Strike

Double the number of nurses will be asked to strike in early February in a bid to increase pressure on the Government, union leaders have warned.

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The Royal College of Nursing has said all eligible members across England will strike if no agreement is made with the government.

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UK health union leaders threaten to double the number of striking England nurses in early February to mount pressure on the government.

The union initially demanded a pay rise of 19 percent, though has indicated it may accept 10 percent. This is on top of a 3% pay increase last year when public sector pay was frozen and wider government support with the cost of living," the spokesman said. Accordingly, the next set of strikes will include all eligible members in England for the first time.

More nurses will walk out next month, amid an ongoing dispute over pay and staff shortages with the Government - which staff say is putting lives at risk.

The inquiry uncovered the neglect of hundreds of patients at Stafford Hospital between 2005 and 2009, with accounts of some elderly people being left lying in their own urine, unable to eat, drink or take essential medication. Writing to the Health Secretary Steve Barclay, Mr Francis described the current situation amongst NHS workforces as 'Mid Staffs playing out on a national level, if not worse'. The next set of strikes involving nurses from more than 55 NHS trusts will take place on Wednesday and Thursday. RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen described ministers' approach to the perceived deadlock over pay talks as "baffling, reckless and politically ill-considered". Nurses with the RCN are striking over pay and staff levels which they say are putting patients' safety at risk - the first strikes led by the organisation in its history. Union leaders have warned the Government that double the number of nurses will be asked to take industrial action next month in an ongoing battle for better pay and working conditions.

A government source denied claims of a split as the Royal College of Nursing warned it will send members out this Wednesday - and twice as many in February ...

This means if they disobey a work notice, they could be sued or sacked for breaching their employment contract by not turning up to work. It can be applied to existing disputes, even if the strike ballot has already passed before the law. Firms are not allowed to distinguish between union members and non-members when issuing these notices. The Government’s “poison” Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill is back in Parliament and is likely to be approved by the Commons, where the Conservatives have a working majority of 67. While it won't be a criminal offence to disobey a “work notice”, unions and their members who do so will lose the legal protections they usually enjoy during a strike. Unions say Health Secretary Steve Barclay offered to “be the advocate” for health workers in Cabinet and asked for their “assistance in making the case”.

The Royal College of Nursing has said all eligible members across England will strike if no agreement is made with the government.

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More than 20 people died after an apartment block in the Ukrainian city was struck by a Russian missile.

Following the attacks Ukrainian state energy company Ukrenergo temporarily imposed round-the-clock consumption limits for all regions. It has been two weeks since the last wave of Russian attacks on Ukraine's power grid. He added that around 70 people required medical treatment and of those 10 were "in a difficult condition".

The wave of industrial action which has swept across the country for months will continue this week and could escalate unless there is a breakthrough to ...

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Threat comes ahead of another week of industrial action by nurses, ambulance drivers and rail workers.

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The death toll from the missile strike on an apartment building has risen to 23, officials said.

Although the pledge of 14 Challenger 2 tanks appears modest, Ukrainian officials anticipate it will trigger donations of more tanks from other Western partners. The battle for Bakhmut has raged for months, causing substantial casualties on both sides. He described his shock that the Russians would strike a residential building with no strategic value. We continue to fight for every life,” the Ukrainian leader said. The city government in Dnipro said 43 people were reported missing. “Search and rescue operations and the dismantling of dangerous structural elements continues.

President Zelenskyy renews call for more weapons from Western partners. UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT-WAR. The residential building destroyed ...

The strikes came as the U.K. Ukrainian forces destroyed 26 of the missiles, the ministry said. Another 73 people were injured in the attack and 40 are in hospital, said Valentyn Reznichenko, governor of the Dnipropetrovsk region.

The death toll rose to at least 29 in Dnipro on Sunday after a strike on a residential building the previous day, the regional governor said.

Sunak said the tanks were a sign of the UK's "ambition to intensify our support to Ukraine", according to a readout of a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The pledge saw a swift reaction from Russia which warned it would only "intensify" the conflict. Dnipropetrovsk governor Valentyn Reznichenko said on messaging app Telegram, after posting that 73 were wounded and that "the rescue operation continues. The death toll rose to at least 29 in Dnipro on Sunday after a strike on a residential building the previous day, the regional governor said. [Russia](https://www.france24.com/en/tag/russia/), and Russians in general. The city government in Dnipro said 43 people were reported missing. FRANCE 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from the front line. In addition, at least 72 people have been reported wounded and 43 people missing. We continue to fight for every life,” the Ukrainian leader said. We see their missteps, their lack of morale, the leadership problems, the poor equipment," he said, adding that the Russians "have demonstrated that they are prepared to take heavy losses to achieve their goals". As rescue efforts continue, the mayor of Dnipro has said the chances of recovering more survivors from the rubble is now 'minimal'. "Therefore, it is important that we provide Ukraine with the weapons it needs to win.

Industrial action also set to escalate in other sectors while government gears up anti-strike legislation.

And the analysis showed that in 2019, France lost 23 times more days to strikes than the UK, and Spain six times. That is what I was asked to do, that is my role in the process.” Mark Harper, the transport secretary, confirmed on Sunday that he had given a “new mandate” to operating companies to discuss pay alongside reforms with the rail unions, raising hopes of a breakthrough in the long-running dispute. GMB leaders will meet on Monday to decide whether to call more ambulance service strikes, with talks currently stalled. Sources in the Department of Health said no talks were currently scheduled but they were still hoping for more meetings after discussions broke down bitterly last week. London bus workers at Abellio are going on strike on Monday and Wednesday.