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Article from BBC News
Furthermore, according to UK Hospitality, the disruption caused by the rail strikes will cost the hospitality industry in lost sales and subsequent impacts an estimated £2.5bn for the period from June 2022 to the beginning of January 2023 10 .
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10 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64143946
Article from The Guardian
Similarly, the Night Time Industries Association (NTIA) has predicted this loss in trade will cost its members £2bn in total 11 .
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11 See: Rail strikes ‘cost UK hospitality sector £1.5bn in December alone’ https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/30/rail-strikes-cost-uk-hospitality-sector
Article from Reuters
In France, during October 2022, requisitioning was launched in order to ensure adequate fuel provision as a result of strikes by Exxon Mobil workers 14 .
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14 https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/french-refineries-strike-continues-despite-requisition-threat-french-media-2022-10-12/
Article from The Guardian
For example, in the December 2022 ambulance worker strikes 19 , only Category One services were guaranteed (an immediate response to a life-threatening condition, such as cardiac or respiratory arrest) Category 2 and 3 services, which cover those suffering from a serious condition or an urgent problem (such as stroke or chest pain) and may require rapid assessment and/or urgent transport, were not guaranteed service.
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19 Deals struck to ensure ‘life and limb’ cover during NHS ambulance strike | Emergency services | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/dec/20/deals-struck-to-ensure-life-and-limb-cover-during-nhs-ambulance-strike
The UK Government
In England, according to the Government 31 , there are 1,449 multi-academy trusts, 1,236
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31 Get Information about Schools - GOV.UK (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk) https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/
The Welsh Government
There are 2,461 publicly funded schools in Scotland 32 , and 1,470 publicly funded schools in Wales 33 .
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33 https://gov.wales/address-list-schools
A recent survey found that 15% of adults said that their travel plans had been disrupted by rail strikes in June 2022. 46 This will potentially provide the following benefits to individuals:
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46 ONS (2022). Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: 22 June to 3 July 2022. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/publicopinionsandsocialtrendsgreatbritain/22juneto3july2022
A recent survey found that 24% of those who has travels plans disrupted by the rail strikes in June 2022 reported spending more money on travel to overcome the disruption. 47
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47 ONS (2022). Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: 22 June to 3 July 2022. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/publicopinionsandsocialtrendsgreatbritain/22juneto3july2022
The survey referred to above found that, of those who said that the rail strikes in June 2022 had disrupted their travel plans, 1% had been unable to attend a medical appointment. 50
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50 ONS (2022). Public opinions and social trends, Great Britain: 22 June to 3 July 2022. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/bulletins/publicopinionsandsocialtrendsgreatbritain/22juneto3july2022
Article from BBC News
This may result in more adverse impacts in the long term, such as an increased frequency of strikes for each dispute 54 .
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54 Strikes bill: Unions criticise plans as unworkable: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64219016