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Oil rigs in Cromarty Firth

Union claims strike by offshore workers could disrupt fuel supplies

A row of Royal Mail delivery vans parked at Mount Pleasant Mail Centre in London.

Royal Mail to cut up to 2,500 jobs as part of organisational review

Offshore platform

Offshore workers set to strike in dispute over pay and conditions

View of Glasgow

Pause in Glasgow fire-and-rehire letters ends after talks break down

A union protest outside the City Chambers

Glasgow council bosses ‘feel sick’ about firing and rehiring 23,000 workers

Neil Gray

Both sides must ‘get around table’ in Glasgow fire and rehire dispute – minister

Bottles of alcohol in front of a Diageo sign

Strike to bring production ‘to a standstill’ at Diageo distillery, says union

Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs amid cost-saving drive

John Swinney

John Swinney is warned reform package may be ‘more reckless than revolutionary’

Hospital worker walking through a hospital corridor

Health visitor leaders plan industrial action in job evaluation dispute

Anti-immigration rally – Glasgow

Fifteen arrested after violence breaks out at anti-migrant protest in Glasgow

Bottle of Buxton Natural Mineral Water on Ice

Nestle spins out Buxton and Perrier water arm into £4.2bn joint venture

An exterior view of Aberdeen International Airport

Aberdeen Airport security workers’ strike suspended, union says

Glasgow Airport

Airport strike action in summer holidays averted as pay deals struck

A building with a Barclays sign on it

Barclays to give around 20,000 UK staff a 5.35% pay rise

Eid on the Square celebrations

London deputy mayor calls out Unite the Kingdom rally for Islamophobia

Google DeepMind offices at 6-8 Handyside Street, Google's Artificial Intelligence lab HQ company, at Kings Cross, north London

Google agrees to talks with UK DeepMind staff over calls to unionise
Formal discussions will begin after Google rejected a request for union recognition for UK-based Google DeepMind workers.
Anna Wise, Press Association Business Reporter

View of Glasgow Airport

Union warns of summer strike action risk as workers balloted over pay

Birmingham bin strikers and supporters outside the council house

Union issues stark Birmingham bin strike warning despite ‘agreement’

Piles of rubbish in Sparkhill, Birmingham

Deal ‘within sight’ to end Birmingham bin strike

A DHL lorry

JLR DHL logistics workers to take indefinite strike action over pay

People take part in a Together Alliance march, through central London

Together rally leaders hopeful turnout has ‘intimidated’ far right to stay away

People take part in a Together Alliance march, through central London

Together rally leaders hopeful turnout has ‘intimidated’ far right to stay away

Birmingham council leader grilled on lack of talks with bin worker union after 1...

DHL drivers working for Jaguar Land Rover in Wolverhampton and Birmingham voting...

Police keep opposing groups apart as anti-immigration rally held at Holyrood

During the first year of the strikes, mounts of rubbish were seen piled high against bins

Unite union fined £265,000 over Birmingham bin strike injunction breaches

Unite to cut affiliation with Labour by more than £500k amid Birmingham bin stri...
Union members have been on all-out strike for exactly a year in protest at plans to reform Birmingham’s refuse collection service
Alan Jones, Press Association Industrial Correspondent

‘Come back to work' - Birmingham City Council’s bins boss' message to striking w...

Inside ‘disgusting’ streets in Birmingham as bins strike milestone reached

Birmingham bins strike reaches another milestone - one year since all-out indefi...

Musical tribute released offering backing to Birmingham bin strikers one year on...

Rachel Reeves set to approve Leonardo helicopter deal for Somerset plant

100 jobs at risk at Wednesbury manufacturing plant Adient

Birmingham bin worker slams Rachel Reeves’s ‘disgusting’ comments about ongoing ...

'I'm losing my home because of this but I'm standing strong' says striking Birmi...

Dudley Council maintenance workers to be balloted over strike action after turni...

Bin workers in Birmingham vote to continue industrial action in pay dispute

The Birmingham bins strike rally on January 27. Credit: Alexander Brock. Permission for use for all LDRS partners.

Birmingham City Council leader on election hopes amid bins strike turmoil

Birmingham City Council seeking injunction to halt some bin strike protests

Birmingham Council leader on when bins strike could end

Drax has ‘betrayed’ workforce with plans to cut jobs, union says

Birmingham is no longer bankrupt, council leader says

Union hits out as Mossmorran plant ends production

Birmingham councillor ’embarrassed by city being trashed’ as bin strikes continu...

Birmingham bin strike protesters fire local election warning to Labour as crucia...

'We will be back again and again - until these workers win' - Fresh 'mega picket...

Union calls for extreme-weather leave as counties brace for more rain

Union ‘will continue Birmingham bins strike for as long as it takes’

Tensions rumble on as Birmingham bins strike costs laid bare

Bin strike could soon cost Birmingham council around £42,000 a day

Birmingham's bin strike could cost already cash-strapped council at least £19m b...

‘This is not true’: Fresh war of words over Birmingham bin dispute

Union slams Birmingham council over ‘misleading’ comments on bin strike negotiat...

Strike suspended by Metropolitan Police civilian staff

'The way we’ve been treated is disgusting' - Bin worker’s message to Birmingham ...

The Birmingham bin strike is one year old - but the city council and Unite the u...

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