Ambulance staff to stage further walkouts over ongoing pay dispute Ambulance staff in the North West could strike again in February and March Liverpool Echo · Jan 20, 2023
Environment Agency workers in England go on strike in pay dispute Automatic warning system activated to issue flood alerts during industrial action by staff on Wednesday The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023
Protesters brave freeze to demonstrate against controversial strikes Bill The demonstration coincided with the second reading of the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill in Parliament. The Independent UK · Jan 16, 2023
All UK strikes dates from nurses to paramedics as teachers on brink of walkouts Widespread industrial action shows no sign of abating, with nurses, civil servants and ambulance workers among those set for walkouts in bitter disputes over pay and conditions Daily Mirror · Jan 16, 2023
The strikes set to cause more disruption in days and weeks ahead Further industrial action is planned by transport, health and education workers Wales Online · Jan 15, 2023
‘People realise what we’re doing is right’: how nurses won PR battle over NHS strikes Rishi Sunak portrays union chiefs as leftwing militants but some leaders are succeeding in blaming the impasse on No 10 – and half of voters agree The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2023
'As NHS staff struggled during Covid, Tories spent money on overpriced or defective PPE' Of £12billion in PPE contracts doled out as the pandemic took hold, more than a quarter went to Tory donors or the mates of ministers. Conservative Covid cronyism left a bitter aftertaste Daily Mirror · Jan 14, 2023
Revealed: cabinet split over NHS pay disputes piles pressure on Sunak Health secretary Steve Barclay urges unions to lobby PM over improved pay offer for striking nurses and ambulance workers The Guardian - UK · Jan 14, 2023
Steve Barclay privately concedes he will have to increase pay offer to NHS staff The U-turn may help to end wave of strikes, though funding it could require cuts to key services The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2023
Fewer people call for ambulances on service’s biggest strike so far Safety not thought to be affected despite up to 25,000 workers joining picket lines across England and Wales The Guardian - UK · Jan 11, 2023
"It's not just about wages - we're fighting for the NHS!" - The view from the picket line as paramedics take strike action Paramedics at picket lines in Manchester and Stockport said the crisis in the NHS was behind delays of up to ten hours outside hospital A&E departments Manchester Evening News · Jan 11, 2023
Glasgow union leader warns anti-strike bill could spark nationwide action Proposals to require some public sector staff to continue working during a strike Glasgow Live · Jan 11, 2023
Watch: Thousands of ambulance workers walk out in pay dispute Up to 25,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales have gone on strike in a dispute with the Government over pay. Paramedics, call handlers, drivers and technicians from the Unison and GMB unions are taking part in staggered strikes across a 24-hour period. It comes as 14 health unions, representing… Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2023
London ambulance worker says they’re striking because ‘there can’t see an end to NHS crisis’ Emergency medical technician Julie Cunnane says paramedics feel ‘guilty’ as they cannot provide good care for patients Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2023
Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2023 Ambulance crews and 999 handlers strike putting patients at risk, union admits Deal done so that paramedics will attend life-or-death cases
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023 NHS: 14 Health unions to boycott pay review until strikes dispute resolved Unions demand direct pay talks with Rishi Sunak’s ministers
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023 Thousands of ambulance workers walk out in pay dispute NHS Providers has warned the health service will be hit harder by Wednesday’s strike than one held in December.
The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023 Thousands of ambulance workers go on strike in dispute over pay NHS England has told patients to continue to call 999 for life-threatening emergencies but to use 111, GPs and pharmacies for non-urgent needs.
The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2023 Revealed: Record 50,000 patients a week face 12-hour A&E waits Exclusive: ‘This is a crisis, and yet the prime minister still refuses to call it this,’ says Dr Langhor of the British Medical Association
Chronicle Live · Jan 10, 2023 NHS strike warning: 'Expect long delays during ambulance service strikes' says top boss Health bosses are expecting "long delays" for an ambulance on Wednesday during the second walkout by paramedics and allied staff
Daily Record · Jan 10, 2023 Struggling West Lothian NHS staff are turning to food banks to make ends meet Pantries are being set up by Unison union members in response to the cost of living crisis
Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2023 NHS bosses warn today’s ambulance strike will hit harder as Londoners warned: ‘Only call 999 if it’s life or limb’ Fears ‘even more precarious’ position of health service means today’s walkout will be more difficult to cope with
Daily Mirror · Jan 10, 2023 What's on the table to end NHS strike as nurses could get cash - or backdated pay One minute you'll see nurses maybe getting a cash payment - the next minute the Tories are cracking down on the right to strike. It seems both could be true, but one might be more true than the other...
The National (Scotland) · Jan 10, 2023 Ministers set to unveil anti-strike legislation in Parliament THE UK Government is set to introduce new legislation to Parliament on Tuesday for “minimum safety levels” during industrial action.
Liverpool Echo · Jan 10, 2023 Plea from North West Ambulance bosses ahead of tomorrow's strike Strike action is planned for this Wednesday