Strike dates: A further 33,000 civil servants to join 15 March strike
They will join the 100,000 PCS members already set to strike on Budget Day
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A full list of strike dates in March
With a government said to be ‘missing in action’ and failing to engage in any meaningful dialogue with unions, the strike action of recent months is set to continue into March.
Gender pay gap means women work two months of the year without pay
The gender pay gap is currently at 14.9%
Strike dates: Full list of everyone on strike on March 15
Who’s taking strike action so far on Budget Day
Teacher strikes to go ahead as government offer ‘nothing substantial’
National Education Union refuses to call off next week’s teacher strikes unless the government come forward with a ‘serious proposal’
European trade unions condemn UK government’s attack on the right to strike
Further restrictions on the right to strike will ‘only drag the UK further away from democratic norms’, they say.
Nurses’ union call for stronger strike action, announcing first 48-hour walkout
The RCN has said staff have ‘had enough of being taken for granted, enough of low pay and unsafe staffing levels.’
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