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Most histories of the Wapping strike talk about how Murdoch "fooled" the union leaders by saying his new plant was for a fictitious newspaper, called the London Post.

Almost 3,000 call centre workers were to strike on Thursday and Friday of this week over attacks on their working conditions.

Journalists at the BBC Arabic Service began a 48 hour strike on Tuesday.

David Cameron wants to make it harder for workers to strike. Last week he raised the threat of hardening up anti‑union laws even further.

Workers on the Northern and Bakerloo tube lines joined a second 24-hour strike from Friday evening of last week—defying London mayor Boris Johnson who launched a tirade of abuse against the tube workers.

The UCU union has confirmed dates for strike ballots in both the further and higher education sectors over jobs, pay and pensions.

Around 3,000 members of the PCS civil service workers’ union in seven call centres are to strike for two days next week after the collapse of intensive talks with Jobcentre Plus management. This is the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

University and college lecturers across Britain could be out on strike on 23 March—budget day.

Teachers at Rawmarsh Community School in Rotherham struck for three days last week over job cuts. They were set to strike again on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.

OVER 100,000 teachers in the NUT union are this week being asked by the union if they are willing to strike to defend their pensions.

Some 800 fire and rescue staff in London began a ballot for strike last week.

The proposed five day strike by 7,500 council workers in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, was called off after the Unison union reached an agreement with employers.