The battlelines in the fight to defend the NHS have been drawn as junior doctors plan three five-day walkouts in the run-up to Christmas.
NUT union branches and associations have passed motions calling on its leaders to name more strike dates.
Every firefighter in Greater Manchester could face the sack if they refuse to sign up to a new contract.
Security guards working at Met Police control centres in London struck on Tuesday and Friday of last week. Workers were set to strike again this Thursday.
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Two separate rallies in Glasgow, joined by around 2,000 people, revived something of the colour of the referendum campaign—and the expectations of what an independent Scotland would bring.
Tube drivers on the Hammersmith & City and Circle London Underground lines struck for 24 hours last week, ending on Friday night.
Workers at London Metropolitan University were set to strike on Thursday to defend jobs, education and their union reps.
Protests erupted in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday of last week after police shot dead black man Keith Scott.
Wrangling over the shadow cabinet and whether there can be “unity” between left and right wingers looked set to dominate the Labour Party conference.
