Almost daily strike action across sectors ranging from transport to the NHS is to take place in the run-up to Christmas and beyond amid continuing deadlock between unions, employers and the government over pay and conditions.
The Fire Brigades Union is also planning to ballot its members after rejecting a 5% pay rise. And with millions of workers facing a cost of living emergency, the GMB union – which represents some of the ambulance workers who voted this week to strike – warned that “the government needs to listen” to their concerns.
