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Technicians working for London Underground could strike from Saturday of this week until Tuesday of next week—and shut down the Tube.

The possibility of more than a million workers striking together in July has moved a step closer. The GMB union announced on Friday of last week that it is balloting 220,000 of its members in local government and schools over whether to strike over attacks on their pay.

Around 500 Unite union members at energy firm EDF struck over pay on Tuesday and Thursday of last week.

Public sector union leaders hint at coordinated action to take on the Tories, reports Sadie Robinson

More than 1,000 workers struck at Transport for London (TfL) on Friday of last week against attacks on their pay and pensions.

Unite union members leafletted the staff conference of One Housing Group in Hammersmith, west London, on Friday of last week.

Occupational therapists at Greenwich council in south east London have voted unanimously for strikes over an alleged “bullying culture”.

Nearly 500 workers at EDF energy struck on Tuesday of this week, against a national 2 percent pay offer and two regional pay disparities.

Workers based at Transport for London (TfL) headquarters and Travel Information Centres were set to strike to defend their pensions on Friday of this week. The strike was due to begin at 6am and last for 24 hours. 

The Unite union has called a protest in defence of suspended One Housing Group rep Bryan Kennedy.

Some 50 former Tesco lorry drivers in the Unite union protested outside Tesco’s distribution centre in Doncaster last Saturday.

Nearly 500 workers at EDF energy firm were set to strike on Tuesday and Thursday of next week over pay. They are members of the Unite union, and include workers who fix and install electricity meters.