• Since May–June 2022, a series of labour strikes and industrial disputes have occurred in various industries of the United Kingdom's economy as workers...
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  • The 2022–2024 United Kingdom railway strikes were an industrial dispute between rail workers and companies, with the latter supported by the UK government...
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    May 2022, postal workers in the United Kingdom undertook a series of strikes and industrial disputes. They principally involved members of Unite and the...
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    The 2022present National Health Service (NHS) strikes are several ongoing industrial disputes in the publicly funded health services of the United Kingdom...
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    The 1984–1985 United Kingdom miners' strike was a major industrial action within the British coal industry in an attempt to prevent closures of pits that...
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    labor strikes by size List of miners' strikes List of worker deaths in United States labor disputes Streetcar strikes in the United States Strikes during...
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    employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became common during the Industrial Revolution, when mass...
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    The 2024 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 4 July 2024, to elect 650 members of Parliament to the House of Commons, the lower house...
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  • dependency on Russia by two-thirds in 2022. In September 2022, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck accused the United States and other "friendly" natural gas...
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    period between November 1978 and February 1979 in the United Kingdom characterised by widespread strikes by private, and later public, sector trade unions...
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    again during the 2022–2023 United Kingdom railway strikes, leading to subsequent disputes. Supporters claimed that DOO will save costs and shorten journey...
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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
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  • portal United Kingdom portal 2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis 2022–2023 United Kingdom industrial disputes and strikes 2022–2023 United Kingdom...
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  • one-day strike on 29 June 2007, and the second on 12 July and 13 July. The action then progressed to a series of rolling strikes. Further industrial action...
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    the USS dispute.) Staff at all universities were involved in disputes about pay and conditions of employment. As reporting noted, the strikes took place...
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    The modern political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present) began when Margaret Thatcher gained power in 1979, giving rise to 18 years of Conservative...
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    crisis 2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis 2022 Northern Ireland political crisis Confidence motions in the United Kingdom List of prime...
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  • is sometimes termed an unofficial industrial action. The legality of wildcat strikes varies between countries and over time. In 1965, Canada Post workers...
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    Autonomous Industrial Colony Labor disputes led by the Industrial Workers of the World Labor federation competition in the United States List of Industrial Workers...
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    hospital attacked as Russian strikes on cities kill at least 43". 8 July 2024. "Children's hospital hit as Russian strikes kill dozens in Ukraine". www...
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    The United Kingdom has one of the most globalised economies and comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In 2022, the United Kingdom was...
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    for by increasing the United Kingdom national debt. The package, worth £161 billion over five years plus £60 billion for the 2022–2023 energy bills support...
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    bin strike 2018–2023 United Kingdom higher education strikes "Edinburgh bin collector strike set to spread across Scotland". ITV News. 24 August 2022. Archived...
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    memories of a series of industrial disputes and strikes during the winter of 1978–79, known as the Winter of Discontent, and the party focused its campaign...
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    "Phosphorus Necrosis of the Jaw: A Present-Day Study: With Clinical and Biochemical Studies". British Journal of Industrial Medicine. 19 (2): 83–99. doi:10...
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    un-comprehensive but still used the same definition of strikes as later periods. For this era, all strikes with more than six workers or less than one day were...
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  • Events from the year 2024 in the United Kingdom. This year is noted for a landslide general election victory for the Labour Party under Keir Starmer. Monarch...
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  • continued its strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure while the battle of Bakhmut escalated. This timeline is a dynamic and fluid list, and as such may...
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  • There were periodical strikes throughout the early 19th century that could loosely be considered as 'general strikes'. In the United States, the 1835 Philadelphia...
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    2021–2023 Stagecoach strikes were a series of labour strikes by Stagecoach Group bus drivers, cleaners and engineers across the United Kingdom, the first of...
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