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Safety not thought to be affected despite up to 25,000 workers joining picket lines across England and WalesFewer people called for an ambulance on the service’s biggest strike day so far, during which up to 25,000 union members join picket lines acros…
Unions representing staff in NHS, transport and beyond warn of disputes escalating unless ministers give ground on payThe end of 2022 was marked by mass industrial unrest as employees across the transport network, NHS, Royal Mail, schools and the civil…
Primary schools close on Tuesday with secondary schools to shut on Wednesday after government and unions fail to reach dealUK politics live – latest news updatesAlmost every school in Scotland will be closed on Tuesday or Wednesday as part of a fresh w…
PM changes tack to allow negotiations on wages but unions remain frustrated at lack of clear offerUK politics live – latest news updatesStrikes by paramedics and nurses will go ahead from this week despite Rishi Sunak’s major U-turn on allowing new pay…
PM for first time signals willingness to help with cost of living as ministers prepare for talks with health unionsRishi Sunak has opened the door to a pay deal for striking nurses when ministers meet health unions for talks on Monday after signalling …
Party leader’s new year speech to promise ‘national renewal’ if elected but stress role of private sector tooLabour will not open the “big government chequebook” in an attempt to repair Britain’s faltering public services if it wins the next election, …
Exclusive: DHSC alleges gowns were not sterile, could not be used within NHS ‘for any purpose’, and technical labelling was ‘invalid’ UK politics live – latest news updatesThe UK government has accused a company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle…
Paul Nowak warns action could be stepped up as he urges Rishi Sunak to facilitate pay negotiationsUK politics live – latest news updatesThe general secretary of the TUC has raised the prospect of stepping up industrial action this year, saying coordina…
Ministers have asked NHS pay review body to cap increase for 2023-24, below predictions for inflationNHS strikes could continue for many months amid anger at UK government plans to raise staff salaries by only 2% next year, which health unions have con…
NHS insiders warn some of the costs will have to be met from existing budgets amid renewed pressure on pay and construction costsAmbulance services across England face paying millions more in ballooning fuel costs this year, amid warnings that the NHS …