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UK strikes: half a million workers demand ‘fair pay’
Up to half a million striking workers made today the biggest mass action in the UK since 2011.
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Ambulance staff accuse government of ‘refusing to talk about pay’
The voices on the ice cold picket lines this morning spoke of a seemingly frozen dispute between the government and striking NHS workers. Ambulance staff across much of England and Wales walked out again today – with unions once more accusing the government of refusing to talk about pay. The Health Secretary said the disruption…
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NHS faces biggest day of strike action on 6 February
The NHS is facing its biggest day of strike action ever – with more ambulance workers now set to join nurses who’ve already announced they are taking industrial action on 6 February.
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FactCheck: when are teacher strikes and will schools close in England and Wales?
Teachers will strike in England and Wales on seven dates in February and March in a dispute over pay. So, when and where will teacher strikes take place and will schools close? Here’s what we know so far.
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NHS crisis: has the public lost confidence in the emergency services?
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said it was terrifying that people could ring 999 and not be confident they would get the healthcare they need from the NHS.
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FactCheck: how do planned UK strike laws compare to France, Italy and Spain?
Rishi Sunak says the plans shouldn’t be controversial.
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Will nurses and ambulance workers strike in Wales?
The government in Wales has been meeting health unions in a bid to avert strikes by nurses and ambulance workers.
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FactCheck: how will planned strike laws work, what are minimum service levels and when could they apply?
Unions have reacted angrily to the plans.
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NHS Strikes: Drakeford rules out pay rise offer in Wales
As strikes continue across the NHS, health service workers in Wales will be offered a one off payment – which the First Minister Mark Drakeford said would be the “basis for discussions” with unions.
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Emergency care ‘unacceptable’ admits Health Secretary
The crisis in Britain’s healthcare system has put huge pressure on the NHS, and the winter of discontent in the UK is set to continue.
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Prime Minister open to ‘affordable’ pay deal with nurses
Rishi Sunak says he is open to an “affordable” deal over nurses pay – although that won’t avert planned strike action later this month – unions say it will still go ahead unless there’s a compromise over the current year’s pay deal.
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Royal College of Nursing revise pay demands from 19% to 10%
More ambulance workers have said they will join a strike planned for 23 January.
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Winter of discontent: more workers take strike action in UK
Border Force staff, some railway workers and driving test examiners have been taking industrial action today, with few signs of unions and employers making much progress on pay deals.
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NHS strikes: thousands of ambulance workers and paramedics take action
Some patients have been left waiting for hours, or driving themselves to hospital, as tens of thousands of ambulance workers and paramedics went on strike across most of England and Wales.
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Sunak pleads with NHS workers to cancel Christmas strikes
Rishi Sunak has pleaded with unions to call off strike action as health workers prepare to walk out this week over pay.