Ambulance workers, university staff and some civil servants will strike today as the UK goes through yet another week of labour strife. Thousands of ambulance staff across five services in Enfland – London, Yorkshire, the South West, North East and North West – are taking job action today. The walkout will only affect non-life-threatening calls, and people (like similar ambulance strikes before) are advised to only call 999 in an emergency. For members of Unison, the largest trade union in the UK, today, years of low wages aren’t the only reason why ambulance workers are once again striking. University workers are walking out over, among other things, pay and pensions (Picture: EPA)Alongside ambulance workers, university staff will also be forming picket lines today for the second day.
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