Great Britain: dry run for coordinated industrial action against the government’s cuts programme

Thus, the Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU) in London took its second 24 hour strike on 1 November, followed by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staff Association (TSSA) unions taking their third 24 hour strike over the 2 and 3 of November on the London Underground. Over the weekend of bonfire night (5 and 6 November), the FBU in London and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) at the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) will strike at the same time.
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ming evident. By Gregor Gall, Research Professor of Industrial Relations and Director of the Work and Employment Research Unit (WERU), University of Hertfordshire. (Ref. 100778)

Thus, the Fire Brigades’ Union (FBU) in London took its second 24 hour strike on 1 November, followed by the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) and Transport Salaried Staff Association (TSSA) unions taking their third 24 hour strike over the 2 and 3 of November on the London Underground. Over the weekend of bonfire night

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