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Image for article: Thousands of Just Eat couriers launch legal action to improve workers’ rightsStatus Unknown

Thousands of Just Eat couriers launch legal action to improve workers’ rights

7 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 05, 2026, 9:30 AM ET
theguardian.com(opens in a new tab)

... strike on Valentine's Day. 12 Feb 2024. Thousands of Addison Lee drivers could receive payout over workers' rights. 22 Apr 2021. Hermes couriers are ...

End: Jun 27,000 workers
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Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)E-commerceCourier & Last-Mile DeliveryInformal / Gig Economy
Image for article: Whisky workers strike over holiday threatSettled

Whisky workers strike over holiday threat

7 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 05, 2026, 5:39 AM ET
gmbscotland.org.uk(opens in a new tab)

Whisky workers went on strike at a major bottling plant today after accusing bosses of risking their holidays. GMB Scotland, representing workers ...

Start: May 5End: May 6
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Food & Beverage Processing
Image for article: Video: Is a General Strike possible today? | Callum Cant and Matthew LeeStatus Unknown

Video: Is a General Strike possible today? | Callum Cant and Matthew Lee

7 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 05, 2026, 4:09 AM ET
versobooks.com(opens in a new tab)

100 years later, they visited the communities where the struggle burned brightest, uncovering the lessons the General Strike holds for labour ...

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Journalism & PublishingFilm, TV & MusicUncategorized
Image for article: University of Gloucestershire staff to strike over pay disputeOngoing

University of Gloucestershire staff to strike over pay dispute

7 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 05, 2026, 1:32 AM ET
bbc.com(opens in a new tab)

Following strike action last month, the staff - which include library assistants, administrators, and IT workers - will walk out until Thursday. The ...

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Schools & Universities
Image for article: The Past is Present: History is Organizing With Us NowStatus Unknown

The Past is Present: History is Organizing With Us Now

8 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 04, 2026, 2:03 PM ET
counterpunch.org(opens in a new tab)

The playbook used to crush the 1926 General Strike — divide workers by sector, by race, and gender, and nation, to de-legitimize solidarity; to ...

500,000 workers
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Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Journalism & PublishingUncategorized
Image for article: “Their Greatest Effort Ever”: The British General Strike at 100Ongoing

“Their Greatest Effort Ever”: The British General Strike at 100

8 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 04, 2026, 11:48 AM ET
jacobin.com(opens in a new tab)

One hundred years ago on May 4, 1926, a million British workers walked off their jobs. These workers struck in sympathy with miners — more than a ...

Start: May 41,000,000 workers
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Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Uncategorized
Image for article: The nine-day General Strike which brought Britain to a standstillSettled

The nine-day General Strike which brought Britain to a standstill

8 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 04, 2026, 11:25 AM ET
bbc.com(opens in a new tab)

Archives shed light on the General Strike in 1926 when many workers walked out in solidarity with miners who were fighting wage cuts and longer ...

Start: May 3End: May 122,000,000 workers
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Rail & MetroRoad Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Emergency Services (police, fire, paramedics)Uncategorized
Image for article: ‘General strike 1926: Why it happened, failed and couldn’t happen now’Settled

‘General strike 1926: Why it happened, failed and couldn’t happen now’

8 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 04, 2026, 11:14 AM ET
labourlist.org(opens in a new tab)

A century ago this week, the paper's London workers refused to print an editorial urging the public to resist a threatened general strike, which it ...

Start: May 4End: May 121,500,000 workers
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Uncategorized
Image for article: The Making of London’s General StrikeOngoing

The Making of London’s General Strike

8 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 04, 2026, 9:13 AM ET
jacobin.com(opens in a new tab)

An image of striking workers and police from the May 1926 general strike in London,. Today, London is seen as a city dominated by international ...

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Shipping & PortsWarehousing & DistributionFreight & CargoOther Logistics
Image for article: General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?Status Unknown

General Strike at 100: Could workers ever take action on the same scale again?

8 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 04, 2026, 9:03 AM ET
bigissue.com(opens in a new tab)

On the 100th anniversary on the General Strike, Edd Mustill examines what collective action from workers would look like in 2026. by: Edd Mustill.

2,000,000 workers
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Uncategorized
Image for article: ‘A day to stand in solidarity with workers across the world’Settled

‘A day to stand in solidarity with workers across the world’

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2026, 3:55 PM ET
morningstaronline.co.uk(opens in a new tab)

TRADE unionists and peace activists have marched in May Day demonstrations across the country commemorating the centenary of the General Strike, ...

Start: May 4End: May 12
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Non-profit & NGOs
Image for article: Unite uses Barnsley May Day and 1926 General Strike centenary to proclaim “rebirth of the trade unions”Ongoing

Unite uses Barnsley May Day and 1926 General Strike centenary to proclaim “rebirth of the trade unions”

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2026, 3:10 PM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

But the British mining industry no longer exists, thanks to the betrayal of that strike by the Trades Union Congress, the Labour Party and the leaders ...

UNITED_KINGDOM
Non-profit & NGOs
Image for article: Socialist Equality Party intervenes at Unite event in Barnsley marking centenary of 1926 General StrikeStatus Unknown

Socialist Equality Party intervenes at Unite event in Barnsley marking centenary of 1926 General Strike

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2026, 3:10 PM ET
wsws.org(opens in a new tab)

Outsourcing by the Labour-run authority meant heavy out-of-pocket expenses for workers like himself. “I'd support a general strike today,” he said. “ ...

UNITED_KINGDOM
Non-profit & NGOsUncategorized
Image for article: New exhibition uncovers a century of strugglesSettled

New exhibition uncovers a century of struggles

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2026, 2:37 PM ET
socialistworker.co.uk(opens in a new tab)

On the Line—100 Years of Strikes and Solidarity chronicles workers' history through objects.

Start: Jan 1End: Dec 31
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Other EducationArts & CultureUncategorized
Image for article: How The Times defied the General Strike to keep the presses rollingSettled

How The Times defied the General Strike to keep the presses rolling

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2026, 1:18 PM ET
thetimes.com(opens in a new tab)

One hundred years ago information was at the front line of an industrial war as two million people walked out — including printers. North East workers ...

2,000,000 workers
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Journalism & Publishing
Image for article: The General Strike a hundred years on. Part twoSettled

The General Strike a hundred years on. Part two

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2026, 11:43 AM ET
counterfire.org(opens in a new tab)

TUC passivity · The Labour Party and the Communist Party of Great Britain (CP) · All power to the General Council! · The Samuel Commission Report as a ...

UNITED_KINGDOM
Journalism & PublishingNon-profit & NGOsUncategorized
Image for article: What a May day…! But what has a century of strikes actually achieved?Settled

What a May day…! But what has a century of strikes actually achieved?

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2026, 11:40 AM ET
the-independent.com(opens in a new tab)

... Workers' leader, agreed to provide by calling out another million ... minerspaystrikeUnionTrade UnionsLabour PartyLabour. Join our commenting ...

2,500,000 workers
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Journalism & PublishingNon-profit & NGOsUncategorized
Image for article: The 1926 General Strike: Nine days of hope that shook the worldSettled

The 1926 General Strike: Nine days of hope that shook the world

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 03, 2026, 9:24 AM ET
socialistworker.co.uk(opens in a new tab)

Up to two million workers in Britain began nine days of strikes 100 years ago this week.

2,000,000 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)Journalism & PublishingOther Logistics
Image for article: North Sea offshore workers to strike over exclusion from retention bonus, Unite saysPlanned

North Sea offshore workers to strike over exclusion from retention bonus, Unite says

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 02, 2026, 11:48 PM ET
dev.morningstaronline.co.uk(opens in a new tab)

NORTH SEA offshore scaffolders, engineers, deck, and rope access workers will strike over being excluded from a bonus retention scheme by Ithaca ...

20 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)
Image for article: Doncaster bus driver strike suspended after fresh pay offerPlanned

Doncaster bus driver strike suspended after fresh pay offer

9 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED MAY 02, 2026, 8:42 PM ET
bbc.com(opens in a new tab)

Planned strike action by bus drivers in Doncaster has been ... Strikes by workers at Stansted Airport called off. About 100 people at ...

230 workers
UNITED_KINGDOM
Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)