Strike

TV and film writers authorize strike over pay, other issues

In an email to members Monday, the negotiating committee of the Writers Guild of America said nearly 98% of the 9,218 votes were cast to authorize the strike, with nearly 79% of guild members voting.

UK's junior doctors are on strike: Why pay isn't the only reason they are angry

Pay isn’t the only reason many junior doctors are striking. The strain of working through COVID-19, increasing demands on health services, and growing numbers of medical and nursing colleagues leaving the NHS are all causing stress and burnout for them

Pay, inflation, workload: Why teachers in the UK are striking again

Recent polling by YouGov suggests that about half of the British public support striking teachers and a significant number blame the government for the strike, rather than the teachers or unions themselves

How Rishi Sunak's new law could put an end to the strikes in UK

Rishi Sunak's government has introduced the strikes (minimum service levels) bill in parliament. This law states that people working in border security, education, the fire brigade, transport, the NHS and nuclear decommissioning would have to maintain minimum levels of service on strike days

150 universities, 70,000 staff members: Why UK universities are going on their biggest strike

Members of the University and College Union in the UK are demanding a pay rise in recognition of the cost-of-living crisis, and an end to insecure contracts

'Not afraid anymore': Workers strike, street clashes erupt as Iran protests enter fourth week

In a widely shared video, a man is seen altering the wording of a large government billboard from 'The police are the servants of the people' to 'The police are the murderers of the people'

Explained: After rail workers, why bus drivers have gone on strike in London

A strike, called by the bus drivers, will only affect a portion of London's famous red buses. People trying to reach the annual Notting Hill Carnival will face troubles

Bangladesh: 150,000 tea workers strike against dollar-a-day wages

The minimum wage for a tea plantation worker in the country is 120 taka a day, which is about $1.25 at official rates, but only just over a dollar on the free market

Ukraine forces strike strategic Antonivskyi Bridge in Russian-occupied south

Knocking the crossings out would make it hard for the Russian military to keep supplying its forces in the region amid repeated Ukrainian attacks

Ukraine war: Russian Kalibr cruise missiles kill at least 23 civilians, wound over 100 in Vinnytsia

The missile strike took place as government officials from about 40 countries met in The Hague, Netherlands, to discuss coordinating investigations and prosecutions of potential war crimes committed in Ukraine