The General Confederation of Labour union members denounce chronic understaffing, deteriorating workplace safety and other long-standing grievances. The SUD Rail union members protest worsening working conditions, staffing shortages and management’s reorganisation plans. Rail support staff at UK rail company walk out over low payOutsourced cleaning and catering staff working for the TransPennine rail company began a 48-hour strike on Friday, July 31. Workers rejected an appeal by the company union committee to resume production in return for another management promise to consider their demands within a week. Nurses in Uasin Gishu began strike action July 30 over delayed salary payments, stalled promotions, failure to employ interns and the non-implementation of previous return-to-work agreements.