UK strikes
"I’m getting poorer and poorer every year."
"This time I have not been able to talk her out of it."
The latest twist in a 16-month saga that has pitted trade union against union, and left Brummies dreading the “worst Christmas bin collections ever”.
A third of staff were set to walk out.
If I had doubts about whether it was worth bothering before, the changes we’ve won with the Wetherspoons walkout show that when we stand together, we can make a difference
Around 8,000 council workers have downed tools for two days.
Workers from across the hospitality sector joined forces in strike action, calling for an increase on wages to £10 an hour and better working conditions for all. Employees from McDonald's, Wetherspoons, TGI Fridays, UberEats and Deliveroo held joint protests and mass walkouts across the country.
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'We must topple this cruel and callous Tory government as soon as we can.'
McDonald's workers staged protests in several cities across the US, as part of what organisers billed as the first multi-state strike seeking to combat sexual harassment in the workplace.