The criminal justice system in England and Wales faces further disruption with criminal defence solicitors considering taking industrial action, in the wake of the strike by barristers. The London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association (LCCSA) has launched a survey asking its members: “Are you content with the current proposals set out in the government’s response to CLAIR…
Barristers Insist ‘Money Is There’ for UK Government to End Strike
One of the leaders of the union which has taken barristers in England and Wales out on strike has said the “money is there” for the government to solve the dispute and end the strike. The Justice Secretary, Dominic Raab, has said barristers will receive a 15 percent pay rise for legally aided work from…
Picket Line Outside the Old Bailey as UK Barristers go on Strike Over Legal Aid
Around 50 barristers, wearing traditional wigs, set up a picket line outside the Old Bailey—the most famous court in Britain—as a strike began on Monday over pay and working conditions. Barristers also set up picket lines outside courts in Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Leeds, and Cardiff. Outside the Old Bailey, Lucie Wibberley, secretary of the Criminal…
Britain’s Largest Rail Strike in 30 Years to Go Ahead as Talks Fail
Planned strikes that will throttle Britain’s rail services to one fifth of normal are to go ahead next week after last-ditch talks failed. Union leaders confirmed on Saturday that strikes will be held on three days across the rail network and London underground over pay, jobs, and conditions. People have been advised not to travel on strike…
French Army Says Killed Close to 40 Militants in Strike in Niger
PARIS—The French army said on Thursday that forces from its Operation Barkhane in West Africa had killed close to 40 militants in a strike near the border of Niger with Burkina Faso on June 14. Following an attack against Niger gendarmes and acting at the request of authorities in Niger, Barkhane forces used air surveillance…
Worries About South Korean Economy Grow Amid Truckers’ Strike
SEOUL—South Korea’s prime minister warned Tuesday that the disruption of cargo transport could cause “irrecoverable” damages on the country’s economy, as a nationwide truckers’ strike entered its eighth day. About 6,800 truckers were rallying Monday at various sites across South Korea, continuing to trigger a delay in the shipment and delivery of key items like…
Striking South Korean Truckers Say They May Block Coal to Power Plant
SEOUL—Striking South Korean truckers are considering blocking shipments of coal to a power plant if the government rejects their demands for minimum pay guarantees, a senior trade union official said on Monday. The Cargo Truckers Solidarity Union, on strike for a seventh day, is weighing several options to press its demands, including stopping coal to…
South Korean Production and Shipping Disrupted as Truckers Strike for 3rd Day
SEOUL—Thousands of South Korean truckers went on strike for a third day on Thursday to protest the sharp surge in fuel costs, disrupting production, slowing activity at ports, and posing new risks to a strained global supply chain. Presenting new President Yoon Suk-yeol with one of his first big economic challenges, about 7,200 members or…
Thousands of Nurses at Top California Hospitals Strike Over Wages and Burnout
April 27, 2022
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Thousands of nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in California are striking this week over contract issues, staff shortages, burnout, and exhaustion. Nurses began their strike on Monday morning. The labor union representing the nurses, the Committee for Recognition of Nursing Achievement (CRONA) announced the strike on Sunday, saying 93 percent…
‘We Deserve More Than Thanks’: Thousands of Nurses Strike in Australian State Over Staffing, Pay
Thousands of nurses in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) have taken the streets of Sydney’s CBD to urge the state government to accept their demands for a pay rise, improved maternity staffing, and mandated nurse-to-patient ratios. The 24-hour state-wide strike began at 7 a.m. on March 31 for most nurses and midwives…
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