Mick Lynch
Contract workers at St. George’s Hospital in London gear up for more strikes
The outsourced workers already went on a three-day strike from May 30 and a week-long strike from June 20 demanding withheld pay and better contract terms from their employer, the Mitie Group
Daily Round-up | UK rail workers on second day of nationwide strike & other stories
In today’s episode, we bring you stories from the rail workers’ strike in the UK, copper workers’ protest in Chile, a US Supreme Court ruling on guns, and a report on famine in Somalia
British rail workers lead fight against cost of living crisis and anti-worker policies
Rail workers across the UK are unhappy with the rail authorities’ insensitivity towards their demand for an increase in wages, as well as plans to implement austerity measures that will lead to forced redundancies
Maritime union intensifies campaign against job cuts in the UK ferry industry
P&O Ferries in the UK has announced plans to cut 1,100 jobs citing the crisis in the ferry services industry due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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