All news on the topic: Strikes

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'Rishi Sunak must end strike farce by giving NHS staff pay rise they deserve'
Nurses in England are not to blame for disruption caused by strike action next week - Rishi Sunak could resolve the dispute if he gives NHS staff a pay rise they desperately need
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Power workers threaten to strike over union claims of 'rampant profiteering'
Around 1,300 workers at UK Power Networks - who maintain the electricity grid in London, the South East and East - are being balloted in a pay row led by Unite union
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'We can all strike back at Rich Rishi Sunak and vote Tories out'
The Government is not listening to the cries of anguish from striking workers, Paul Routledge says, but they will be fearing the local elections, where we can all make them sweat
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Firefighters offered £1,000 a shift to cross picket line during upcoming strikes
Fire chiefs are offering service members £1,000 a shift to cross the picket lines during upcoming strikes for 'resilience fire cover' in a move the union slammed as an 'insult'
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Mum shares harrowing photo and says son had anxiety attack over teacher strikes
A mum-of-three has slammed the "government-inflicted" school strikes after her 12-year-old son was triggered back to the mental toll of lockdown, following Wednesday's teacher walk-out
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Furious Evri drivers refuse to deliver parcels with dramatic stand-off at depot
Some of the self-employed Evri delivery workers - who claimed they would normally deliver on average more than 150 parcels a day - say they will now earn just £20
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100,000 nurses and patients sign letter to Rishi Sunak calling for NHS wage rise
Nurses are planning to walk out next Monday and Tuesday at a bigger number of hospitals than previous action - with the NHS facing strikes everyday except Wednesday next week
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Hundreds of thousands of workers on strike in biggest walkout in 10 years
School teachers in England and Wales joined civil servants, university staff and train drivers today in one of the country's biggest days of industrial action
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Exhausted teachers vow to protest 'until change happens' as 200,000 walk out
Exhausted and overworked teachers joined university staff, train drivers, civil servants, bus drivers and security guards in the biggest day of industrial action in more than a decade today
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'Parents support strikes, kids deserve to be taught by teachers who feel valued'
Mirror columnist Eva Simpson on the teacher strikes, and that while they may be a pain for working parents organising childcare, they are a necessary one in order for these valued people to be adequately rewarded for the challenging job they perform
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Do you support workers going on strike? Take our poll
Half a million including teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards are all taking industrial action today
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Six teachers open up on 'difficult' strike decision - and why they are doing it
Antonia Lozano is one of the teachers going on strike this month. She says the main reason she voted for industrial action was how government cuts are affecting the children she teaches
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Striking teacher forced to take a second job to pay bills ahead of mass walkout
Manchester teacher Lucy Hoyle has had to take on a second job to pay her bills whilst also admitting to having to pay for classroom supplies from her own pocket - she tells the Mirror why she is joining her colleagues on strike
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Half term holidays at risk as Border Force announce four days of strike action
One thousand Border Force officers will stage strikes for four days during half term - putting school holidays in jeopardy - the Public and Commercial Services union has announced
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Exhausted teacher says she is striking as the 'government have taken advantage'
An exhausted teacher in Braintree, Essex has said she is striking as the 'government have taken advantage' teachers. Keri Russell, 48, said she 'can't really afford to strike' but feels like she has to send a message about pay
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'Simple solution to solving the strikes crisis is staring us all in the face''
Mirror reader Paul Methven's controversial proposal certainly wouldn't go down well with high-earners ... What do YOU think to his suggestion?
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'No one wants to see kids miss more school but striking teachers have no choice'
The Voice of the Mirror says the Tories have exploited and undervalued teachers after years of plummeting wages, and strikes must lead to meaningful negotiations
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Are you worried about teachers going on strike this week?
Unions warn the government’s failure to pay staff properly is fuelling a mass exodus from the classrooms
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Full list of every strike happening this week - check if you're affected
Teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards from seven trade unions will walk out on Wednesday in what will be the biggest day of industrial action in over a decade
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'King's TV chat would be a healthy way to fix dramas of royal soap opera'
After Harry and Meghan's Netflix documentary and Harry's memoir, the King deserves a say - and a heavyweight TV interview looks like the best way to clear the air and reunite his family
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UK's public services at breaking point - it's time to protect right to strike
Today, the Mirror joins with the TUC and many others in fighting this assault on working people, and the unions they organise within, to Protect The Right To Strike
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French ski strikes - everything you need to know from key dates to refund rights
Two main unions covering lift and seasonal workers in the Alps plan “unlimited” industrial action from January 31 as part of wider protests against pension reforms in France
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'Train chaos means we're travelling backwards with green transport goals'
Forget the train strikes, it's the planned engineering works driving Eva Simpson mad, and the pathetic excuses from rail companies
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'Clapping for NHS workers has not helped our pay', 999 staff tell ministers
As thousands of ambulance workers went on strike and lined picket lines in the freezing cold - ministers were accused of spending too much time in “nice toasty offices” than finding out what the situation was like on the frontline
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NHS strike on Feb 6 to be biggest ever as nurses and paramedics walk on same day
NHS Providers director of policy Miriam Deakin says the government’s disastrous handling of the NHS has brought nurses and ambulance staff ­to breaking point - and the workers to the picket line