The nationwide strike action that has persisted for months will continue this week. With nurses in England scheduled to walk off the work on Wednesday and Thursday.
The National Education Union (NEU) is preparing to reveal the results of a strike ballot today. Which might lead to the departure of thousands of educators.
After more than 300,000 teachers and support staff were invited to vote in a salary dispute. The NEU stated that walkouts might begin in England and Wales by the end of the month.
The union must provide a two-week notice before any industrial action.
The NASUWT teachers union failed to meet the 50% turnout level in a poll last week. But nine out of ten of those who did vote supported strikes.
Today marks the beginning of 16 days of rolling strike action by the Educational Institute of Scotland union. With teachers in two of Scotland’s 32 local authority areas walking out each day until February 6.
The first two affected councils are Glasgow and East Lothian. Where all schools are closed today except for those students taking preliminary exams.
The action is proceeding after the Scottish government local authority officials and teaching unions failed to reach an agreement on Thursday.
Association of Headteachers and Deputies in Scotland union members will also begin 16 days of rolling strikes today.
This week, the wave of industrial action that has rocked the United Kingdom for months will continue.
In England, nurses will strike on Wednesday and Thursday.
If no progress is made in discussions by the end of January, the Royal College of Nursing has warned that the next round of strikes will involve all eligible members in England for the first time.
The government maintains its position that pay claims are unaffordable. And that wage increases should be determined by pay review bodies.
Health unions refuse to submit any evidence to the NHS pay review board for the 2023/24 pay increase until the current dispute has been settled.
In the meantime, GMB union leaders will meet today to decide whether to authorize additional strikes among their ambulance members due to the lack of progress in negotiations.
It is expected that a decision will be released later in the week.
Environment Agency Unison members will go on strike on Wednesday over a salary issue.
Rail unions and train operators will continue discussions to end the protracted dispute that has led to a string of strikes since last summer.
Both parties have stated that they are working on a revised offer.
It comes as the Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) moves on with a strike by 100,000 civil servants on 1 February. Which will affect governments, driving test centers, museums, ports, and airports.
On 1 February, the TUC will organize a series of demonstrations against the government’s contentious planned new rule on strikes.
Later on today, the Second Reading of proposed legislation to ensure basic levels of service during strikes will take place in the legislature.
Outside of Downing Street, there will be a protest against the government’s decision.
Members of the PCS who work as legal advisors and court associates in more than 80 courts across England. And Wales will take more strike action in a protracted dispute over the Common Platform case management system.
On the 21st and 28th of January, over 300 PCS members will strike.
Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS, stated, “As long as managers continue to disregard our members. They will continue to oppose the ineffective Common Platform system and battle for the integrity of the entire justice system.”
The industrial action will take place this week after the government was accused of seeking to “steamroller” through new legislation on strikes in the face of rising outrage over the “vengeful” plan.
As part of government’s response to months of strikes and upcoming walkouts, the Second Reading of a measure to ensure minimum levels of service during industrial action will take place in the British parliament on Monday.
Labour has stated that it will reject the proposal and any attempts to rush it through the legislature without enough review.
The TUC stated that the proposed legislation would grant ministers vast new restrictions on the freedom to strike.
