The London bus workers’ campaign for the same higher wage at all bus operators has entered a new phase with workers at three major companies now balloting formally for strike action.
Civil service workers in the PCS union will be balloting for strike action from Wednesday of this week to fight a series of below-inflation pay deals across different government departments.
We are taking to the picket lines this week with over 150,000 other local government workers. Colleagues in the Unite and the GMB unions are striking with us.
Around 1,250 members of the RMT transport union at Southeastern Trains are set to strike for 48 hours on Monday and Tuesday of next week in two separate industrial disputes.
Around 800 technical workers in Royal Mail are set to strike for 72 hours from 6am on Tuesday of next week in a dispute over management’s plans to change attendance patterns.
More than 100 workers at clothing manufacturer J Barbour and Sons in South Shields, took to the picket line on Monday as part of a series of one day strikes over pay.
The PCS civil service workers’ union is set to begin balloting its 270,000 members in civil service departments from Wednesday of next week for a national strike over pay.
A one-day general strike brought Uruguay to a halt on 20 August. It was strong across industry, transport, education, the health service and even in the shops.
