It is time for the local authority and the government to step up and provide the necessary support to ensure our educators are fairly compensated and our children receive the quality education they deserve.
The government wants us to return to the office for the economy meanwhile it takes 3 hours to work and all of Sydney is stuck at one train station. This highlights the frustrations of workers forced to commute amid significant transport disruptions.
Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan emphasized that the health staff's anger is directed at the Health Service Executive's bottlenecks and inefficiencies, stating, "The current staffing strategy isn't working effectively, and if we don't see significant changes soon, the potential for industrial action will increase, especially with winter approaching."
Mick Whelan, the union's general secretary, stated, "It was not a fight we sought, or wanted. All we sought after five years without a pay rise...was a dent in the cost of living" to highlight the rationale behind the strikes.
The Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) has announced a three-day strike by Border Force agents at Heathrow Airport, starting from 31 August, over issues like enforced changes in terms and conditions.
Rachel Reeves hinted at inflation-busting pay rises for teachers and NHS staff, emphasizing the cost of not settling and the challenges in recruitment due to unresolved issues.
To prevent dangerous delays to cancer care, we are granting a derogation for surgical registrars working on high-risk upper GI, head and neck, and lung cancers at three hospital trusts: Lewisham and Greenwich, Guys & St Thomas' and Kings College Hospital.