NHS waiting lists in England have climbed to a record high amid continuing industrial action in the health service. According to official data released on Thursday, 7.47 million people were waiting to start routine hospital treatment at the end of May, up from 7.42 million at the end of April. It is the highest number…
Sunak Tells Unions to Halt Strikes After Announcing ‘Final’ Pay Offer
Rishi Sunak has challenged union leaders to call off strike action after offering public sector workers pay rises of up to 7 percent. The prime minister said on Thursday that he has accepted the recommendations from independent pay review bodies, including 6.5 percent increases for teachers in England for 2023-24, which the education unions said…
NHS Facing ‘Huge and Growing Risk’ as Junior Doctors Launch 5-day Strike
The NHS is facing a “huge and growing risk” amid disruptions caused by continuous industrial action, health service bosses have warned. Junior doctors launched a five-day strike on Thursday, in what is being described as the longest walkout of its kind in the NHS’s history amid ongoing protests over pay. Members of the British Medical…
New South Wales Health Workers Offered Payrise Ahead of Industrial Action Threat
Health workers in New South Wales (NSW) have called off plans for industrial action after the state government struck a deal with the Health Services Union (HSU), raising wages by four percent. The deal will see a pay increase of up to 8.5 percent, or $3,500 (US$2,323), for the state’s lowest-paid health workers and will…
Train Drivers’ Union Announces Overtime Ban for Another Week
Train drivers, who are causing disruption this week by refusing to work overtime, will stage another week of overtime ban later this month. Aslef, the train drivers’ union, announced on Monday that its members at 15 train operators will refuse to work overtime from July 17 to 22. This follows a week-long overtime ban which…
Senior Doctors in England Vote to Strike but Nurses Set to End Industrial Action
Senior doctors in England have voted in favour of taking industrial action, but the threat of more strikes by nurses has ended after a union ballot failed to meet the legal threshold. The British Medical Association (BMA) said on Tuesday that 86 percent of its members backed industrial action on a turnout of 71 percent,…
Nursing Union Calls for Double-Digit Pay Offer to Relaunch Talks
The trade union representing British nurses has called for a double-digit pay offer from the government and has threatened to strike again if the demand is not met. In an interview with The Sunday Times, Royal College of Nursing (RCN) leader Pat Cullen urged Health Secretary Stephen Barclay to restart pay negotiations with a proposed…
Ambulance Strikes in England Called Off as Unions Enter Pay Talks With Government
The Unite union has called off planned ambulance strikes in England in order to enter pay talks with the UK government. Union members at ambulance trusts in the West Midlands, northwest, south central, south coastal, and East Midlands had planned to strike on Monday. But the Unite union paused the strike action on Sunday afternoon….
UK Anti-Strike Law Fails to Meet Human Rights Obligations, MPs Say
The UK government’s plans to impose minimum service levels on public services during strike action need to be amended as they are likely to be incompatible with human rights law, a parliamentary committee has said. The government announced the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill on Jan. 5, saying it will ensure “minimum safety levels” in…
Further Strikes by UK Teachers Set to Go Ahead Amid Stalled Pay Negotiations
Further strikes by school teachers in the UK are set to go ahead this month after negotiations on pay increases failed to make progress. The UK government, which is responsible for education in England, has failed to make new pay offers for the current financial year. The authorities in Scotland and Wales made increased pay…
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