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Cobra meeting to discuss plans for military staff to cover striking workers

Labour and former army head warn repeated use of armed forces may lead to burnout and soldiers quitting

The Guardian - UK

Emergency Cobra meeting called over walkouts - full list of UK December strike dates

Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Dowden will convene the Government's emergencies committee to discuss contingency plans for walkouts by staff, including nurses, paramedics, rail workers and Border Force officials

Daily Mirror

Paramedics 'don't want to strike' but patients 'will die' if crisis continues

Unison chief says government has let NHS drift into a dire state and striking is the only way to make sure things don't become 'more dangerous' on the frontline

Daily Mirror

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Offer from nurses to 'pause' Christmas strikes rebuffed by Downing Street

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly says independent review process will determine pay increases

Wales Online

NHS chief warns nurse strike could make waiting times longer

Up to 100,000 Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members will strike on Thursday for the first time in the union’s 126-year history

Evening Standard

Unions clash with Health Secretary who warns of ‘significant’ strike risks

The Royal College of Nursing on Saturday offered to “press pause” on planned strike action if Steve Barclay agreed to negotiate properly on pay.

The Independent UK

Nurses’ union ‘ready to pause strikes’ if health secretary agrees to pay talks

RCN has reportedly offered to ‘press pause’ on planned strike action

The Independent UK

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Exclusive: health unions offer to pause NHS strikes if government join pay talks

Royal College of Nursing and Unison call on health secretary to negotiate with them to avoid action at Christmas and new year

The Guardian - UK

Why NHS ambulance staff in North East are going on strike, pay offer and emergency cover plans

North East Ambulance Trust paramedics, call handlers, emergency care assistants and other staff are set to strike on Wednesday December 21

Chronicle Live

The 12 strikes of Christmas - more than 500,000 workers set to walk out in winter of discontent

Chaos is expected across Greater Manchester and the rest of the country during the festive period

Manchester Evening News

Nurses, trains and Royal Mail: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas

From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’

The Independent UK

The 12 strikes of Christmas as potential ONE MILLION workers fight for fair pay

In the run-up to Christmas there will be strikes on railways, roads, buses and airports. Nurses, ambulance staff, paramedics and postal workers will also walk out, with many losing pay as a result

Daily Mirror

UK strikes timeline: How December’s industrial action will affect you

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

The Independent UK

Health unions say Forth Valley Royal report vindicate staff concerns over hospital

A pair of health unions representing NHS staff say the recent report into the state of the hospital have backed up long-held concerns raised by members for some time. The Healthcare Improvement Scotland report, published earlier this week, found som

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Over 100 South Lanarkshire home carers protest outside Council HQ

Home Carers held a demonstration over pay.

The Guardian - UK

Unions tell ministers to stop ‘hiding behind’ pay review bodies in strike talks

TUC and Unison say government is not negotiating in good faith, while PM accuses union leaders of being ‘unreasonable’

The Independent UK

Concerns raised for elderly if no falls cover provided during ambulance strikes

Dame Esther Rantzen has warned that some older people ‘may well die’.

Daily Mirror

'Scaremongering' Tories threaten ambulance strike crackdown and raise claims over safety

The Prime Minister said he would bring forward 'tough new laws' against industrial action and No10 suggested it could extend beyond transport networks to other sectors - but wouldn't give any detail

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Evening Standard

Heart attack and stroke victims must be helped during paramedic strike, says Health Secretary

Stroke and burns patients must be covered by crews, demands minister

The Independent UK

What ambulance strike means for calls, response times and staffing

Ambulance strikes could “make response times incredibly stretched”, NHS Providers chief Saffron Cordery said

The Independent UK

Nurses, trains and Royal Mail: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas

From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’

The Independent UK

Strike news – live: Airport and border force strike adds to Christmas travel chaos

Union admits customs and border force plans will have ‘significant impact’ on travel

The Independent UK

UK strikes timeline: How December’s industrial action will affect you

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

Evening Standard

Ambulance workers and NHS staff to strike days before Christmas in pay dispute

Thousands of ambulance workers and other NHS staff will strike on December 21 in a row over pay, unions have announced.The GMB, Unison and Unite are co-ordinating industrial action across England and Wales after accusing the Government of ignoring pleas for a decent wage rise. Interview with Andy Prendergast, National…

Chronicle Live

Ambulance workers announce strike dates in December in pay row with hundreds set to walk out

A GMB representative has said ambulance workers are 'on their knees' and the strike shows 'just how desperate they are' as three unions prepare to take action

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