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LSE academic arrested during strike of university’s cleaners

"A group of cleaners at the LSE are involved in their second day of strike action following a long running dispute over their pay and conditions."

Striking cleaners have received support from staff and students at the LSE

Harrods faces strikes and protests over ‘unfair’ tips policy

"Workers at the high-end department store's restaurants are involved in a dispute with bosses over the amount the company deducts from the service charge"

Workers are considering a boxing day strike over tips

Don’t blame the workers for Christmas strikes – blame the employers

"The situation is obviously deeply frustrating for the passengers affected by the strike, but that is the whole point of industrial action"

Without causing disruption, workers’ disputes are ignored

Royal Mail staff flout strike laws to show solidarity with disabled colleague

80 Royal Mail staff walked out over treatment of colleague with MS

Staff walk out over treatment of disabled worker

End of the miners’ strike: The day hard men wept

The miners' strike marked a huge moment for Britain

May 1979, the election that brought to power the government that led to the miners’ strike, was a vote of huge change. In May 2015, Britain once again has the opportunity to vote. And once again the status quo is breaking apart.

NHS strike: A walkout by people who care about you

NHS workers strike outside University College Hospital in central London

‘Give us more pay,’ the NHS workers strike today is supposedly going, ‘or the patients get it’. The truth about the conduct of these compassionate, caring workers couldn’t be more different.

Tories move against trade unions’ strike rights

Tube strikes earlier this year resulted in a Tory pledge to change the law

PM confirms Conservatives will try to make it harder for trade unions to go on strike

Chaos in London: Met police staff to join Tube union on strike next week

London could face days of chaos next week

The capital faces the possibility of chaos next week, after thousands of Metropolitan Police civilian staff announce a two-day strike to coincide with industrial action by Tube workers