Strike Follow

In a long running battle over conditions, 6,000 PCS members in Job Centre Plus call centres struck on Monday. Pickets were defiant across the country, despite dirty tactics by Department for Work and Pensions management.

Bus workers in the Unite union at Abellio Surrey are set to strike tomorrow, Monday 13 August, against a planned pay freeze for this year.

Cleaners on the London Underground walked out today, Thursday, for the start of a two-day strike over pay and conditions.

Traffic wardens in Camden were in confident mood today, Thursday, for the start of their second strike over pay.

Three men went on hunger strike and camped outside Camden Town Hall in north London for three days last week. They were protesting because housing benefit cuts had made them homeless.

Spanish miners end their strike The majority of Spanish miners have ended their solid all-out strike and returned to work. The 8,000 miners, from the north western Asturias region, walked out against government cuts to coal subsidies.

The fight to save jobs at Remploy has suffered a setback—but disabled workers’ battle against the Tories and Remploy management continues.

Tyne and Wear Metro cleaners staged another successful and well supported strike on Monday of this week. The strike was part of their ongoing fight for decent pay and against the victimisation of one of their colleagues.

Cleaners on London Underground are set to strike for 48 hours this Thursday over pay and an Olympic payment.

Firefighters in Essex struck for four hours on Thursday of last week as part of their continuing battle against job cuts.

A planned strike by PCS union members on the eve of the Olympics was called off last week after management concessions.

Sunderland strike suspended for talks Workers at Paragon printing company in Sunderland suspended a planned 58 hour strike this week for talks. The action was due to start on Tuesday evening.