UK strikes
"Striking is a last resort: we are losing much-needed wages on the picket line."
"I’m happy if I get to Thursday and have £1 left in my pocket."
Cabinet minister previously claimed that nurses' pay demands were "remarkably high".
Will the nurses' strike over pay have an effect on emergency care and operations?
Postal workers are striking over pay and working conditions.
The summer of rail strikes is continuing into autumn.
The new prime minister has promised to crackdown on "militant" unions who are striking over stagnant pay and the cost of living crisis.
Ministers have said the controversial move is necessary to stop the public being inconvenienced by industrial disputes.
Rail workers may have triggered the first mass walkouts, but widespread industrial action has only just begun.
"The nature of work does need to be reappraised."