Industrial action / strikes

A specialist doctors committee that forms part of the British Medical Association could also vote for strike action.

Junior doctors in Scotland have accepted the latest pay deal from the Scottish government, ending their industrial dispute.

Real-terms pay has plummeted in the public sector, says the Resolution Foundation, fuelling strikes.

Junior doctors commence another four-day strike today, impacting scheduled operations and waiting lists.

Rail passengers face further disruption this week as train drivers, members of Aslef, observe an overtime ban.

Questions last month focused on the agency workers during strikes, payment in lieu of notice and dismissing an employee who is in prison.

Absence due to industrial action in England's NHS trusts declines by around 30% from March to July 2023, according to official statistics.

Teachers in England in the NEU will not go on strike in the autumn term, after they accepted the government's pay deal for 2023-24.

From 10 August, employers will no longer be able to use agency workers to cover striking employees.

The British Medical Association announces a fifth strike by junior doctors after government continues to refuse to negotiate.

GPs could stage industrial action after survey showed a majority of surgery partners in England would support walk-outs.

The aim of the legislation is to impose minimum levels of service during industrial action by ambulance staff, firefighters, railway workers and those in other sectors deemed essential.

The government's decision to repeal the agency worker ban during strikes has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.

A second Amazon depot in the Midlands faces the prospect of strike action after GMB members vote in favour of industrial action at Rugeley.

The risk to actors’ livelihoods from AI and poor rates of pay from streaming has led 160,000 performers in the US to strike, shutting down all Hollywood TV and film productions.