• December 11 2022
  Strike action to shut most of UK rail network next week

  Four-day walkout signals start of month of disruption as dispute drags on

  
• December 9 2022
  Q&A

  Can the UK government legislate to break strike action?

  Lawyers warn Sunak’s promised ‘new tough rules’ could backfire as public sector walkouts spread

  
• December 9 2022
  The FT ViewThe editorial board

  Britain’s new winter of discontent

  The government should treat public sector pay demands on a case-by-case basis

  
• December 9 2022
  Chancellor warns unions not to jeopardise Britain’s recovery

  Hunt says high pay demands will damage economy and prevent inflation falling fast enough

  
• December 8 2022
  UK ministers blamed for blocking possible rail strikes deal

  Government prevented higher pay offer and added tougher conditions on working practices

  
• December 7 2022
  Sunak pledges new laws on strikes as border staff prepare action

  PCS union dispute threatens to disrupt international travel over Christmas holiday season

  
• December 7 2022
  Cat Rutter Pooley

  Why private sector strikes are not all about the money

  Disputes at Royal Mail and the railways will not be solved with pay rises alone

  
• December 6 2022
  Sunak under pressure to accelerate anti-strike legislation

  Tory MPs call for new union curbs as UK faces biggest wave of industrial action since 1989

  
• December 6 2022
  News in-depthNational Health Service

  ‘Is it really worth it?’: NHS nurses say job they love is exacting too high a price

  Health workers in England and Wales reach their limit as rising costs compound a decade of austerity

  
• December 5 2022
  RMT sets new Christmas strike dates and urges rejection of latest pay offer

  Union announces walkout from December 24-27 as separate talks with train operators break down

  
• December 4 2022
  UK rail strikes set to go ahead after RMT rejects pay offer

  Anger at Nadhim Zahawi’s claim that industrial action in run-up to Christmas was playing in to Putin’s hands

  
• December 2 2022
  National Health Service

  Nurses strikes could hit A&E services in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

  Hospital leaders in talks with unions to limit impact of industrial action on critical care

  
• December 2 2022
  UK rail groups prepare for weekend talks over pre-Christmas strikes

  Unions and train operators have until Monday evening to reach a deal following ‘constructive’ meeting with government

  
• November 30 2022
  UK politics & policy

  Sunak sets up strikes unit as more public sector workers vote to walk out

  Creation of dedicated team comes as concern mounts over wave of winter industrial action

  
• November 30 2022
  Rail

  Eurostar strike adds to pre-Christmas rail disruption

  Security staff employed by Mitie set for walkout on December 16, 18, 22 and 23

  
• November 30 2022
  Helen Thomas

  No way to run a railway: UK’s trains have veered off track

  Stalled reform and lack of strategic direction is holding back any chance of functioning system

  
• November 29 2022
  National Health Service

  Ambulance workers vote to strike in England

  Unison announces result of ballot over pay and staffing levels

  
• November 28 2022
  BT Group Plc

  BT strikes set to end after staff offered extra £1,500 pay rise

  Unions recommend award for 85% of staff to end acrimonious dispute that has rocked the group

  
• November 25 2022
  Nurses across the NHS to strike in run-up to Christmas

  Wave of industrial action looks set to spread across UK public sector over the winter

  
• November 24 2022
  UK universities and Scottish schools hit by strike action over pay and pensions

  Historic walkouts come as unions call for ‘meaningful’ pay rises amid mounting strain across education system

  
• November 22 2022
  UK’s biggest rail union to hold strikes into 2023 after pay talks collapse

  RMT blames ‘dead hand of government’ as it announces four 48-hour stoppages in December and January

  
• November 16 2022
  UK’s biggest transport union votes to extend rail strike

  New six-month mandate granted by members is a ‘massive endorsement’ of strategy, says RMT

  
• November 15 2022
  UK business & economy

  UK public sector workers hit hardest by cost of living crisis

  Gap with private sector pay growth now the widest on record

  
• November 15 2022
  UK business & economy

  UK faces late parcel deliveries over Black Friday and Christmas

  Royal Mail postal strikes set to cause disruption during the busy sales period

  
• November 14 2022
  Royal Mail PLC

  Royal Mail in crisis: can the service survive the strikes?

  Founded in 1516, the group is under pressure from nimble rivals as focus shifts from letters to parcels