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re: Britain on STRIKE: Ambulancea & Nurses Are on STRIKE
A Christmas GENERAL STRIKE - Nurses/Ambulances/999 Staff/Royal Mail/Trains/Border FORCE/Civil Servants/Road Repair & Teachers Want CHANGE
Ministers Consider Tougher Curbs on STRIKE Action - The Empire Strikes Black
'A&E is Absolute Chaos - I spent 15 hours on a trolley' - Hard-Hit 999 Staff Will Go on Strike
Rail Strikes: Passengers Warned NOT to Travel by Train Next Week
BBC News 8 DEC 2022.
December Strikes: Who is Striking and What Are Their Pay Claims?...
Strikes have disrupted everything from train services to postal deliveries and teaching in schools.
More workers are expected to walk out, as demands grow for better working conditions and pay increases to keep up with rising prices.
Border Force - Border Force staff to strike over Christmas
About one thousand Border Force officers, employed by the Home Office, intend to strike for eight days over Christmas and New Year's Eve
Airports in Birmingham, Cardiff, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow, Manchester, and the port of New Haven will be impacted
Officials checking passports for people arriving into the UK are among those striking
Immigration and customs checks are expected to take longer during peak times
The officers, who are part of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), are striking over pay, pensions and jobs
Ambulance staff
10,000 ambulance workers - including paramedics, control room staff and support workers - will strike across most of England and Wales on 21 and 28 December
The walkout by the three main ambulance unions - Unison, GMB and Unite - will affect non-life threatening calls only. The military are on standby to help out
All the unions have asked for above-inflation pay rises
The governments in England and Wales have given NHS staff an average rise of 4.75%, with a minimum £1,400 rise
PRISON Officers to strike
Nurses
Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to strike on 15 December and 20 December
The Royal College of Nurses wants a rise of 5% above the Retail Price Index (RPI) measure of inflation - currently 14%
The government in England says this year's pay award - a 4.75% average increase - is in line with the independent NHS Pay Review Body recommendation
Rail workers
Rail workers first held strikes in June, with further walkouts planned across December and January
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) wants a pay offer reflecting the rising cost of living - and a guarantee of no compulsory job losses
Rail-industry bosses say changes need to be agreed to afford pay increases and modernise the railway
Royal Mail workers
Postal workers plan strikes on 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 December
Deliveries are affected, with the last days for Christmas post now 12 December for second class and 16 December for first class
Royal Mail has offered a pay deal it says is worth up to 9% over 18 months - but with inflation at 11.1%, the Communication Workers Union wants more
The CWU also objects to proposed changes to working conditions, including compulsory Sunday working
Teachers
Teachers in Scotland walked out on 24 November, with further strikes in December, January and February
A 6.85% increase for the lowest paid was rejected, with teachers arguing for 10%
Teaching unions in England and Wales are balloting members over pay, which could mean further strikes
University staff
Tens of thousands of staff at 150 UK universities walked out on three days in November
The University and College Union wants a pay rise worth either 2% above RPI inflation, or 12%, whichever is higher, pension benefits restored and "excessive workloads" tackled
An increase in pay "puts jobs at risk", the Universities and College Employers Association says
Baggage handlers
Ground-handling staff for Menzies Aviation at Heathrow Airport will strike for 72 hours from 16 December
Airlines likely to be affected are Air Canada, American Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss Air, Air Portugal, Austrian Airlines, Qantas, Egypt Air, Aer Lingus and Finnair
The Unite union says cargo workers were offered a backdated 9.5% pay increase and a further 1% from January 2023, but baggage handlers have been offered only a flat-rate increase and face a real-terms pay cut
Heathrow faces pre-Christmas baggage handlers strike
Driving examiners
Driving examiners will hold rolling strikes from 13 December to 16 January
The Public and Commercial Services Union is calling for a 10% pay rise, better pensions, job security and no cuts to redundancy terms
The government says the strike might affect driving tests but not theory tests
Driving examiners across UK to strike over pay
Bus drivers
Bus drivers in south and west London will strike on 9, 10, 16 and 17 December
The Unite Union is calling for a pay rise to reflect higher cost of living
Transport for London has urged Unite and Abellio to work together to avoid disruption for passengers
London bus drivers to strike in run-up to Christmas
Who else is considering industrial action?
About 100,000 civil servants have voted to strike across different government departments
Junior doctors in England, represented by the British Medical Association, are planning to hold a ballot in January, over a pay deal which will give them 2% this year
Three days of strikes, involving 2,000 Metroline bus drivers in London, have been called off while a pay offer is considered
Which workers are allowed to go on strike?
What's the gap between public and private sector pay?
Have any disputes been resolved?
Some workers have settled disputes:
Criminal barristers in England and Wales accepted a 15% pay rise in October
Refuse workers in Eastbourne negotiated a deal worth over 11%
2,000 Arriva bus drivers in London won an 11% pay deal
Union bosses of BT workers agreed a pay deal worth up to 16% for some workers
How many days have been lost to strikes?
In September, 205,000 working days were lost to strikes, according to the Office for National Statistics.
Graph showing an increase number of strike days in since 2017
Does the public support strike action?
A poll at the end of October by Savanta ComRes found that 60% generally support workers taking industrial action, with 33% opposed.
Asked about strikes over pay and conditions, support varied widely between different industries.
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