We have not “run out of money” to pay strikers
The government’s dodging the crux of the matter: the public sector is expected to provide more for less.
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Read our latest comment and political analysis on strike action in both the UK and across the world.
Nadhim Zahawi is playing into Putin’s hands, not striking nurses
Even Ukrainian workers are fighting for their own rights – that’s the point of union solidarity.
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Striking NHS staff don’t just want pay rises – they want a clean conscience
Nurses and ambulance drivers need to make a statement about the risk posed to patients by stretched resources.
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Was Great British Railways ever the answer to the UK’s transport woes?
The travel chaos we see today is the result of a complete lack of vision and planning.
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Why we all need strikers to win
They're on the front line against the UK’s staggering income decline, forcing politicians to give us an answer.
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Mick Lynch: there’s a “corrupt” relationship between the government and train operators
The RMT figurehead says that even after a summer of strikes, proposals from rail bosses are “not acceptable”.
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Labour needs a radical alternative to Jeremy Hunt’s wages of misery
As ever more workers take strike action to defend their living standards, Labour must be on their side.
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Wes Streeting: “After a decade of decline, Labour will make the NHS fit for the future”
To the doctors and nurses who are overstretched and exhausted, my message is this: the cavalry is coming with Labour.
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Healthcare strikes not in the best interests of patients or NHS, says Wes Streeting
The shadow health secretary believes that strikes will not solve the “biggest crisis” in the health service’s history.
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Anne-Marie Trevelyan warns the Transport Committee that train strikes are not over
The Transport Secretary told MPs that she doesn’t support unions that act “to the detriment” of their members.
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Joanna Hardy-Susskind’s Diary: The endless wait for a day in court, Suella Braverman’s drug nonsense, and a lawyer in the Big Brother house
Unconvicted murderers are not, in fact, more popular than exhausted junior lawyers.
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Are train strikes more disruptive than government policy?
Rail workers would have to strike for five weeks to cause as much disruption as demand for budget cuts.
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The Royal Mail break up is inevitable
Postal strikes are just PR cover – the split has been planned for years.
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The government ignores striking dockers at its peril
Strikes at container ports such as Felixstowe have a unique effect on inflation in the UK.
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From energy prices to inflation: how Liz Truss plans to tackle the economy
The new Prime Minister will take charge of a country facing huge economic challenges.
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Energy bill strikes are gaining public support
More people support the non-payment of bills than oppose it.
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“The role of a Labour MP is on that picket line”: John McDonnell and Bernie Sanders condemn TfL deal
Addressing an RMT rally, the American senator also drew parallels between UK and US trade union movements.
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How regional mayors could make Scotland’s democracy better
Scottish Labour’s proposal is a canny attempt to increase popular participation while decentralising power away from the SNP.
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Joanna Hardy-Susskind’s Diary: Wigs on the picket line and my fight to fix the justice system
Dealing with Dominic Raab is like trying to reason with an ex who’s packed his bags, downloaded Tinder and decided…
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What people don’t get about the barristers’ strike
The future of our justice system is at stake.
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