2022 saw historic strikes in the UK. 2023 will see them escalate
British workers in the transport, health, and education sectors, among others, have already begun industrial action and more are likely to join in as the government and employers refuse to offer pay hikes that keep up with inflation
NHS unions to vote on new pay deal proposed by Scottish government
Health workers across the UK are mobilizing for industrial action starting with a strike by nurses in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland on December 15 and 20
Contract workers at St. George’s Hospital in London gear up for more strikes
The outsourced workers already went on a three-day strike from May 30 and a week-long strike from June 20 demanding withheld pay and better contract terms from their employer, the Mitie Group
Workers of British Gas strike against restructuring of contracts and ‘fire and rehire’ threats
Thousands of British Gas workers under the leadership of GMB union started a five day strike from January 7 against the management’s plan to restructure workers’ contracts and threats of ‘fire and rehire’
Irish workers intensify struggle to save jobs at the Harland and Wolff shipyard
The 158-year-old Harland & Wolff shipyard, located in Belfast, landed in trouble when its current owner, Dolphin Drilling, filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.
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