He says teachers should be charged for refusing to work An angry dad has “fined” his kids’ teachers for going on strike after he was hit with a £360 penalty for taking a family holiday in term-time. Wesley Joyce, 42, was fined when he took his son Jai-Jai, 15, and daughters Cleo, 13, and Hallie, […]

2 years ago

Ambulance staff will walk out today in the first of two one-day strikes Thousands of ambulance staff walk out today on the first of two one-day strikes. Health secretary Steven Barclay has urged the public to take “extra care” after last-ditch talks with the unions on Tuesday failed to avert planned industrial action by around […]

3 years ago

Royal Mail described the initiative as ‘really great’ The Royal Mail has urged its staff to bring their parents, siblings and friends to work to help deal with strike action and “save Christmas” this winter. Members of the CWU union – which represents more than 115,000 postal workers – have taken industrial action amid calls […]

3 years ago

The man collapsed just metres from the hospital entrance Nurses striking outside a hospital in Bristol decided to break the picket line to help an injured man who had collapsed. Tens of thousands of nurses are striking today (December 15) in a row over pay, but when a man collapsed just metres away from the […]

3 years ago

The union hit back and asked Madeley ‘why don’t you just interview yourself?’ Richard Madeley and Mick Lynch came to blows on Tuesday morning as the union boss appeared on Good Morning Britain. Lynch, who serves as the general secretary of the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), was appearing on the ITV […]

3 years ago

It’s been suggested that soldiers may have ‘had enough of bailing the government out’ The army has been placed on standby as the country prepares for a week of major strike action. On Tuesday, a 48-hour rail strike begins, and this will quickly be followed by nurses walking out on Thursday. Meanwhile, teachers, junior doctors, […]

3 years ago