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The nursing boss has warned that strike action could continue in January unless the government gets around the table.
The shadow health secretary accused the British Medical Association of 'spoiling for a fight' and 'doing doctors a disservice'.
Around 100,000 workers will walk out of 126 employer areas in protest over pay and pensions.
Unison is at odds with the National Education Union in a dispute over school support staff.
The Royal College of Nursing is expected to announce that its members have voted for industrial action over pay.
The Labour leader's careful quest for power has put him at odds with the growing demands of some union leaders.
"Actually I’ve never gone out and picketed because that is not my job," the shadow levelling up secretary said.
The Labour leader accused the government of doing "absolutely nothing" to solve industrial disputes.
Kevin Lindsay of the Aslef train drivers' union says forcing the shadow minister out was a "step too far".