doctors – as NHS sounds alarm over early flu spike

In the 13th walkout by doctors since March 2023, resident doctors are at the picket line again in disputes over pay

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3 w. ago Doctors holding patients to ransom by going on strike – Streeting

The Health Secretary said doctors were being ‘irresponsible’ in striking for five days in their dispute over pay and conditions.

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3 w. ago Thousands of NHS doctors begin strike over pay as leaders warn of 'staff cuts'

Resident doctors in England have begun a five-day walkout

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3 w. ago Resident doctors in Scotland balloted for strikes amid ongoing dispute over pay

A recent proposed pay increase of 4.25 per cent was said to have been the lowest in the UK .

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3 w. ago NHS doctors go on strike as leaders warn industrial action could mean staff cuts

Some 77,000 resident doctors work in hospitals and community services, with thousands of them expected to strike for five days from Friday.

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3 w. ago 'Desperately worried': Edinburgh University staff prepare for new strike action

The University of Edinburgh is under increasing pressure as staff vote to continue industrial action against swingeing cuts

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