industrial action

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TfL said the industrial action was "completely unnecessary" while Aslef, another Tube driver union, supports the deal as "exactly the sort every trade union should be trying to achieve".

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The industrial action runs from 12:00 on Tuesday for 24 hours to be followed by a second 24-hour period beginning on Thursday and ending midday on Friday.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Karen said the industrial action would be "affecting the sick and the vulnerable - people they are supposed to be helping".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The market is vulnerable to outages anywhere, from hurricanes, industrial action or cyberattacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

A threat was recently made by the representatives of the miners that industrial action would be taken unless the Government at once withdrew all troops from Russia and abandoned conscription.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 4, 1919. by Various