Strikes

How to join a union
Trade unions

How to join a union

Ever wondered how to join a union? Well, we’ve got you covered. Here’s all the information you need.

Strike dates 2023: From trains to airports to tube lines, here are the dates to know
Strike action

Strike dates 2023: From trains to airports to tube lines, here are the dates to know

Train strikes are back – these are the strike dates to know

Readers debate the causes of inflation: is it higher wages or corporate greed?
Letters

Readers debate the causes of inflation: is it higher wages or corporate greed?

…push inflation up even more. This is just common sense but you at The Big Issue can’t or won’t see it!   Malcolm Bazement, Bristol  Your support changes lives. Find out…

What is the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) bill and why are trade unions saying it’s anti-strikes?
Strikes

What is the Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) bill and why are trade unions saying it’s anti-strikes?

How much are teachers paid and why are they going on strike?
Teacher strikes

How much are teachers paid and why are they going on strike?

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What is my right to strike?
Right to strike

What is my right to strike?

Teachers strike: ‘We walk out not just for pay, but for our most vulnerable pupils’
Nadeine Asbali

Teachers strike: ‘We walk out not just for pay, but for our most vulnerable pupils’

6 common myths about strike action, from salaries to public support
Strike action

6 common myths about strike action, from salaries to public support

‘No doctor wants this’: Junior doctors explain why they’re on strike
NHS crisis

‘No doctor wants this’: Junior doctors explain why they’re on strike

Spring Budget: Conservatives never reduce debt
Letters

Spring Budget: Conservatives never reduce debt

UK’s civil liberties rating downgraded thanks to government crackdowns on protests, elections and strikes
Activism

UK’s civil liberties rating downgraded thanks to government crackdowns on protests, elections and strikes

In pictures: 400,000 on strike as Jeremy Hunt unveils ‘back to work’ budget
Activism

In pictures: 400,000 on strike as Jeremy Hunt unveils ‘back to work’ budget

March 15 strike: From tube drivers to teachers, who’s on strike on Wednesday? 
Employment

March 15 strike: From tube drivers to teachers, who’s on strike on Wednesday? 

What happens when nurses go on strike?
NHS staffing crisis

What happens when nurses go on strike?

Britain on strike: Have we reached boiling point?
Strike action

Britain on strike: Have we reached boiling point?

Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists
Inflation

Will giving workers a pay rise really make inflation worse? We asked expert economists

Thousands of ambulance staff and nurses strike over pay and conditions
NHS crisis

Thousands of ambulance staff and nurses strike over pay and conditions

Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures
Employment

Britain on strike: The biggest walkout in a decade in pictures

February 1 strikes: Who is on strike this Wednesday and where are protests taking place?
Strike action

February 1 strikes: Who is on strike this Wednesday and where are protests taking place?

Jeremy Hunt has shown our leaders are all out of ideas. Might be time to ask a chimp what to do
Paul McNamee

Jeremy Hunt has shown our leaders are all out of ideas. Might be time to ask a chimp what to do

Will there be a general strike in 2023?
Industrial action

Will there be a general strike in 2023?

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Here’s when and where nurses are going on strike
NHS

Here’s when and where nurses are going on strike

Unions call ‘emergency’ protest outside Downing Street over anti-strike law
Protest

Unions call ‘emergency’ protest outside Downing Street over anti-strike law

Why are NHS ambulance workers going on strike?
NHS

Why are NHS ambulance workers going on strike?

Unions pledge to fight Rishi Sunak’s new laws that ‘completely undermine the purpose of striking’
Strikes

Unions pledge to fight Rishi Sunak’s new laws that ‘completely undermine the purpose of striking’