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Alan Jones
The picket line outside the closed gates at one of the entrances for the King's Cross St Pancras Underground station as members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union including drivers, signallers and maintenance workers launched a series of strikes over pay and conditions, September 8, 2025
Workers' Rights / 8 September 2025
London Underground staff begin series of strikes over pay and conditions
8 September 2025
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hos
Healthcare / 6 August 2025
More health workers warn of strikes over pay as Unison members slam 3.6% award
6 August 2025
A train passes through heat haze on a railway line in Ashford, Kent, September 5, 2023
Workers' Rights / 27 July 2025
RMT calls for action to tackle escalating violence on busy rail routes
27 July 2025
Workers' Rights / 3 July 2025
National four-day week pilot hailed as success
3 July 2025
Workers on the picket line outside Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, February 6, 2023
Healthcare / 9 June 2025
RCN nursing staff begin voting on 3.6% pay deal
9 June 2025
Birmingham bin strike
Industrial / 21 May 2025
Government commissioners accused of ‘sabotaging’ bin-strike talks
21 May 2025
Britain / 21 April 2025
Council lose almost a third of staff in last decade, finds union analysis
21 April 2025
Members of the Aslef union on a picket line near to Leeds tr
Transport / 18 April 2025
Hull train drivers take strike action over sacking of a colleague
18 April 2025

Walkout follows long-running dispute over sacking

Britain / 6 April 2025
Patients not receiving ‘timely care’ in hospital, ambulance workers say
6 April 2025
A view of £5, £10, £20 and £50 bank notes
Britain / 30 March 2025
Unions welcome increase in minimum wage rates for millions of workers
30 March 2025
People take part in a demonstration against the dismissal of
Britain / 19 December 2024
Government plans to give seafarers greater protections for welfare and working conditions
19 December 2024
An Astra assembly line at Vauxhall's plant in Ellesmere Port
Britain / 16 December 2024
Business confidence among Britain’s manufacturers has fallen at the sharpest rate since the start of the pandemic
16 December 2024
A row of To Let estate agent signs placed outside houses in
Britain / 14 November 2024
Two-thirds of those living in private rented accommodation are worried about paying rent
14 November 2024
Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC speaking at the TUC
Britain / 21 October 2024
Unions urge MPs to support employment rights bill
21 October 2024
A stack of British one pound coins
Britain / 14 October 2024
Older workers with health conditions need better employment support, campaigners say
14 October 2024
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan (centre) on the picket l
Britain / 18 September 2024
Train drivers vote to end longest strike in recent history
18 September 2024
TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak at TUC Congress House in Lo
Britain / 1 August 2024
Britain is lagging behind other countries on worker protections, TUC says
1 August 2024
A child playing, February 8, 2012
Britain / 17 June 2024
‘Vast numbers’ of children’s centres closed across England since 2010
17 June 2024
A science experiment taking place in a classroom, February 9
Britain / 29 April 2024
Schools falling into disrepair due to lack of funds, finds teaching union
29 April 2024
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan (centre) on the picket l
Britain / 31 January 2024
Sunak accused of ‘playing games’ rather than trying to resolve train drivers' dispute
31 January 2024
Paul Nowak, general secretary of the TUC speaking at their c
Britain / 29 December 2023
Entire trade union movement will rally behind workers sacked under anti-strike laws
29 December 2023
Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Tran
Britain / 22 December 2023
London Underground workers to strike in new year
22 December 2023
Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan on the picket line at Eu
Britain / 16 November 2023
Train drivers to escalate industrial action with series of one-day strikes
16 November 2023
Britain / 6 November 2023
Working mums ‘consider quitting’ job because of childcare responsibilities
6 November 2023
People watch a large wildfire in Lickey Hills Country Park o
Britain / 29 September 2023
Firefighters warn Britain is ‘woefully underprepared’ to tackle wildfire threat
29 September 2023
Britain / 29 August 2023
Railway supply workers begin four-day pay strike
29 August 2023
A fan Pic: Roy Muz / Creative Commons
Britain / 15 June 2023
Employers urged to relax dress codes as heatwave continues
15 June 2023
Britain / 2 May 2023
Care Quality Commission workers begin strike in pay dispute
2 May 2023
Ambulance workers on the picket line outside the Royal Victo
Britain / 8 April 2023
Stability in Ireland threatened if workers' rights are ‘ripped up’ under Retained EU Law Bill, unions warn
8 April 2023
Britain / 5 April 2023
Royal Mail talks end without agreement
5 April 2023
Britain / 5 April 2023
Unions demand urgent meeting with ministers over social care staffing crisis after 50% funding cut
5 April 2023
Britain / 3 April 2023
Men continue to dominate most councils, study finds
3 April 2023
Striking NHS junior doctors on the picket line outside the M
Britain / 23 March 2023
Junior doctors to hold fresh round of strikes
23 March 2023
Britain / 19 March 2023
Unions accuse Conservatives of presiding over worst period for living standards in modern history
19 March 2023
Members of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) on t
Britain / 27 February 2023
Physiotherapists to stage biggest strike to date
27 February 2023
Junior doctors holding placards during a protest rally on
Britain / 24 February 2023
Junior doctors set to strike for three days
24 February 2023
People gather at the Mound in central Edinburgh to highlight
Britain / 27 January 2023
School leaders warn education pay body it has ‘last chance’ to assert its independence
27 January 2023
RMT Assistant General Secretary Eddie Dempsey, speaking at a
Britain / 29 December 2022
Railway cleaners to launch first national strike
29 December 2022
Britain / 29 December 2022
Road traffic officers to launch two-day strike
29 December 2022
Britain / 12 December 2022
Environment Agency staff set to take industrial action
12 December 2022
A cleaner uses a fogging machine to clean a train carriage d
Britain / 7 December 2022
Railway cleaners protest outside Department for Transport, demanding end the ‘scandal’ of poverty pay
7 December 2022
Graham Revie, Chair of the RCN Trade Union Committee (centre
Britain / 25 November 2022
Nurses to hold two days of strike action in December
25 November 2022
Britain / 19 September 2022
Liverpool dock workers to launch two-week strike in dispute over pay
19 September 2022
Members of the Unite union man a picket line at one of the e
Britain / 21 August 2022
Dockers launch eight-day strike in a dispute over pay at Britain’s biggest container port
21 August 2022
Kwasi Kwarteng Secretary of State for Business, Energy and I
Britain / 27 July 2022
12 unions challenge legality of government's scab law
27 July 2022
British Airways planes at Heathrow Airport
Britain / 23 June 2022
British Airways workers at Heathrow vote overwhelmingly for strike action
23 June 2022
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being taken from court, whe
Britain / 23 June 2022
Assange strip searched and moved to a bare cell following extradition announcement
23 June 2022
The High Pay Centre warns that the median pay gap between ex
Britain / 22 May 2022
Pay gap between executives and workers to grow wider
22 May 2022
Britain / 9 March 2022
Rail workers stage protests outside train stations to warn on impact of job cuts
9 March 2022
Chancellor Rishi Sunak during the launch of the government's
Britain / 25 February 2022
Kickstart youth employment scheme labelled ‘chaotic’ while failing to deliver for young people, employers or taxpapers
25 February 2022
Britain / 18 February 2022
Rail workers set to strike in three disputes this weekend
18 February 2022
Britain / 6 February 2022
Millions face ‘perfect storm’ of energy bills and tax rises
6 February 2022
Stella Morris (left) outside the Royal Courts of Justice in
Britain / 5 January 2022
Campaigners call for Assange's release on 1,000th day of his imprisonment
5 January 2022
Britain / 28 December 2021
MoD has come under fire for spending millions on car hires for staff
28 December 2021
Britain / 28 November 2021
Rail unions to stage demo over TfL funding
28 November 2021
Britain / 16 November 2021
Campaign launched on work-related stress aims to avoid ‘health and safety crisis’
16 November 2021
FIGHTING BACK: Picket lines of British Gas workers striking
Britain / 11 November 2021
Fire and rehire can seriously damage workplace relations and has significant legal risks, warns Acas
11 November 2021
Britain / 7 November 2021
Weetabix workers step up strike action in pay and conditions row
7 November 2021
Britain / 29 August 2021
Most older people want urgent action on climate change, new study suggests
29 August 2021
GMB general secretary Gary Smith
Britain / 26 August 2021
GMB leader Gary Smith meets Uber boss to secure 'groundbreaking' workers' rights deal
26 August 2021
Britain / 1 August 2021
Health staff employed by private companies should receive same pay rise as NHS staff, says Unison
1 August 2021
The DVLA office in Oxford
Britain / 21 June 2021
DVLA workers to strike over long-running Covid safety dispute
21 June 2021
Britain / 28 February 2021
Government urged to reform ‘failed’ apprenticeship levy in Budget
28 February 2021
An empty fridge
Britain / 9 February 2021
Low-paid workers forced to regularly skip meals, finds Living Wage Foundation
9 February 2021
Picture posed by model to illustrate self-isolating measures
Britain / 3 February 2021
Low-paid workers going without the financial support needed to self-isolate, unions warn
3 February 2021
A march through Bristol city centre demanding a pay rise for
Britain / 14 January 2021
Unions have become stronger during pandemic, increasing members and helping to protect jobs and improve workplaces
14 January 2021
Britain / 10 January 2021
British Gas engineers to complete five-day strike action
10 January 2021
Britain / 27 December 2020
Gender pay gap widens with age and is worst for over-50s
27 December 2020
Britain / 3 December 2020
A second worker dies from Covid outbreak at food factory
3 December 2020
Workers at Heathrow airport, including firefighters and secu
Britain / 29 November 2020
Heathrow staff begin strike over pay and conditions
29 November 2020
A British Gas sign. The threat of strike action by workers a
Britain / 20 November 2020
British Gas workers could strike over Christmas as disputes over new contracts escalate
20 November 2020
Former prime minister Gordon Brown
Britain / 16 November 2020
Brown calls on the government to scrap plans to cut £20-a-week universal credit payment
16 November 2020