Strikes

  • Tube to embark on strikes next month

    London Underground workers, including drivers, are walking out next month in a row over pay. Finn Brennan, Aslef’s full-time organiser on London Underground, said managers had refused to discuss any reduction in the working week or paid meal relief “to bring Underground drivers in line with those on the Elizabeth line and London Overground”. Aslef…

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  • Cameron: Houthi rebels warned before UK-US strikes

    US and UK strikes were carried out after ‘repeated warnings’ to the Houthis The US and UK strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen were carried out after “repeated warnings”, Lord David Cameron has said.  The UK’s foreign secretary said the Houthi attacks on international shipping were “threatening innocent lives” and “must stop”.  The Conservative peer…

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  • Non-emergency caesarean sections have been delayed because of the ongoing NHS strike, with one woman saying she feels she has lost “all control” over the birth of her child as a result. Both junior doctors and consultants are taking joint action for the first time from Monday, with Christmas Day levels of cover expected until…

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