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Commuters wait at a bus stop outside a branch of Barclays in London.

Barclays bank to axe 450 jobs across the business Sophie Wills

Revellers at a previous Pride march.

KATE OSBORNE: Government is stirring up hatred and pitching people against each ... By The Newsroom

London Gatwick Airport will be hit by eight days of strikes this summer - Credit: Adobe

Gatwick Airport to be hit by strikes for eight days of summer holidays Ethan Evans

Unite the union said its members will no longer strike following an improved pay offer from the employers. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty images)

Unite calls off 31-day Heathrow Airport strike after last-minute offer Rahmah Ghazali

Heathrow Airport security officers are set to strike for 31 days in the latest wave of industrial action. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Heathrow Airport security officers to strike for 31 days this summer Rahmah Ghazali

Workers at the Coca Cola plant in Wakefield are set to go on strike for 14 days in June. (Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Coca Cola plant workers announce 14-day strike Rahmah Ghazali

Strike will continue until close to midnight today May 1.

Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England

Members of Unite have rejected the Government’s pay offer Beth Franklin

Security officers at Heathrow airport are set to walk out for a further eight days over a pay dispute in May, Unite has announced. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Security officers at Heathrow airport to walk out for further 8 days Rahmah Ghazali

A sign indicating the start of the security queue during a strike by security workers at London Heathrow Airport in London, UK, on Friday, March 31, 2023. IAG SAs British Airways is set to scrap 320 flights during the Easter week as security workers strike for 10-days over pay. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

8 tips to get through security quicker despite airport strikes Rahmah Ghazali

British Airways will cancel around 32 flights per day to and from Heathrow over the Easter weekend (Photo: Getty Images)

Heathrow security staff start 10-day strike affecting Easter travels Dennis Morton

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse in the Orkney Islands is one of the 208 lighthouses operated by NLB.

Lighthouse workers vote for strike action in historic first Dennis Morton

Passengers travelling from Heathrow Terminal 5 over Easter have been told to expect delays (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

British Airways cancel dozens of Easter flights amid strike action Amber Peake

Heathrow workers are to strike over Easter. Credit: Getty Images

Heathrow Airport Easter strike: Staff will walk out for 10 days Patrick Hollis

Ambulance

Plea to continue using ambulance services wisely during upcoming strikes Hayley Lovely

Drax Group Plc’s power station where workes have voted to go on strike.

UK homes ‘face power cuts’ due to strike action at major station

Ambulance strike dates 2023: Unite announce new strikes taking total to ten across England and Wales

Ambulance strike dates as Unite announce fresh action Will Millar

Ambulance service staff will take industrial action on Monday, January 23.

Warning for patients as North East Ambulance Service prepares for strike action Tom Patterson

North East Ambulance Service.

STRIKES UPDATE: Latest on NEAS action and Go North East pay dispute Reporter

Members of the GMB, Unite and Unison unions will take industrial action on Wednesday, December 21. Picture: North East Ambulance Service.

Patient advice from North East Ambulance Service ahead of strike Debra Fox

Strikes have been suspended while members vote on an improved pay offer

Go North East strike action over Christmas suspended Sam Johnson

A group of fraudsters have been posing as ambulance staff and knocking on doors asking for financial support ahead of upcoming industrial action.

Fraudsters posing as ambulance staff seen asking for donations Dennis Morton

The incident happened on the Metro system.

Metro depot strike called off Daniel Holland

This is what you need to know about the scheme from the Post Office (Photo: Shutterstock)

All 114 Post Office branches affected by strikes in July over pay row Hiyah Zaidi

The company will be closing a number of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Lloyds Banking Group to close 60 branches as customers continue to bank online Rhona Shennan

Unite the union has accused Tesco of offering a “derisory” pay increase to its members (image: PA)

Tesco staff strikes could lead to empty shelves this Christmas, union warns Henry Sandercock

Lloyds and Halifax to close 48 branches - full list of impacted stores Helen Johnson

Sharon Graham, an assistant general secretary of the Unite union, who is set to become its first female general secretary after a ballot to decide a successor to Len McCluskey. Issue date: Tuesday August 24, 2021.

South Tyneside MPs react to Unite general secretary election outcome Tommy Greene

The UK is set to face a beer and crisp shortage due to a lack of delivery drivers and strike action (Shutterstock)

Why Britain could be set for a beer and crisps shortage Iain Leggat

The Tyne and Wear Metro is set to be hit by more industrial action.

Metro engineer strike threatens timetables

Unite members who work for Stadler, along with RMT members, have accepted a pay deal leading to the end of a dispute between employees and their bosses.

Pay deal leads to end of dispute between Metro maintenance workers and rail firm Fiona Thompson

The Gosforth Metro depot

Metro strike 'called-off' after last-minute deal Daniel Holland

Travel industry leaders said the limited opening up of foreign travel is still not sufficient enough (Photo: Getty Images)

Green list update ‘not enough’ to save summer - despite addition of 14 new count... Claire Schofield

Unite has said its members, in co-ordination with RMT members, plan to strike across seven days.

Union warns of 'misery' for Metro passengers as members plan week-long strike Fiona Thompson

In the wake of their heroic efforts nurses are being offered a 1% pay rise (Getty Images)

Nurses are being offered a 1% pay rise - here's how much they are currently paid

Teacher virus jab call

Call to put 1,000 teachers on virus jab priority list Katie Williams

Kate Osborne has signed a petition calling for a review of UK landing slots. Photo: Unite

MP Kate Osborne joins British Airways campaigners Sarah Sinclair

South Shields MP Emma Lewell-Buck joins British Airways campaigners in Newcastle. Photo credit: Unite the Union

North East MPs back British Airways protesters Sarah Sinclair

Easyjet is set to close its Newcastle Airport base as company cuts jobs because of coronavirus crisis.

Airline hub closure described as 'massive blow' Peter Tennick

Sunderland's Nissan plant

Unite demands job protection at Nissan's Sunderland plant as company announces c... Poppy Kennedy

Protective equipment is needed for workers. Photo: Mike Egerton/PA Wire

KATE OSBORNE: Workers have been badly let down by this government By The Newsroom

Nissanm is using its Sunderland plant to make PPE.

Firms urged to join 'manufacturing army' and follow Nissan's lead in making PPE Sophie Brownson

Around 50 staff are to return to work at Sunderland's Nissan plant

Nissan partially lifts Sunderland coronavirus shut-down as 50 staff return to wo... Kevin Clark

The legislation is expected to pass its first vote in Holyrood later today (25 Feb) (Photo: Shutterstock)

Sanitary products will soon be free for everyone in Scotland Claire Schofield