by Sam | 20 Oct 2014 | Economy
The BBC reports that this weekend saw tens of thousands of people have protested in London, Glasgow and Belfast about pay and austerity. Many of those protesting were public sector workers such as teachers and nurses opposed to a below-inflation 1 per cent pay offer...
by Sam | 26 Aug 2014 | Uncategorized
The BBC reports that ambulance staff have announced plans to stage two further strikes in Yorkshire in protest at new shift patterns and staffing arrangements. The Unite union said its members would take industrial action on Friday and Monday, between 15:00 BST and...
by Sam | 1 Aug 2014 | Employment, Local Government, Politics
The BBC reports that council workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will strike in October in an on-going row with the government. Unison, Unite and GMB, which between them represent more than a million local government workers, said they had decided to...
by Sam | 31 Jul 2014 | Employment, Politics
The BBC reports that firefighters in England and Wales are to strike over eight consecutive days in an ongoing row with the government. The latest action, from 9 August, will be held over three hours each day during the eight-day period, it said. The union has said...
by Sam | 31 Jul 2014 | Politics
Public Finance reports that civil servants at Revenue & Customs will have begun a three-day walkout across the country to protest job cuts. Members of the Public and Commercial Services union are striking to coincide with the deadline for tax credit renewals and a...
