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Staff at special school willing to strike over suspended union rep 2026-01-14 [The Canary]

Snooker textiles firm staff strike over pay 2026-01-13 [BBC]

Diligenta staff escalate strike action in pay dispute 2026-01-12 [Unite]

Mining museum strike extended into summer 2026-01-10 [UNISON]

West Yorkshire Combined Authority workers to strike next week 2026-01-10 [UNISON]

Durham University staff to vote on strike action 2026-01-10 [BBC]

Mining museum workers extend strike into summer 2026-01-10 [BBC]

No balls please! Tennis ball and snooker cloth makers go on strike over pay 2026-01-09 [Unite]

'We're absolutely determined to carry on': Birmingham bin worker's message to Brummies as strike hits one year 2026-01-09 [The World]

Met Police staff plan second strike over pay 2026-01-09 [HR Reporter]

WSP Textiles strike before Australian Open and Masters Snooker 2026-01-09 [The Gazette]

Disruption to Leeds council transport services as workers strike over safety fears 2026-01-08 [Unite]

Met Police staff plan six more days of strike 2026-01-07 [BBC]

Birmingham refuse workers' defiant message on first anniversary of bin strike 2026-01-07 [The Mirror]

Further bus strikes set for January 2026-01-04 [BBC]

Cambridge Stagecoach bus strikes escalate into the New Year 2026-01-02 [Unite the Union]

Met call centre staff begin New Year's Eve strike 2025-12-31 [BBC]

Liverpool's Hooters staff complain of 'illegal' practices 2025-12-28 [The Echo]

Women workers claim more than £1bn in 2025 after trade union campaign 2025-12-27 [Birmingham Live]

Abuse of ambulance workers 'completely unacceptable' 2025-12-22 [BBC]

'Historic' day as Birmingham equal pay claim milestone arrives 2025-12-19 [GMB]

British Airways cleaners at Heathrow to strike over low pay this Christmas 2025-12-18 [Unite]

Strike action for resident doctors in England will go ahead this week after doctors resoundingly rejected a recently revised offer 2025-12-16 [BMA]

Disruption warning on New Year’s Eve amid Met Police strike 2025-12-16 [The Independent]

Hospital staff in Leeds to strike this week in back pay row 2025-12-16 [UNISON]

Metropolitan Police staff to strike on New Year’s Eve 2025-12-16 [My London]

Arriva Leicestershire strikes off after Unite wins improved pay offer 2025-12-16 [Unite]

Yorkshire Airedale NHS microbiology workers strike over being underpaid and over worked 2025-12-16 [Unite]

New strikes at Sellafield as 'union-busting' sees workers laid off 2025-12-13 [Unite]

Revealed - last battling words of union activist who fought for equal pay in Birmingham 2025-12-13 [Live]

'Equal pay settlement a great day for women workers': Payouts are expected to total more than £250m 2025-12-13 [BBC]

‘Things will get worse’ for British Library users, warn striking staff 2025-12-10 [Research Proferssional News]

Teachers begin strike over disruptive behaviour 2025-12-10 [BBC]

Equality victory for 6,000 women Birmingham council staff with 'life-changing' £250m payout 2025-12-10 [Live]

Rally at Wakefield Cathedral backs striking workers at National Coal Mining Museum 2025-12-08 [The Morning Star]

Standing together - the human stories behind Birmingham’s bin strike 2025-12-08 [The Mail]

Birmingham council’s strike breaking lies exposed as monthly spend on agencies and outsourcers triples 2025-12-06 [Unite]

Salford Working Class Library joins forces with General Strike 100 2025-12-05 [Now]

Leicestershire Xmas shopping shutdown during Arriva bus workers strike 2025-12-05 [Unite]

Union-busting scandal explodes at Leicester academy after rep suspended 2025-12-04 [The Canary]

Union slams 'ridiculous' fortnight collection plan 2025-12-04 [BBC]

Strike at ‘frozen turkey capital’ this Christmas 2025-12-02 [GMB]

Birmingham bins rally on first day of strike action by agency workers 2025-11-28 [Unite]

Hospital staff in Leeds to strike in row over back pay 2025-11-27 [UNISON]

Bank of England security strike off as workers accept 'excellent' deal 2025-11-27 [Unite]

Bristol mental health charity staff set for strike action 2025-11-27 [UNISON]

Tate staff hold week-long strike over pay amid reports of workers using food banks 2025-11-27 [The Guardian]

Bromley Parking Wardens to stage march and strike demo 2025-11-21 [GMB]

Protesters call on university staff to support strike action 2025-11-21 [The Varsity]

Hundreds of women launch equal pay claim against Barnet Council 2025-11-20 [IER]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

11-01-1831 Dozens of workers are convicted of machine-breaking during the agricultural workers' rebellion commonly known as the Swing Riots [more]