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How slow is your London bus? Declining bus speeds mapped as citywide average falls below 9mph

Bus operators blame roadworks, cycle lanes, 20mph speed limits and LTNs as passenger numbers continue to plummet

Evening Standard

Luton Airport strikes: Everything you need to know as Christmas travel chaos looms

Festive hold ups are coming if you are travelling through the airport in the coming weeks

Evening Standard

Christmas travel chaos looms at London Luton Airport as DHL staff serving easyJet announce six-day strike

Around 200 DHL check-in and baggage workers will walk out over pay in the run-up to Christmas and across Boxing Day, threatening major disruption on some of the airport’s busiest travel days

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The full list of strikes happening in London this month

A host of strike action will take place in the coming weeks

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All Birmingham bin collections suspended as agency workers walk out

The agency staff were initially brought in to maintain services during the strike

The Independent UK

Birmingham bin collection services suspended as agency staff join picket lines

Unite the Union said around 40 agency workers had joined city-wide protests amid claims of bullying and health and safety concerns.

Evening Standard

Agency workers covering for Birmingham bin strikers to join picket lines

Unite said the number of agency workers who will join the strike action is ‘growing daily’.

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Agency refuse workers to join Birmingham bin strikers on picket lines

Unite said the number of agency workers who will join the strike action is ‘growing daily’.

The Independent UK

Senior minister insists employment rights U-turn does not breach manifesto

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson insisted the Employment Rights Bill remained ‘the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation’.

Evening Standard

Starmer faces Labour revolt over axing ‘day one’ workers’ rights reforms in manifesto breach

Fury among Labour backbenchers as announcement comes day after Government accused of another manifesto breach over Budget tax rises for working people

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Starmer faces backbench anger after ‘day one’ workers’ right U-turn

MPs including a former employment minister have said the move breaches Labour’s manifesto.

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East London bus strike to hit 13 routes, including many to Westfield Stratford shopping centre

Heading to Westfield for Christmas shopping or the New Year sales? Beware of bus strikes in December and January

Evening Standard

Forbes to hold summit on future of under-threat Fife chemical plant

ExxonMobil has announced that its ethylene plant at Mossmorran, Fife, will close in February.

The Independent UK

Forbes makes plea to UK Government after closure plans for ‘cornerstone’ plant

Scottish Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes urged the UK Government to ‘consider what more they can do’ for workers at ExxonMobil’s Mossmorran site.

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Agency staff to join Birmingham bin strike over bullying and harassment claims

Agency staff who continued working during the long-running dispute will take part in industrial action after alleging unsafe workloads

The Independent UK

Agency staff covering for Birmingham bin strikers vote for strike of their own

Agency staff will now join directly employed Birmingham City Council workers on official picket lines from December 1

Evening Standard

Agency workers covering for Birmingham bin strikers vote to join picket lines

By voting for industrial action, agency workers will now be able to join official picket lines from December 1, Unite the union said.

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London bus drivers to strike - which routes are affected and when?

Bus passengers in west and northwest London face severe disruption as 350 drivers and staff at Westbourne Park’s London Transit garage strike over pay

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London bus strike: 'no service' on seven routes as drivers walk out in ongoing battle over pay

24-hour walkout expected to be followed by longer strikes over next fortnight

International Business Times UK

NSK's Success Story in County Durham Sours on Impending Closure of UK Factories

NSK Ltd. has begun consultations over a restructuring plan that will see the withdrawal of production and the eventual closure of its County Durham factories by March 2027, risking hundreds of jobs.

The Independent UK

Leonardo workers kick off UK-wide strike action

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Evening Standard

Thousands of Leonardo staff walk out in dispute over pay

A union officer said staff had ‘no other choice’ after being offered a real-terms pay cut.

The Independent UK

Thousands of Leonardo staff across UK strike over pay dispute

A union officer said staff had ‘no other choice’ after failing to agree a new pay deal

The Independent UK

Car parts maker plans to close factories, threatening 350 jobs

The union is calling the plan a ‘betrayal’ of workers

The Independent UK

BAE Systems strike action can continue despite last-minute legal bid

Unite union described the legal action as ‘disgusting’

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