Strikes
Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures

Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures
Union leaders have coordinated strike action across the UK to cause maximum disruption as the rising cost of living has become a unifying threat
February 1 strikes: Who is on strike this Wednesday and where are protests taking place?

February 1 strikes: Who is on strike this Wednesday and where are protests taking place?
Hundreds of thousands of workers are set to walk out of their workplaces on Wednesday February 1, in what has been called the most important coordinated action in almost a century
Jeremy Hunt has shown our leaders are all out of ideas. Might be time to ask a chimp what to do

Jeremy Hunt has shown our leaders are all out of ideas. Might be time to ask a chimp what to do
This week the chancellor took to Instagram and Twitter to call for new policy ideas ahead of the spring budget. We’re now at the crowdsourcing stage of national governance, writes Big Issue editor Paul McNamee
Will there be a general strike in 2023?
Will there be a general strike in 2023?
Amazon workers stage first formal UK strike calling on Jeff Bezos to share the wealth
Amazon workers stage first formal UK strike calling on Jeff Bezos to share the wealth
Unions call ‘emergency’ protest outside Downing Street over anti-strike law

Unions call ‘emergency’ protest outside Downing Street over anti-strike law
Unions pledge to fight Rishi Sunak’s new laws that ‘completely undermine the purpose of striking’

Unions pledge to fight Rishi Sunak’s new laws that ‘completely undermine the purpose of striking’
When are the train strikes in January 2023 and why are they still happening?

When are the train strikes in January 2023 and why are they still happening?
Strikes will have a seismic impact for UK workers in 2023

Strikes will have a seismic impact for UK workers in 2023
For those in the ambulance service, strike days are no different from business as usual

For those in the ambulance service, strike days are no different from business as usual
Nurse and ambulance strikes are supported by more than two-thirds of the British public, says YouGov

Nurse and ambulance strikes are supported by more than two-thirds of the British public, says YouGov
The NHS staffing crisis won’t be fixed until it solves its problem with racism

The NHS staffing crisis won’t be fixed until it solves its problem with racism
Christmas on the picket line: What it’s like being on strike during the festive season

Christmas on the picket line: What it’s like being on strike during the festive season
6 common myths about strike action, from salaries to public support

6 common myths about strike action, from salaries to public support
Postal strikes dates: When are the Royal Mail walkouts this December 2022 and why?

Postal strikes dates: When are the Royal Mail walkouts this December 2022 and why?
Royal Mail strikes: When are postal workers going on strike over Christmas and why?

Royal Mail strikes: When are postal workers going on strike over Christmas and why?
Civil servants announce strike ‘reaching into every corner of public life’

Civil servants announce strike ‘reaching into every corner of public life’
Train strikes called off as union RMT enters talks with Network Rail

Train strikes called off as union RMT enters talks with Network Rail
Ex-miners who took part in 1984 strike return to picket line at National Coal Mining Museum

Ex-miners who took part in 1984 strike return to picket line at National Coal Mining Museum
Keir Starmer says Labour would tear up anti-trade union laws and defend the right to strike
