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Enniskillen factory staff to strike for two weeks as dispute escalates 2026-08-13 [The Telegraph]

Sarah Doherty: women’s rights campaigner remembered by Derry and Inishowen family 2026-08-13 [Ireland Live]

NUJ welcomes PSNI’s renewed Lyra McKee appeal 2026-07-31 [NUJ]

Balcas workers set for week-long strike action from tomorrow 2026-07-23 [Unite]

Derry factory workers' rights campaigner Sarah Doherty honoured 2026-07-23 [The Journal]

The campaigner who gave shirt factory women a voice 2026-07-23 [BBC]

Derry factory woman who led fight for workers' rights to be honoured 2026-07-22 [The Journal]

Five weeks of strike action ends at Haldane Fisher in Newry as workers secure ‘inflation-busting’ pay rise 2026-07-12 [Armagh I]

NUJ statement on Lyra McKee murder verdict 2026-07-03 [NUJ]

Stormont must legislate on upper working temperature limits 2026-06-26 [Unite]

West Belfast woman Maria standing for NIPSA general secretary post 2026-06-16 [Belfast Media]

NUJ condemns intimidation and attacks against journalists covering Belfast riots 2026-06-11 [NUJ]

Belfast 'pogrom' riots condemned by GMB Union congress 2026-06-11 [GMB]

PCS Statement on N Ireland Violence 2026-06-11 [PCS]

Unite condemns violence and demands all employers ensure workers’ safety 2026-06-11 [Unite]

Haldane Fisher workers set for strike in Newry after pay offer rejected 2026-06-09 [Armaghi]

NUJ condemns threats to journalists covering event in Northern Ireland 2026-06-08 [NUJ]

Unite secures further recognition agreement at Seagate Technologies in Northern Ireland 2026-05-27 [Unite]

Northern Ireland health department flip-flopping on childminding ratios risks child safety, Unite 2026-05-20 [Unite]

Stormont Executive must put protections for workers during extreme weather events in law 2026-04-27 [Unite]

Ulster University to cut up to 450 jobs 2026-04-15 [BBC]

Paid miscarriage leave now a day-one right in Northern Ireland 2026-04-07 [PCS]

William Houston: Contractor fined £110k after falling stone killed man 2026-03-16 [BBC]

Unite to ballot Nelipak workers for strikes in real living wage dispute 2026-03-10 [Unite]

Union to ballot workers over industrial action at Derry medical packaging firm Nelipak 2026-03-10 [The Irish News]

PDA calls on MLAs to support the Good Jobs Bill 2026-03-07 [PDA]

IFJ and NUJ demand accountability over unlawful surveillance by PSNI 2026-02-27 [IFJ]

Thousands of PSNI officers set for £7,500 payout after data breach 2026-02-24 [Emergency Services Times]

Concrete firm fined £160,000 over employee's death 2026-02-19 [BBC]

Guinness workers in Belfast secure pay boost as strike threat ends 2026-02-12 [Unite]

Public sector workers ‘have just days to claim share of £100m compensation’ says union 2026-01-22 [The Irish News]

Staff at Glen Dimplex, Portadown end industrial dispute after vote to accept improved pay offer 2026-01-16 [Unite]

Some NI Water staff on strike over pay 2025-12-31 [BBC]

Workers’ rights are good populism 2025-11-19 [Agenda NI]

Concerns for child safety in Northern Ireland with hundreds of education posts filled without safety checks 2025-11-17 [Unite]

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]

This month in labour history

This month in labour history

6-08-1914 The Labour Leader, the newspaper of the Independent Labour Party, publishes an anti-war appeal to workers. [more]

8-08-1920 The country sees large 'citizen demonstrations' against intervention in Soviet Russia. [more]

8-08-1842 Thousands of mill and factory workers across Lancashire walk out in support of the People's Charter. [more]

9-08-1920 The TUC and the Labour Party agree to move a resolution for a general strike if Britain declares war on Soviet Russia. [more]

11-08-1917 LAbour politician Arthur Henderson resigns from the war cabinet over its refusal to allow workers' representatives to attend the Stockholm peace conference. [more]

12-08-1933 London taxi drivers go on strike against the wishes of their union. [more]

13-08-1889 The beginning of the great dockers strike [more]

16-08-1819 Yeoman attack a crowd gathered in MAnchester to demand parliamentary reform, in what becomes known as the Peterloo Massacre. [more]

23-08-1976 Fifty workers at the Grunwick film processing plant in north west London go on strike for the right to join a trade union. [more]