Unite

Damien Doherty

Trade union rally and delegation over health service cuts and pay demands

Participants carry placards during the Derry Housing Action Committee protest march over housing crisis on Saturday afternoon Photo: George Sweeney

IN PICTURES: Derry Housing Action Committee march

Rubbish piled up on Beach Road in Sparkhill Birmingham

Watch: Rubbish piles up in streets as bin strike enters third week

The winter fuel payment cut is hitting millions of pensioners

Union threatens legal action over Labour's Winter Fuel Payment cuts

A Derry councillor has said the message from the British Labour Party conference vote calling for a reversal of the decision to means-test winter fuel payments for pensioners is ‘it’s time to freeze profiteering and austerity, not older people in their homes’.

Harkin says ‘freeze profiteering and austerity not older people’

The bus depot on Foyle Street.

Suspension of 3 day strike

Seagate in Derry.

Derry & Strabane reps send congratulatory message to Seagate workers

People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin, on right, behind a Seagate union recognition banner at the recent public sector strike march.

Seagate workers secure collective bargaining rights in ‘historic ballot’

There will be no bus or rail services on St. Brigid's Day due to further industrial action by transport workers.

Bus and trains will not operate on St. Brigid’s Day due to strike action

People Before Profit Councillor Shaun Harkin, on right, behind a Seagate union recognition banner at the public sector strike march last week.

Seagate workers can be global inspiration if they vote yes in ballot: Stevenson

Damien Doherty

Translink workers in Derry on strike today for better pay

All bus services will be affected by the strike action.

Bus and rail strike on three key shopping days before Christmas

Goldline services will not be operating on Friday due to industrial action.

Brakes slammed on Derry bus and rail services as workers strike for better pay

Commuters wait at a bus stop outside a branch of Barclays in London.

Barclays bank to axe 450 jobs across the business

London Gatwick Airport will be hit by eight days of strikes this summer - Credit: Adobe

Breaking Gatwick Airport to be hit by strikes for eight days of summer holidays

Unite the union said its members will no longer strike following an improved pay offer from the employers. (Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty images)

Unite calls off 31-day Heathrow Airport strike after last-minute offer
Unite the union said its members will no longer strike following an improved pay offer from the employers.
Rahmah Ghazali

Heathrow Airport security officers are set to strike for 31 days in the latest wave of industrial action. (Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Breaking Heathrow Airport security officers to strike for 31 days this summer

Workers at the Coca Cola plant in Wakefield are set to go on strike for 14 days in June. (Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Coca Cola plant workers announce 14-day strike

Strike will continue until close to midnight today May 1.

Breaking Nurses strike continues: Major disruption for NHS services in England

Breaking Members of Unite have rejected the Government’s pay offer

Security officers at Heathrow airport are set to walk out for a further eight days over a pay dispute in May, Unite has announced. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Breaking Security officers at Heathrow airport to walk out for further 8 days

A sign indicating the start of the security queue during a strike by security workers at London Heathrow Airport in London, UK, on Friday, March 31, 2023. IAG SAsÂ British AirwaysÂ is set to scrap 320 flights during the Easter week as security workers strike for 10-days over pay. Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images

8 tips to get through security quicker despite airport strikes

British Airways will cancel around 32 flights per day to and from Heathrow over the Easter weekend (Photo: Getty Images)

Breaking Heathrow security staff start 10-day strike affecting Easter travels

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse in the Orkney Islands is one of the 208 lighthouses operated by NLB.

Lighthouse workers vote for strike action in historic first

Passengers travelling from Heathrow Terminal 5 over Easter have been told to expect delays (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

Breaking British Airways cancel dozens of Easter flights amid strike action

Heathrow workers are to strike over Easter. Credit: Getty Images

Breaking Heathrow Airport Easter strike: Staff will walk out for 10 days

Susan Fitzgerald, of Unite

Workers suffering worst wage stagnation since Napoleonic wars: Susan Fitzgerald
A leading trade unionist has said workers are suffering the worst period of wage stagnation since the Napoleonic wars and has forecast further co-ordinated strike action throughout 2023.
Kevin Mullan

Strike action is planned for Tuesday.

‘Largest mobilisation of workers’ predicted as unions to stage rally

Drax Group Plc’s power station where workes have voted to go on strike.

UK homes ‘face power cuts’ due to strike action at major station

Seagate

'We acknowledged that every Seagate employee has the right to join a union'

Altnagelvin

Western Trust expects significant disruption during full day of strike action

Ambulance strike dates 2023: Unite announce new strikes taking total to ten across England and Wales

Ambulance strike dates as Unite announce fresh action

Altnagelvin Hospital

Thousands of health workers to hold pickets over pay on five planned strike days

DER- GUINNESS WORLD RECORD ASTRONAUTS
Families arrived at Bay Road Park to take part in a successful world record attempt for the most people dressed as astronauts in one place. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2216GS – 191

Derry Journal Review of the Year 2022 - April

Shaun Harkin

Pay demands of Housing Executive workers should be met: Harkin

A group of fraudsters have been posing as ambulance staff and knocking on doors asking for financial support ahead of upcoming industrial action.

Fraudsters posing as ambulance staff seen asking for donations

STRIKING union workers from other sectors took their protest about fair pay to the steps of Stormont earlier this year. Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

NHS ‘may not survive staffing crisis’ warn workers as ballot begins

Housing Executive workers are set for a four week strike from September 5.

Housing Executive workers set for four week strike

Unite members at a previous strike at the council offices.

Council confirms suspension of strike after talks with UNITE and NIPSA

Council employees and trade unionists picket Derry City Council Offices on Strand Road as part of the previous industrial action take over better pay demand. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2212GS – 012

Month long council worker strike in Derry to ‘paralyse’ services

This is what you need to know about the scheme from the Post Office (Photo: Shutterstock)

All 114 Post Office branches affected by strikes in July over pay row

A bus drivers' strike has been suspended.

Bus strike suspended to allow drivers vote on new Translink pay offer

A week long bus strike is set to commence on Tuesday.

Shopkeepers' lobby predicts significant disruption due to bus drivers' strike

Unite announces week-long strike

Bus services to be shut down for a week as drivers reject pay offer

Council says its services have been significantly affected.

Unite strike having considerable impact on Council services

Council employees and trade unionists picket Derry City Council Offices on Strand Road as part of the previous industrial action take over better pay demand. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2212GS – 012

Derry services to be impacted as strike action to resume over next fortnight

Translink bus strike suspended

Translink bus strike averted as unions and bosses agree new pay deal and ballot

Ulsterbus, Translink, Foyle Street Station. DER2126GS - 045

Translink ‘disappointed’ at 7-day bus service ‘shutdown’ strike over pay

Ulsterbus, Translink, Foyle Street Station. DER2126GS - 046

Ulsterbus and Metro ‘shut down’ as 7 day strike in Derry and across NI confirmed

Members of the Unite union have voted for industrial action.

'Severe disruption' to Derry bus services forecast as drivers vote for industria...

The company will be closing a number of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland branches (Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)

Lloyds Banking Group to close 60 branches as customers continue to bank online

IN PICTURES: Unite strike action outside Strand Rd Council offices, Derry today

Council employees and trade unionists picket Derry City Council Offices on Strand Road on Monday afternoon as part of industrial action take over better pay demand. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2212GS – 013

Strike hits Derry services as workers demand ‘realistic’ pay offer

Councillor Gary Donnelly

Independents call for council office closure in solidarity with workers

Foyle Arena

How Derry strike is affecting Council services this week

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