Springer Nature staff squeezed by cost of living crisis go on strike over pay

UK-based employees at the scientific publisher Springer Nature are taking strike action today in a dispute over pay. The move comes after negotiations broke down in April, with union representatives citing Springer Nature’s high profit margins as evidence of its ability to improve employees pay as they struggle with dramatic increases in the cost of living.

Over 200 editors, journalists and production staff working across the Nature family of journals are members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and are expected to participate in today’s strike. A further 180 members of staff affected by the pay negotiations are also eligible to take part in the industrial action.