Public warned against ‘risky activity’ as ambulance strikes send NHS into meltdown In the West Midlands ‘extreme pressure’ forced A&E departments to turn patients away The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022
Health Secretary Steve Barclay slammed for 'insulting' response to NHS strikes The Health Secretary "refused to discuss pay", according to Unite Liverpool Echo · Dec 20, 2022
Greene King pub workers to strike during Christmas period over 'Scrooge' pay offer Workers will now walk out for three days between December 21 and 23 and between December 28 and 31 and this will impact beer supplies to pubs, including IPA, Old Speckled Hen, and Abbot Ale Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022
Nottinghamshire Greene King distribution staff to strike over Christmas in pay dispute The 188 workers, including production and distribution workers, drivers and draymen, who are members of Unite are based at Bury St Edmunds, Eastwood in Nottinghamshire, and Abingdon in Oxfordshire. Nottingham Post · Dec 20, 2022
Ambulance strike in England and Wales - what to do in an emergency and everything you need to know Ambulance workers, paramedics, technicians, call handlers and other NHS staff will walk out in England and Wales in the coming days Wales Online · Dec 20, 2022
Ambulance strikes: What are the demands and what is the government offering? Industrial action by emergency service personnel biggest of its kind for 30 years The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022
Deaths caused by ambulance delays soar as unions accuse Tories of 'criminal negligence' Figures from West Midlands Ambulance Service show 37 patients died because an ambulance did not get to them on time in the first nine months of this year, compared to just one death in 2020 Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022
Every date of the UK strikes in December from rail to nurses Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022
Ambulance unions to meet Health Secretary for 11th-hour talks ahead of strikes With Steve Barclay refusing to discuss pay, it is highly likely the discussions will not avert disruption. The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022
Biffa strikes and icy weather wreak havoc on bin collections Here's what Wirral residents should do with their bins over the Christmas period Liverpool Echo · Dec 19, 2022
What date is the ambulance drivers' strike and why it's taking place Members of the GMB, Unison, and Unite unions will stage a strike across England over a pay dispute Manchester Evening News · Dec 19, 2022
Three airports closed today due to strikes Unite action means three island transport hubs are closed Insider UK · Dec 19, 2022
NHS bosses warn of 'extensive disruption' ahead of ambulance and nurses' strikes Unite boss Sharon Graham said "the unions are not going to blink first" Liverpool Echo · Dec 19, 2022
Steve Barclay ‘holding country to ransom’ by refusing to discuss nurses pay, says union boss Unions won’t ‘blink first’, insists Unite chief – as RCN warns of January strikes if no pay talks The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022 Ambulance staff need firm promise on pay to call off strike, says union Mere commitment to discuss pay, so far refused by health secretary, would now be insufficient
The Guardian - UK · Dec 19, 2022 Braverman says she wants to deliver Rwanda deportations at scale as soon as possible – as it happened Home secretary welcomes high court judgment that policy is lawful
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022 Every date of the UK strikes in December from rail to nurses Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches
Wales Online · Dec 19, 2022 Health Secretary is 'holding the country to ransom', insists union boss Unite leader says Steve Barclay will get a 'rude awakening' if he refuses to negotiate on NHS pay
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022 Union boss warns Barclay will ‘carry the can’ if patients suffer due to strikes Unite union leader Sharon Graham said the Health Secretary will get a ‘rude awakening’ if he refuses to negotiate on pay.
The Independent UK · Dec 19, 2022 Union accuses Co-op of ‘Scrooge-like attitude’ as coffinmaker dispute continues Workers at the Co-operative Funeralcare in Govan are due to start a four-day walkout on Monday,
Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2022 Britain set for week of strike chaos as Government refuses to budge on NHS pay Health Secretary Steve Barclay signals that he will not open discussions on pay with health unions
Daily Mirror · Dec 18, 2022 Cold hearted Tories putting lives at risk by refusing to talk to NHS strikers Unite boss Sharon Graham has told the Mirror that Steve Barclay will 'carry the can' for any deaths during the nurses' strike due to his refusal to open pay negotiations
Wales Online · Dec 18, 2022 'Not fair' for troops to cover for strike action at Christmas, minister says Unions have warned the servicemen and women are not “sufficiently trained” to plug staffing gaps
Liverpool Echo · Dec 18, 2022 Full list of 22 tip sites to be hit by waste chaos over Christmas period Workers will walk out later this month
The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2022 ‘Not fair’ for troops to cover for strike action at Christmas, Dowden says The Chancellor the Duchy of Lancaster has urged unions to call off the industrial action and ‘give the military a break’.