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How a Historic Strike Wave Rocked the NHS

By: Taj Ali

The last year has seen historic walkouts across the NHS. Workers are fighting not just for terms and conditions but for the future of public healthcare.

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In the summer of 2022, the largest strike wave in three decades swept the UK. Public services, battered and bruised by over a decade of austerity, were on their knees — and those staffing them were on the brink too. From the beginning, NHS workers were at the forefront, with first cleaners and porters, and then […]

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In the summer of 2022, the largest strike wave in three decades swept the UK. Public services, battered and bruised by over a decade of austerity, were on their knees — and those staffing them were on the brink too. From the beginning, NHS workers were at the forefront, with first cleaners and porters, and then […]

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In the summer of 2022, the largest strike wave in three decades swept the UK. Public services, battered and bruised by over a decade of austerity, were on their knees — and those staffing them were on the brink too. From the beginning, NHS workers were at the forefront, with first cleaners and porters, and then […]

In the summer of 2022, the largest strike wave in three decades swept the UK. Public services, battered and bruised by over a decade of austerity, were on their knees — and those staffing them were on the brink too. From the beginning, NHS workers were at the forefront, with first cleaners and porters, and then […]

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