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950 Workers Plan To Go On 8-Day Strike At UK's Gatwick Airport Over Low Pay
A total 950 workers at London's Gatwick airport plan eight days of summer strike action, a union said Friday, after seeing the value of pay eroded by high inflation.
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Rishi Sunak Brings In Army To Keep Key Services Running Amid Workers' Strike
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday hit out at trade unions for causing misery for millions with "particularly cruelly timed" strikes over the Christmas holiday period.
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New British Prime Minister To Face Staff Walk Out On First Day In Office, Union Says
Staff working at Britain's business and energy department building will begin a strike on the same day as the country's new prime minister is named next week, the public service trade union said on Thursday.
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Britain's Rail Network Hit By Fresh Round Of Strikes
British rail staff at two train unions are planning a new round of nationwide strike action on Sept. 15 and 26 over pay, job security and conditions, the latest in a wave of industrial unrest as inflation outpaces pay rises.
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British Railway Network To Face Biggest Strike In 3 Decades: Union
Britain's railway network faces its biggest strike action in more than three decades later this month in a row over pay as inflation erodes earnings, a union has announced.
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Chances Of Brexit Trade Deal Below 50%, Says UK
Senior British minister Michael Gove put the chances of securing a trade deal with the European Union at less than 50% on Thursday, striking a pessimistic tone just two weeks before Britain completes its departure from the bloc.
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Boris Johnson Defends Brexit Deal As Donald Trump Issues Trade Warning
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office has defended his Brexit deal with the European Union, after US President Donald Trump warned it would make it impossible for the two nations to strike a future trade agreement.
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British Airways Pilots Call Off Strike After 2 Walkouts Cost Firm Dear
British Airways pilots on Wednesday cancelled a strike that had been due September 27, the British Airline Pilots Association union said after two walkouts last week that cost the company dear.
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British PM Tells Parliament: "Tie My Hands, But Will Not Delay Brexit"
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he would not request an extension to Brexit, hours after a law came into force demanding that he delay Britain's departure from the European Union until 2020 unless he can strike a divorce deal.
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Britain May Never Leave EU If Brexit Deal Rejected, Says Theresa May
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May today called on the European Union for "one more push" to strike a Brexit compromise deal and told British MPs that voting against the agreement could mean the country never leaves the bloc.
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950 Workers Plan To Go On 8-Day Strike At UK's Gatwick Airport Over Low Pay
A total 950 workers at London's Gatwick airport plan eight days of summer strike action, a union said Friday, after seeing the value of pay eroded by high inflation.
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Rishi Sunak Brings In Army To Keep Key Services Running Amid Workers' Strike
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday hit out at trade unions for causing misery for millions with "particularly cruelly timed" strikes over the Christmas holiday period.
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New British Prime Minister To Face Staff Walk Out On First Day In Office, Union Says
Staff working at Britain's business and energy department building will begin a strike on the same day as the country's new prime minister is named next week, the public service trade union said on Thursday.
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Britain's Rail Network Hit By Fresh Round Of Strikes
British rail staff at two train unions are planning a new round of nationwide strike action on Sept. 15 and 26 over pay, job security and conditions, the latest in a wave of industrial unrest as inflation outpaces pay rises.
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British Railway Network To Face Biggest Strike In 3 Decades: Union
Britain's railway network faces its biggest strike action in more than three decades later this month in a row over pay as inflation erodes earnings, a union has announced.
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Chances Of Brexit Trade Deal Below 50%, Says UK
Senior British minister Michael Gove put the chances of securing a trade deal with the European Union at less than 50% on Thursday, striking a pessimistic tone just two weeks before Britain completes its departure from the bloc.
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Boris Johnson Defends Brexit Deal As Donald Trump Issues Trade Warning
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office has defended his Brexit deal with the European Union, after US President Donald Trump warned it would make it impossible for the two nations to strike a future trade agreement.
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British Airways Pilots Call Off Strike After 2 Walkouts Cost Firm Dear
British Airways pilots on Wednesday cancelled a strike that had been due September 27, the British Airline Pilots Association union said after two walkouts last week that cost the company dear.
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British PM Tells Parliament: "Tie My Hands, But Will Not Delay Brexit"
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday he would not request an extension to Brexit, hours after a law came into force demanding that he delay Britain's departure from the European Union until 2020 unless he can strike a divorce deal.
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Britain May Never Leave EU If Brexit Deal Rejected, Says Theresa May
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May today called on the European Union for "one more push" to strike a Brexit compromise deal and told British MPs that voting against the agreement could mean the country never leaves the bloc.
