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999 call handlers to join BT and Openreach strike over pay

BT workers and Openreach engineers will stage a fresh strike on Thursday in a long-running dispute over pay. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said its members working as 999 emergency call handlers will also walk out, warning of disruption to ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:03

Network Rail maintenance staff ‘paid nearly a fifth more than market rates’

Network Rail’s maintenance staff earn nearly a fifth more than workers in similar roles, according to analysis. Rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road (ORR) commissioned independent consultants to establish whether employment costs for more ...

06 Oct 2022 at 14:02

Nurses start voting on strikes over pay

Nurses will start voting on Thursday on whether to strike over pay amid warnings that record numbers are leaving the profession. Around 300,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are being asked if they want to mount a campaign of ...

06 Oct 2022 at 01:01

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German carrier Eurowings cancels hundreds of flights as pilots strike

A pilots strike at budget airline Eurowings forced the German carrier to cancel hundreds of flights on Thursday. The Lufthansa subsidiary said about half of its 500 daily flights would be cancelled, affecting tens of thousands of passengers....

06 Oct 2022 at 10:39

Pay nurses a ‘decent wage’, RCN urges as it ballots on strike action

The only way to prevent nurses leaving the NHS and to fill thousands of vacancies is to pay them a “decent wage”, the head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said as the union ballots on strike action. For the first time in its ...

06 Oct 2022 at 16:03

Barristers vote to end strike action after accepting Government pay offer

Criminal barristers in England and Wales have voted to end strike action after accepting a Government pay offer. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) announced the results of the ballot on Monday after members voted last week. In a ...

10 Oct 2022 at 10:18

Midwives to be balloted on strike action

Midwives are being urged to vote in favour of strike action over pay in a ballot that will be held next month. The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) announced it would ballot its members from November 11 for a period of four weeks ...

07 Oct 2022 at 13:49

Northern Ireland

999 call handlers to take part in BT Group walkouts

Emergency call handlers are set to join a BT Group walkout later this week. Around 500 emergency call handlers are set to walk out for the first time on Thursday as they join their colleagues. Further walkouts are planned to ...

05 Oct 2022 at 14:37

Northern cities hit by increase in traffic jams due to rail strikes

Drivers suffered severe traffic jams in northern cities on Wednesday due to the latest rail strikes. Figures from location technology firm TomTom suggest the North was England’s worst-affected region for road congestion. It ...

05 Oct 2022 at 15:33

Passengers warned over significant weekend train disruption amid strikes

Passengers have been warned of further significant disruption across train services in Scotland due to continued strike action from railway staff. Network Rail’s RMT members will take part in a 24-hour strike on Saturday ...

08 Oct 2022 at 03:45

Only around one in five trains will run on Saturday due to rail strike

Rail passengers are set for more travel chaos as only around 20% of normal train services will run on Saturday due to another strike by union members. More than 40,000 members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) ...

08 Oct 2022 at 01:05

Unions call for urgent meeting with Nicola Sturgeon over future of rail network

Scotland’s rail unions have called for a meeting with the First Minister to discuss the future of the network, accusing the Scottish Government of a “lack of vision” for train services. Aslef, Unite, the Rail, ...

04 Oct 2022 at 14:36

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