Nurse interview: ‘I’m striking for patient safety’
Lianne Hyslop joined her colleagues on the picket line in response to the chronic underfunding she has witnessed as a nurse.
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Strike dates: Ambulance staff announce new walkouts
Ambulance staff ‘are done’ and ‘angry’ as new strike dates announced and GMB calls on the government to get serious on pay.
PMQs: Keir Starmer absolutely wipes the floor with Rishi Sunak over NHS crisis
“So for one week, will he stop blaming others, take some responsibility and just admit under his watch, the NHS is in crisis, isn’t it?”
Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of news on the left…
Nurses’ two-day strike is a chance to save our health service, says Pat Cullen
Thousands of nurses are striking today and tomorrow in a fight, not just about pay, but about addressing devastating cuts to NHS services.
Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson gets roasted in Parliament over £140,000 bonus as postal workers struggle
Royal Mail CEO Simon Thompson endured a humiliating appearance before MPs yesterday afternoon.
Mick Lynch alerts London Mayor to tube safety concerns
Mick Lynch has expressed ‘deep concern’ regarding unsafe staffing levels on London Underground.
CWU’s Dave Ward roasts Royal Mail bosses in Parliament
“What we’ve got now is nothing more than an asset stripping agenda”, he said.
RMT’s Eddie Dempsey interview: ‘If they stop us on the picket lines we’ll take it on the streets’
‘This government is seeking to pacify the British public. They want to criminalise dissent against poverty.’
Diane Abbott MP: The Tory anti-union bill is a dagger pointed at the labour movement
In order to proceed with such draconian measures government ministers have inevitably resorted to misrepresentation and outright lies.