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Walkout Wednesday sees half a million people on strike

Schools and universities are closed, buses and trains are not running

Wales Online · Feb 1, 2023

Explained: How UK anti-strike law affects Scottish workers and devolution

Roz Foyer, general secretary at the Scottish Trade Union Congress (STUC), spoke to The National and gave her assessment of the "draconian"…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 1, 2023

UK braced for biggest day of strike action in a decade with schools to close and railways grind to a halt

No 10 warns of ‘significant disruption’ to daily lives with teachers and train drivers among up half a million workers walking out

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023

What are the Government’s proposals for minimum service levels during strikes?

The TUC is organising nationwide events on February 1 to protest against the Government’s plans.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Biggest day of strikes in a decade will involve up to half-a-million workers

The action should send a message to the government to stop ‘ignoring’ the cause of the unrest, says the TUC.

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2023

Union chief demands No10 summit with Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt to end wave of strikes

New TUC boss Paul Nowak told the Sunday Mirror in an exclusive interview: “The PM must get me and union leaders into the room to sort this out. We’ll go to No10 tomorrow. The ball is in his court.”

Daily Mirror · Jan 28, 2023

Rishi Sunak branded 'lightweight Thatcher tribute act' by veteran trade union boss

Former TUC General Secretary John Monks told the Mirror there has been a dislike of trade unions within the Tories ever since Margaret Thatcher succeeded Ted Heath in 1975

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023

UK's public services at breaking point - it's time to protect our right to strike

Today, the Mirror joins with the TUC and many others in fighting this assault on working people, and the unions they organise within, to Protect The Right To Strike

Daily Mirror · Jan 27, 2023

Bankers’ pay rises three times as fast as nurses’ since 2008 crash, TUC finds

Government lifted cap on bankers’ bonuses in September, allowing them to ‘help themselves’ to unlimited payouts, TUC said

The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2023

‘The job is not human’: UK retail warehouse staff describe gruelling work

As Amazon workers strike for first time, TUC says rapid home delivery relies on labour that is monitored, repetitive and demanding

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023