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Downing Street slams ‘co-ordinated’ Christmas strikes

Downing Street on Monday slammed “co-ordinated” strike action set to cripple the country over Christmas.

Evening Standard

Western Trust services affected as workers strike over pay

Unison, Nipsa and GMB workers took to the picket line across Northern Ireland on Monday

Belfast Live

Trains, Royal Mail and nurses: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas

From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’

The Independent UK

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Ambulance workers ‘could withdraw critical care over pay frustration’, union boss warns

Union boss says Government must open discussions or risk individual workers withdrawing critical care

Evening Standard

Health workers in Northern Ireland on 24 hour strike in pay dispute

It's the first strike in the health service since 2019

Belfast Live

UK strike calendar – service stoppages planned for March and April

All the dates for strikes and stoppages across health, transport and education networks

The Guardian - UK

Cobra meeting to discuss plans for military staff to cover striking workers

Labour and former army head warn repeated use of armed forces may lead to burnout and soldiers quitting

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Paramedics 'don't want to strike' but patients 'will die' if crisis continues

Unison chief says government has let NHS drift into a dire state and striking is the only way to make sure things don't become 'more dangerous' on the frontline

Daily Mirror

Emergency Cobra meeting called over walkouts - full list of UK December strike dates

Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden will convene the Government's emergencies committee to discuss contingency plans for walkouts by staff, including nurses, paramedics, rail workers and Border Force officials

Daily Mirror

Offer from nurses to 'pause' Christmas strikes rebuffed by Downing Street

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says independent review process will determine pay increases

Wales Online

NHS chief warns nurse strike could make waiting times longer

Up to 100,000 Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members will strike on Thursday for the first time in the union’s 126-year history

Evening Standard

Unions clash with Health Secretary who warns of ‘significant’ strike risks

The Royal College of Nursing on Saturday offered to “press pause” on planned strike action if Steve Barclay agreed to negotiate properly on pay.

The Independent UK

Nurses’ union ‘ready to pause strikes’ if health secretary agrees to pay talks

RCN has reportedly offered to ‘press pause’ on planned strike action

The Independent UK

Exclusive: health unions offer to pause NHS strikes if government join pay talks

Royal College of Nursing and Unison call on health secretary to negotiate with them to avoid action at Christmas and new year

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Why NHS ambulance staff in North East are going on strike, pay offer and emergency cover plans

North East Ambulance Trust paramedics, call handlers, emergency care assistants and other staff are set to strike on Wednesday December 21

Manchester Evening News

The 12 strikes of Christmas - more than 500,000 workers set to walk out in winter of discontent

Chaos is expected across Greater Manchester and the rest of the country during the festive period

The Independent UK

Nurses, trains and Royal Mail: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas

From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’

Daily Mirror

The 12 strikes of Christmas as potential ONE MILLION workers fight for fair pay

In the run-up to Christmas there will be strikes on railways, roads, buses and airports. Nurses, ambulance staff, paramedics and postal workers will also walk out, with many losing pay as a result

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The Independent UK

UK strikes timeline: How December’s industrial action will affect you

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

Daily Record

Health unions say Forth Valley Royal report vindicate staff concerns over hospital

A pair of health unions representing NHS staff say the recent report into the state of the hospital have backed up long-held concerns raised by members for some time. The Healthcare Improvement Scotland report, published earlier this week, found som

Daily Record

Over 100 South Lanarkshire home carers protest outside Council HQ

Home Carers held a demonstration over pay.

The Guardian - UK

Unions tell ministers to stop ‘hiding behind’ pay review bodies in strike talks

TUC and Unison say government is not negotiating in good faith, while PM accuses union leaders of being ‘unreasonable’

The Independent UK

Concerns raised for elderly if no falls cover provided during ambulance strikes

Dame Esther Rantzen has warned that some older people ‘may well die’.

Daily Mirror

'Scaremongering' Tories threaten ambulance strike crackdown and raise claims over safety

The Prime Minister said he would bring forward 'tough new laws' against industrial action and No10 suggested it could extend beyond transport networks to other sectors - but wouldn't give any detail

Evening Standard

Heart attack and stroke victims must be helped during paramedic strike, says Health Secretary

Stroke and burns patients must be covered by crews, demands minister

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