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      An employee packs items an Amazon fulfilment center in Rugeley, England on November 23, 2022, just before Black Friday.

      'Game-Changing Moment' as Workers at Second UK Amazon Facility Vote to Strike

      "They've thrown everything at stopping this, but workers at Amazon Rugeley have organized and delivered a clear message that they demand fair pay and union rights," said a GMB senior organizer.

      Jessica Corbett
      Jul 17, 2023

      The United Kingdom's GMB trade union announced Monday that workers at an Amazon warehouse in Rugeley plan to strike after months of walkouts by employees at a company facility in the English city of Coventry.

      The union—which has more than a half-million members across the country—said that organizers will now plan strike dates for over 100 workers in Rugeley after 86% of those who voted supported the action.

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      Striking NHS workers march from St Thomas' Hospital to Trafalgar Square in London on May 1, 2023.

      'To Save the NHS,' Nurses Strike in Half of English Hospitals

      "Only negotiations can resolve this and I urge ministers to reopen formal discussions," said one labor leader. "Nursing staff are looking for a fair settlement that shows the government values and understands their profession."

      Kenny Stancil
      May 01, 2023

      Nurses and other National Health Service workers walked off the job in half of England's medical facilities on Sunday night amid an ongoing fight for higher pay and better patient safety in the United Kingdom.

      The latest NHS strike comes after Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and Unite union members voted to reject the right-wing U.K. government's most recent pay offer, decrying the proposed 5% raise for this year and next as insufficient to offset the soaring prices that have resulted in real pay cuts and a devastating cost-of-living crisis.

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      Activists from Extinction Rebellion and HS2 Rebellion disrupted the offices of law firm Eversheds Sutherland in Cardiff, Wales on February 28, 2023.​

      Extinction Rebellion Protesters Target Law Firm for 'Defending Climate Criminals'

      "We are taking this action against injunctions put in place by law firms like Eversheds which prevent peaceful protest," said a 70-year-old who joined the protest in London.

      Jessica Corbett
      Feb 28, 2023

      Dozens of protesters on Tuesday gathered at Eversheds Sutherland offices in four U.K. cities—Birmingham, Cardiff, London, and Nottingham—to call out the corporate law firm's work for major polluters fueling the climate emergency.

      The activists "are protesting against the law firm's complicity in the destruction of the planet by facilitating injunctions for companies like Esso (ExxonMobil) and High Speed 2 (HS2)," Extinction Rebellion (XR) and HS2 Rebellion explained in a statement.

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