The National Health Service (NHS) is trapped in a vicious cycle of winter pressures and strikes, Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation said as thousands of nurses walked out on Wednesday over pay. Speaking to the PA News Agency, Taylor said without a “realistic prospect of a solution” to the pay dispute, the…
UK Trade Unions Claim Proposed Laws on Strikes Are ‘Undemocratic, Unworkable’
The new general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has described legislation to curb strikes—which was put before Parliament by the government on Tuesday—as “undemocratic, unworkable, and almost certainly illegal.” The new laws would force ambulance crews, firefighters, and railway workers to provide a minimum level of service during industrial action. Business Secretary Grant…
Trade Unions and UK Government Hold Talks in Bid to End NHS, Rail, and Teachers’ Strikes
Government ministers have been meeting the leaders of three separate trade unions in an effort to bring to an end some of the industrial action which has caused disruption all over Britain. Health Secretary Steve Barclay met leaders of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and other unions in London about pay demands in the…
Trade Union Boss Accuses UK Government of Putting ‘Fingers in Their Ears’ Over Pay Disputes
The new general secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has accused Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government of refusing to listen or negotiate about pay demands which have led to strikes on Britain’s railways and in the National Health Service. Train services over Christmas were badly hit by strikes and Network Rail warned this week…
UK Strikes Continue as Government Rejects ‘Double-Digit Pay Rises’
Strikes are continuing in Britain as Border Force staff, driving examiners, and rail workers resumed their industrial actions on Wednesday over pay and job security. The unions are blaming the government for the disruptions, demanding ministers allow higher pay rises, but Downing Street said the ministers “want people to agree a fair pay settlement” but…
British Government Mulls Banning Strikes by Health Care Workers
Nurses working for the British National Health Service (NHS) could have their striking rights restricted as the government attempts to clamp down on the current wave of industrial action disrupting the UK. On Wednesday during Prime Minister’s Questions, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak promised “tough” measures to limit strike action, saying the government would not be…
Around 100,000 UK Civil Servants Vote for Strike Action
The UK government is facing “sustained industrial action” by civil servants after around 100,000 union members working for the civil service voted to strike in a dispute over pay, pensions, and jobs. The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said on Nov. 10 that the legal threshold for industrial action had been reached in 126…
Bus Service Resumes in Orange County for Election Day
November 7, 2022
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ORANGE, Calif.—Bus service resumed Nov. 7 amid ongoing negotiations between the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) and the union representing its maintenance workers, but the reprieve could be short-lived, with the union threatening to return to the picket lines after Election Day if no agreement is reached. Negotiations resumed over the weekend, offering hope for…
Russia Hits Ukrainian Hydropower Plants in New Missile Strikes
KYIV—Russia fired dozens of missiles at Ukrainian energy facilities including hydroelectric power stations on Monday, causing widespread blackouts, mobile phone outages, and reductions in water supplies. Explosions rocked Kyiv and thick black smoke billowed over the capital in a wave of attacks on Monday morning that Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said targeted 10 Ukrainian regions…
Putin Says No Need for Massive New Strikes on Ukraine
ASTANA -Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday there was no need for massive new strikes on Ukraine and that Russia was not looking to destroy the country. Putin told a news conference at the end of a summit in Kazakhstan that his call-up of Russian reservists would be over within two weeks and there…
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