Clearly public transport is the answer, investing in new track and new trains, and ensuring that the investment is effective – Kerry Abel, TSSA.
Tag: Strike Support
NHS staff at Merseyside hospitals announce 48-hour strike after years of being underpaid – UNISON
99% of clinical support workers voted for strike action.
Airport strikes to continue as pay disputes left unsettled – Unite
August could be a month of air travel chaos if two major Unite airport workers’ issues are not resolved soon.
Unite members fight on – Victory to the St Mungo’s strikers!
With St Mungo’s staff in the midst of an indefinite strike, a Unite member involved in the strike explains why they have no choice but to keep fighting for fair pay - and for the future of the sector.
These CEOs are worth it – back the traffic wardens strike!
On 24 July Camden’s traffic wardens, employed on an outsourced contract with “market leader” NSL, launched an indefinite strike demanding a substantial pay rise.
Court security officers balloting for strike action over poverty pay – PCS
PCS members employed by private contractor OCS are being reballoted for industrial action, which could close courts across England and Wales.
Workers deserve a fair slice of the pie – Unionise Samworth Brothers Campaign
Workers at major food manufacturer Samworth Brothers are organising for fair pay and better working conditions - and they need your support!
Taxpayers being used to fund rail dispute to the tune of £1bn – RMT
"The public is being ripped off not only to financially underwrite this dispute that could have been settled 18 months ago" - Mick Lynch, RMT General Secretary.
Junior doctors urge Government to come to the table as they announce fifth round of strikes – BMA
"The Prime Minister has told us that talks are over. But it is not for Rishi Sunak to decide that negotiations are over before he has even stepped in the room."
Repeal of the Anti-Strikes Act must be an early priority of a Labour government – Prof. Keith Ewing & Lord Hendy KC
Following a lengthy fight in the House of Lords, The Strikes Act 2023 has become law. This "appalling" restriction on the the right to strike must be reversed, writes John Hendy KC & Prof. Keith Ewing.