pay 2007

Weekend wildcat strikes hit Royal Mail in Edinburgh

Hundreds of postal workers in Scotland staged wildcat strikes over the weekend creating a backlog of mail.

Protests across the UK over NHS cuts

NHS protestors in east London

Health workers and their supporters have been holding local demonstrations across the country in protest over cuts in jobs and services.

Town hall 'riot' over cuts in Camden

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Workers and residents angry at service and job cuts last night stormed a council meeting in the London Borough of Camden.

Manchester NHS workers on strike

250 employees of Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust will take their first day´s strike today, Wednesday January 31st. This follows a 91.6% ballot result in favour of strike action.

Civil servants vote for national strike

PCS members on strike in 2006

Members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) have overwhelmingly voted for ongoing national industrial action across the civil service as the government continue to fail to give assurances on job security, drive down pay and pursue a dogmatic policy of outsourcing and privatisation.

Nurses asked to do unpaid work to avoid "significant job losses"

Health campaigners have condemned an NHS trust for asking its staff to resign, work for no pay or take unpaid leave in order to reduce its multimillion-pound deficit.