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Strike dates for the forthcoming week

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
18 March, 2023 (2 days ago)

Here’s the industrial action planned for the coming days.

Unite balloons being flown at a TUC march

Seven recent Unite the Union wins

Hannah Davenport
8 February, 2023

Huge wins and pay deals secured so far this year for members of the union Unite.

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5 reasons why we must oppose the government’s anti-strike laws

Basit Mahmood
1 February, 2023

We must oppose the attack on the right to strike.

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Strike dates: Who is striking this week?

Basit Mahmood
30 January, 2023

A full list of strikes taking place this week.

Unite the Union

A full list of upcoming strike dates

Gabrielle Pickard-Whitehead
22 January, 2023

We take a look at when the forthcoming strikes are taking place.

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Strike dates: Ambulance staff announce new walkouts

Hannah Davenport
18 January, 2023

Ambulance staff ‘are done’ and ‘angry’ as new strike dates announced and GMB calls on the government to get serious on pay.

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5 reasons why we all need to oppose the government’s anti-strike laws

Basit Mahmood
16 January, 2023

Trade unions and human rights activists have called for a mass movement to oppose this latest piece of draconian legislation.

Onay Kasab

MUST WATCH: Unite blasts Tory hypocrisy after government demand further ‘productivity savings’ during pay talks

Basit Mahmood
10 January, 2023

“That is absolutely ludicrous. This isn’t a factory we’re talking about, we’re talking about people who are working well beyond their contracted hours anyway”

Anti-strike campaign by Strike Map

Unions launch campaign to protect right to strike against anti-strike laws

Hannah Davenport
9 January, 2023

‘Strike Map, who launched the campaign, announced yesterday that within a few hours, representatives for over 50,000 workers had already signed the letter supporting the right to strike.’

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More people blame the Government than unions for wave of strikes, poll shows

Basit Mahmood
22 December, 2022

The poll, carried out by Opinium on behalf of the Compassion in Politics think tank and reported in the Mirror, found that 41% of those surveyed believe the Tories are responsible, 35% say unions

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