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UK strikes: Will mass civil service walkout affect travel next month?

100,000 civil service workers are set to walk out over pay and working conditions.

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UK legislation to ensure "minimum safety levels" during strikes

Trade Unions in the UK have branded government proposals to ensure legal "minimum safety levels" during strikes as "undemocratic" and threatened legal action

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New British law to blunt strikes to be introduced to parliament

The government has angered unions with plans to make it harder for key workers to strike by setting ”minimum safety levels” for firefighters, ambulance services and railways during a strike.

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Thousands of workers in the UK to walk out over pay and conditions

UK government faces renewed headwinds in 2023 as thousands of workers rally behind national unions and take industrial action against rising inflation and the cost of living crisis.

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UK rail services severely disrupted amid widespread strike action

UK rail services have again been severely disrupted amid widespread strike action by workers over pay and working conditions

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British rail workers start new year with week-long strike

British rail workers start new year with week-long strike

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New Year travel strikes are planned in all of these places in Europe

Industrial action during the busy festive season could cause problems for passengers heading home or away for New Year.

France

Do train strikes happen during Christmas every year in France?

Until now, the SNCF had only experienced two major strikes during the Christmas holidays, in 1986 and in 2019.

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Train strikes: Here's how much train drivers are paid around Europe

Train strikes over pay disputes are common. But what are train drivers actually paid?

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Hand luggage only: How to pack for a week away with just one bag

We put a wheelie and a backpack to the test to see which fits more.

United Kingdom

UK ambulance workers' walkout stokes fears of health system paralysis

The industrial action prompted warnings from healthcare leaders about straining a health system already in crisis.

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UK government digs heels in amid wave of strikes

Paramedics will walk out on Wednesday, amid unprecedented industrial action across the country.

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Eurostar Christmas strikes called off as pay increases

Workers were due to stirke on 22 and 23 December but the action was called off at the last minute.

United Kingdom

UK nurses walk out for first time in NHS history

The Royal College of Nursing joins the postal service and rail unions in the latest string of strikes to bring Britain to a standstill

United Kingdom

Winter of discontent? First two days of rail strikes hit UK

More mass industrial action is under way Tuesday in Britain, with the first of four days of rail strikes over pay and conditions.

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Europe's health workers slam 'empty' post-pandemic promises

Euronews interviewed public health professionals across Europe and they all agree: working conditions have only worsened since the pandemic and they are demanding action.

My Europe Series

Strikes, sackings and surging prices: Teacher anger rages in Hungary

"I feel as if our government does not want people to think critically," one teacher told Euronews. "They don't want people to have an academic education ... just go to work, do your job and vote like you are told."

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Watch: live music and artificial lighting against the backdrop of blackouts in Ukraine

600 artificial LED candles are lighting up a stage in Kyiv so the show can go on.

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Rail strikes in the UK and EU: Are you entitled to compensation?

Rail strikes have already been announced in the UK for this December and January next year.

France

Paris one-day metro strike

Paris one-day metro strike