NHS, Royal Mail, rail: how will winter strikes affect the UK?

Disputes over pay and conditions are widespread, with workers across the country participating in industrial action

A winter of strike action over pay and conditions looms across sectors and services ranging from the NHS to transport.

Ballots are taking place in a range of sectors while talks in some areas have come too late to avoid disruption. In other cases, agreement over new deals appears to have more conclusively brought industrial action to an end.