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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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Vladimir Putin Faces Midnight Deadline To Explain Nerve Attack On Former Spy To UK
President Vladimir Putin faces a midnight deadline to explain to Britain how a nerve agent developed by the Soviet Union was used to strike down a former Russian double agent who passed secrets to British intelligence.
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British Airways' Cabin Crew Announce 48-Hour Strike For January 10
British Airways cabin crew plan to hold a 48-hour strike starting on January 10, after suspending previous plans to walk out over Christmas, trade union Unite said on Tuesday.
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British Airways Says Cabin Crew To Strike Over Christmas
British Airways said on Friday it was "appalled" by trade union Unite's decision to call a strike involving one of its five cabin crew fleets on Christmas Day and Boxing Day (December 26).
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Britain's David Cameron to Drop Demand in European Union Vote Talks: Reports
British Prime Minister David Cameron is prepared to drop a key demand in order to strike a deal on renegotiating Britain's membership of the European Union, several newspapers reported Sunday.
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UK Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn Passes Key First Election Test
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn passed a key electoral test on Friday when his Labour party won in the first regional ballot since he took the helm in September.
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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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Vladimir Putin Faces Midnight Deadline To Explain Nerve Attack On Former Spy To UK
President Vladimir Putin faces a midnight deadline to explain to Britain how a nerve agent developed by the Soviet Union was used to strike down a former Russian double agent who passed secrets to British intelligence.
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British Airways' Cabin Crew Announce 48-Hour Strike For January 10
British Airways cabin crew plan to hold a 48-hour strike starting on January 10, after suspending previous plans to walk out over Christmas, trade union Unite said on Tuesday.
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British Airways Says Cabin Crew To Strike Over Christmas
British Airways said on Friday it was "appalled" by trade union Unite's decision to call a strike involving one of its five cabin crew fleets on Christmas Day and Boxing Day (December 26).
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Britain's David Cameron to Drop Demand in European Union Vote Talks: Reports
British Prime Minister David Cameron is prepared to drop a key demand in order to strike a deal on renegotiating Britain's membership of the European Union, several newspapers reported Sunday.
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UK Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn Passes Key First Election Test
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn passed a key electoral test on Friday when his Labour party won in the first regional ballot since he took the helm in September.
