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Union to ballot PSNI workers for strike action over data breach 2025-11-04 [BBC]

'Winter of discontent' unless health pay offer improved 2025-10-28 [BBC]

Talks due to resume as health unions move towards strike ballot 2025-10-27 [BBC]

‘Belfast at night isn’t exactly the safest’ – Late night buses could put bar staff in danger, warns hospitality union 2025-10-23 [The Irish News]

‘Belfast at night isn’t exactly the safest’ – Late night buses could put bar staff in danger, warns hospitality union 2025-10-23 [The Irish News]

Response failures highlights need to end NI ambulance staffing crisis 2025-09-23 [Unite the union]

IFJ condemns MI5’s illegal surveillance of journalists 2025-09-18 [IFJ]

Belfast Better Gym and GLL leisure centre workers go on 24-hour strike 2025-08-12 [BBC]

Number of NI Water workers hold strike over pay inequality 2025-06-26 [RTE]

Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald to address launch of Unite ‘Extreme Weather’ demands at Stormont 2025-06-12 [Unite]

BT plan to close office 'came out of the blue' 2025-05-01 [BBC]

International Workers’ Memorial Day in Northern Ireland: Stormont must protect workers in ‘Extreme Weather’ events 2025-04-28 [Unite]

Equality Commission to publish guidance on Supreme Court ruling 2025-04-26 [BBC]

IFJ nominates surveilled Irish journalists for UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize 2025-04-17 [IFJ]

Man arrested in Martin O'Hagan investigation 2025-04-05 [NUJ]

Civil service cleaning staff face cuts, union warns 2025-02-27 [BBC]

Education minister hopes to finalise teacher pay deal 'within days' 2025-01-31 [BBC]

Teaching unions suspend industrial action planned for next week 2025-01-12 [Belfast Media]

NI health service set to avoid strikes after deal proves 'massive step forward' 2024-12-20 [Irish Times]

Navantia takeover offers hope for jobs and future of shipbuilding at Harland and Wolff 2024-12-19 [Unite the union]

Woman settles case after Christmas party incident 2024-12-15 [RTÉ]

Northern Ireland Water strike could see thousands cut off 2024-11-28 [Belfast Live]

Health union warns of 'large-scale' industrial action over pay 2024-11-13 [BBC]

All seven Stormont party leaders sign winter fuel payment pledge 2024-10-28 [Unite the union]

Staff say restaurant management took fines from tips 2024-10-24 [BBC]

Spirit workers still waiting for answers about their future 2024-10-22 [Unite]

Seagate engineering specialists vote for representation by Unite 2024-09-26 [Unite]

'Detrimental effect' on children with autism as school strikes set to force more classroom closures, warns charity 2024-08-15 [BelfastLive]

Education Authority workers win pay and grading improvement to end industrial dispute 2024-08-07 [Unite the Union]

NUJ says those intimidating journalists should be prosecuted 2024-08-06 [NUJ]

NUJ says those intimidating journalists should be prosecuted 2024-08-06 [NUJ]

Health staff ‘should get above inflation pay rises’ 2024-07-30 [BBC]

Harland & Wolff: Focus must be on securing a long-term future 2024-07-22 [Unite the union]

Unions recommend school staff to back pay offer 2024-06-25 [BBC]

Police staff vote to strike over 'danger' payment 2024-06-22 [BBC]

Consultants agree to suspend planned 24-hour strike following pay offer 2024-06-20 [Live]

Education support workers strike: GMB, UNISON and Unite warn of 'huge disruption' to schools in September 2024-05-25 [Belfast News Letter]

'Major' disruption as junior doctors strike 2024-05-23 [BBC]

School workers to strike in May and June over pay 2024-05-14 [BBC]

Social workers strike over staff shortages 2024-05-08 [BBC]

Unpaid carers 'being left behind' new carer's leave law 2024-04-08 [BBC]

PSNI: Ex-officer loses appeal over dismissal amid abuse claims 2024-04-08 [BBC]

RCN rejects NI pay offer, while other unions vote in favour 2024-03-23 [BBC]

Education: main teaching unions vote to accept pay offer 2024-03-22 [BBC]

Lecturer unions UCU and NASUWT reject 'insulting' pay offer 2024-03-20 [BBC]

From ‘Banter’ to ‘Abuse’?: New Northern Ireland guide aims to eradicate sexual harassment in the workplace 2024-03-12 [News Letter]

Belfast City Hall statues of historic female activists installed ahead of International Women’s Day unveiling 2024-03-05 [The Irish News]

Police laid surveillance trap for journalists 2024-02-29 [NUJ]

Strikes: Where each sector stands as unions ponder over pay deals 2024-02-27 [Belfast Telegraph]

Health staff and civil servants offered 5% rise 2024-02-27 [BBC]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

1-11-1976 Union of Postal Workers refuses to handle any mail for Grunwick, as the strike at the company continues. [more]

14-11-1913 Sympathy action breaks out in some British ports, like Liverpool, in support of workers in Dublin, but fails to spread. [more]

22-11-1900 2,800 workers at the Penrhyn quarry in Snowdonia, Wales, walk off the job over pay and union recognition. The strike last a staggering three years, one of the longest industrial disputes in British history. [more]

30-11-2011 Millions of public sector workers join the biggest single strike day since 1926, against the government's pension reforms. [more]