Strikes

Read our latest comment and political analysis on strike action in both the UK and across the world.

These are new and extreme times for the economy and they demand a new political approach.

By Simon Fletcher

Britain faces a summer of disruption at airports. One pilot told us pay cuts and conditions have dramatically changed his…

By Emma Haslett

The party is trying to address the cost-of-living crisis without appearing to side with the trade unions.

By Freddie Hayward

Exclusive New Statesman polling reveals older voters are most likely to oppose remote working, keeping the government stuck in the…

By Anoosh Chakelian

If the country endures a summer of disruption, the party in power will surely take most of the blame.

By Harry Lambert

When government policy fails working parents, is it any wonder so many have decided to take action?

By Ella Whelan

It can refuse to intervene in the rail workers’ dispute – but if disruption spreads to the public sector No…

By Freddie Hayward

Long treated with contempt, Whitehall cleaners have dealt with vomit, faeces and bloodstains.

By Harry Clarke-Ezzidio

Those in the party who favour performative confrontations with the trade unions must be faced down.

By Simon Fletcher