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Glasgow could be hit with strikes as union accuses council of ‘broken promises’

Strikes could hit Scotland’s biggest city again as staff are set to vote on industrial action after a union’s claim of “broken promises” in a £500 million equal pay dispute. Unite, alongside other trade unions, has accused Glasgow City Council of ...

28 Feb 2022 at 12:55

Warning of ‘significant disruption’ on February 1 day of mass strike action

Schools, universities, the rail network and Whitehall will be hit by strike action on February 1 in what appears set to be the toughest day in a winter of woe for the Government. Train drivers with Aslef and the RMT unions as well as university ...

17 Jan 2023 at 17:27

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Longford fire stations at risk of closure as dispute rumbles on

Those were the sobering sentiments which emerged last Saturday as a number of locals joined firemen from Edgeworthstown Fire Station for a day of protest. That demonstration came amid growing dissatisfaction at a dispute which is on the cusp ...

09 Aug 2023 at 18:33

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'Far from a done deal', says Longford firefighter as talks broker strike suspension

A breakthrough in the dispute came after more than 12 hours of negotiations between SIPTU and the Local Government Management Agency under the auspices of the WRC. Siptu is set to begin consultations with members on new proposals ahead of a ...

17 Aug 2023 at 21:33

Trade union law in breach of workers rights, Supreme Court rules

UK trade union law breaches workers’ rights and “encourages and legitimises unfair and unreasonable conduct by employers”, the Supreme Court has ruled. On Wednesday, five justices at the UK’s highest court unanimously ruled the UK has ...

17 Apr 2024 at 15:30

Northern Ireland

Economy Minister hopes impasse over lecturer pay can be resolved

Stormont’s Economy Minister has said he wants to continue work to resolve an impasse between further education colleges and unions over lecturers’ pay. The NASUWT earlier announced its members had rejected a pay offer of a 5% ...

20 Mar 2024 at 11:48

Scotland

Faslane strike threat averted as workers back pay deal – union

The threat of strike action among civilian workers at the Faslane nuclear naval base has been averted as a new pay deal has been accepted, a union has said. Unite said its members at Babcock Marine (Clyde) Ltd have ...

24 Jul 2024 at 18:45

Rail performance data to be displayed in stations for ‘transparency’: Haigh

Rail performance data will be displayed at stations to show passengers how services are working, the Transport Secretary has said. Louise Haigh said the move will allow the public to “hold us to account” as the ...

11 Nov 2024 at 18:14

Scotland

Union to ballot 90,000 local government workers in pay dispute

More than 90,000 council and school workers in Scotland will be balloted for strike action in a pay dispute, a union has said. Unison has rejected the latest pay offer from local government umbrella body Cosla ...

27 Sept 2024 at 22:00

‘Unfair’ to suggest public sector workers will queue up for pay rises – minister

It is “unfair” to suggest more public sector workers will take industrial action in light of the Government’s pay offers to train drivers and junior doctors, a senior minister has said. Nick Thomas-Symonds, a ...

16 Aug 2024 at 16:31

Tories hit out at Starmer over pay offers to train drivers and junior doctors

Senior Tories have criticised Sir Keir Starmer over pay offers to train drivers and junior doctors, with James Cleverly claiming the Government has been “played by its union paymasters”. In defence of the ...

16 Aug 2024 at 18:44

Education

‘We’ve been left with no choice’ – Rathkeale school caretaker joins national Fórsa strikes

At St Anne’s Primary School in Rathkeale, caretaker Billy Kearns has said staff have been “left with no choice” but to strike, as part of a national campaign for pension and pay parity. Caretakers and ...

03 Sept 2025 at 15:33

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