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On 25 January 2023, the first ever strike by UK employees of Amazon took place, with 300 staff at a warehouse in Coventry staging a one-day walk out, in a dispute over pay and conditions. [336] On 13 February, the GMB union announced a further series of strikes at the distribution centre during February and March.
This report notes a 71% increase in industrial action from 2021 to 2022, and said “future data for 2023 is likely to show an increase in conflicts” because of strikes protesting against ...
[482] [485] In 2023, UCU scheduled strikes for 1, 9–10, 14–16, 21–23 and 27–28 February, and 1–2, 16–17, and 20–22 March. [486] Strikes at this time coincided with widespread industrial action in the UK across the public and transport sectors. [487] [488]
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023 (c. 39) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom affecting UK labour law designed to force trade union workers in England, Scotland and Wales to provide a minimum service during a strike in health, education services, fire and rescue, border security, transport and nuclear decommissioning. [1]
Since June 2022, national rail strikes have caused problems for tens of millions of train passengers. Stoppages have been called frequently, causing massive disruption and making advance travel ...
The strikes are timed to hit the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester, which begins on Sunday 1 October – the day after the first walk-out – and ends on Wednesday 4 October, the day of ...
The 2022–2024 United Kingdom railway strikes were an industrial dispute between rail workers and companies, with the latter supported by the UK government. The rail workers are represented by several unions including the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF).
The RMT strike on 13 May and industrial action from the Aslef drivers’ union on 12 and 31 May and again on 3 June promise fresh disruption for the public as unions continue to argue for better ...