and that s all on top of royal mail, nurses and highway workers amongst many others. it s all developing into a huge headache for government. here s our political editor, chris mason. ambulances, the very essence of a front line public service. two weeks tomorrow, their staff across most of england and wales will walk out. on strike, refusing to answer calls, unless a patient is in a life threatening condition. why are your members going on strike fundamentally this is a dispute about pay, the members have seen the value of their earnings drop, they are working under terrible conditions and they have add enough, they need a pay rise. i5 conditions and they have add enough, they need a pay rise. is it conditions and they have add enough, they need a pay rise. they need a pay rise. is it not irresponsible they need a pay rise. is it not irresponsible your they need a pay rise. is it not irresponsible your members. they need a pay rise. is it not i irresponsible your members will lea
you can of course follow this penalties from the world cup between morocco and spain happening right now on the bbc sport website. hugh ferris will be here sports day at half past six by for me. thank you very much with all of the sport there. a very good evening to you you are with bbc news and as promised we are going to talk about the industrial action facing many parts of the uk in the coming months. ambulance staff and paramedics have become the latest workers to announce a strike this month. the unions unite, unison and the gmb said staff will walk out in most of england and wales on 21st december. it comes as rail bosses accused the rmt of playing fast and loose with people s christmas plans after it announced more walk outs over the festive period, on top of the strikes already planned for next week. it means this month and into the new year at least nine major public services will be hit by strikes. as well as ambulance workers and railway staff nurses, highway workers
not be there when we need it. chris mason. so millions of people will be affected this month by walk outs all over the uk. these are the main areas of strike action taking place, from rail to ambulances to some buses to highway workers. these are the days the railways will come to a halt, including over that period leading up to christmas and the early part of january. ambulance in workers in england and wales are taking partial action on december 21st. similarly, many nurses on the 15th and 20th of december, but only for certain roles. royal mail workers are walking out on these days. employees for some bus operators across these dates. and highway workers across the middle and latter parts of this month. there are round 350 baggage handlers
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the early part of january. ambulance workers in england and wales are taking partial action on december 21st and 28th, but life threatening calls won t be affected. many nurses will strike on 15th and 20th of december, but only for certain roles. royal mail workers are striking on these days, with a focus on the 14th and 15th and 23rd and 24th december. workers for some bus operators will strike on these dates, on friday and saturday over the next two weeks. and highway workers will take action during the middle and latter parts of this month. but the government s