
Three days of national rail strikes bring Britain's network to a standstill
Members of the RMT and ASLEF unions walked out across the rail network on 21, 23 and 25 June, with surviving services running only between 7am and 7pm and passengers warned to travel only if absolutely necessary.

Teachers Edge Towards Summer Strikes as Government Prepares Pay Verdict
With 96 per cent of National Education Union members rejecting an unfunded 6.5 per cent offer spread over three years, ministers face a fraught decision on the 2026 pay award that could trigger the first national school strikes since 2023.

Resident doctors vote on pay offer that suspended four-day strike
A four-day walkout planned for the heatwave-hit week of 15 June was called off so that resident doctors in England could vote on a government offer worth an average 6.6 per cent and 4,500 new training places, with the ballot closing on 26 June.

Resident doctors call off five-day strike after last-minute pay deal
A walkout that threatened to coincide with a heatwave and the World Cup was suspended hours before it began, after the BMA and government struck a revised pay and jobs offer now heading to a members' vote.

Tube drivers' union digs in over four-day week as TfL dispute remains unresolved
London Underground services faced disruption after RMT members walked out over Transport for London's proposed four-day working week, with the union citing fatigue and safety fears and no lasting agreement yet reached.

Resident doctors in England to strike for five days over pay
Members of the British Medical Association are set to walk out from 15 to 19 June after talks over pay restoration failed to produce an improved offer.

Tube drivers walk out twice over 'fake four-day week' as ridership slumps
London Underground was thrown into chaos at the start of June as RMT members staged two strikes over a compressed working week, with Tube usage falling sharply on the worst-hit days.