Strike Follow

The Amicus union is preparing a strike ballot among workers in the NHS blood service to prevent the threatened closure of 14 blood centres. The plans follow two 24-hour strikes in NHS Logistics (see page 5).

Some 1,000 firefighters on Merseyside returned to work last Saturday after 26 days of strike action, following an agreement over principles hammered out between the fire authority and Fire Brigades Union (FBU) negotiators.

MI5 documents recently released under the Freedom of Information Act show how the naval mutineers attracted the attention of the security services.

The first national strike in the NHS for 17 years began on Thursday of last week. Unison union members at five depots of NHS Logistics - the not for profit agency that supplies hospitals across England - struck for 24 hours in a battle against privatisation.

Over one million workers took part in a one-day strike on 23 March this year over the government’s unilateral decision to get rid of the "rule of 85".

School admissions workers at Coventry Council are set to take indefinite strike action from next Monday.

The rush to privatise Britain’s post offices is accelerating even faster - and could lead to a major strike.

Around 2,500 Amicus union members at the Rolls Royce plant in Derby are set to strike after rejecting a second pay offer from the company.

The Merseyside firefighters’ strike against cuts and management bullying was at a critical turning point on Tuesday of this week as Socialist Worker went to press.

"Hundreds of Unison members in NHS Logistics have taken part in a national strike to oppose the sell-off of essential public services to DHL - a German parcel courier.

Electricians in the Amicus union working at two Hunterston nuclear power stations in Ayrshire, Scotland, have begun a series of strikes due to the removal of a 50 pence per hour enhancement that had been in place for 30 years.

Workers at Chep UK in Pontefract struck for five days this week over pay, sackings and the general attitude of management.