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Airline to axe 1,500 more flights in coming weeks as Heathrow workers plan walkout as UK school holidays start
Trade union leaders accuse postal service of putting profits ahead of customer service
Prospect of ‘massive’ travel disruption intensifies as more unions ballot members and fuel protests clog main roads
Further strikes this week driven by cuts to legal aid fees in England and Wales
Leaders of NEU and NASUWT warn education secretary’s proposal ‘doesn’t come close’ to their demands
Telecoms group embroiled in dispute with union over flat-rate £1,500 pay rise
Repeal of decades-long ban on use of outside workers would ‘inflame’ industrial action, say 13 recruitment groups
A strike will damage the reputation of the UK’s biggest delivery group but the impact on revenues may be modest
Criminal lawyers in England and Wales strike over legal aid rates and 28% fall in real income over past 20 years
Criminal lawyers say government is not paying adequate money for defence work
Examining salaries in Britain’s rail industry demonstrates how easily numbers can take diverging tracks
Commenters post their opinions on the walkouts and the UK’s potential ‘summer of discontent’
Transport secretary accuses RMT union of ‘damaging lives of everyday hardworking people’
BA check-in staff at Heathrow vote to walk out during school holidays and rail talks break up without deal
Public sector pay dispute and rail strikes stress-test the Tory election machine
Prepare to pay up — but also to play nice
Network Rail boss proposes polling staff directly on modernisation as Thursday action set to cripple services
Lower passenger numbers since Covid and outdated working practices have left hole in finances
NEU and NASUWT demand 12% pay increase as inflation climbs to 9.1%
Plus, why the Conservative push for new schools and hospitals misses the bigger problem
Echoes of lockdown as employees work from home but business leaders warn of painful economic impact
Several junior shadow ministers and party leader in Scotland join union members at stations taking industrial action
Lessons learnt during pandemic reduce disruption but many have no choice but to travel
Plus, why the opposition needs to talk about Brexit
Tensions over pay are rising but it will take time to pass legal hurdles and test union members’ resolve
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