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Five facts about… strikes

  • 12 August 2016
  • By Darren Waters
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As rail staff at Eurostar suspend two strikes this month for talks in a dispute over their work-life balance, and discussions between unions and management at Southern continue, we look at recent and historic statistics on industrial action in the UK.

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The history of strikes in the UK

  • 21 September 2015
  • By ONS Digital

From the onset of the Industrial Revolution, working men and women have been withholding their labour as a means of bargaining for better pay and conditions.

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