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38 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 11, 2026, 12:33 AM ET
aol.com(opens in a new tab)

Workers that build and maintain the UK's nuclear weapons have voted to strike over a planned restructuring of the organisation.

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Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: Bilfinger offshore workers to strike in pension disputePlanned

Bilfinger offshore workers to strike in pension dispute

38 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 10, 2026, 7:10 PM ET
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More than 400 offshore workers employed by Bilfinger UK Limited are set to take part in 48 hours of strike action later this month, as a dispute ...

Start: Feb 19End: Feb 20400 workers
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Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)
Image for article: Birmingham bin workers vote to extend strike into SeptemberOngoing

Birmingham bin workers vote to extend strike into September

38 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 10, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
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Bin strikes across Birmingham are set to continue for at least seven more months after workers voted to extend industrial action into September.

Start: Mar 11
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Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Other Public ServicesOther Logistics
Image for article: Phlebotomist union rejects offer to end long-running NHS <b>strike</b> - BBCOngoing

Phlebotomist union rejects offer to end long-running NHS strike - BBC

39 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 10, 2026, 1:28 AM ET
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Specialist health workers have turned down offers that would have ended the longest strike in NHS history. A total of 37 phlebotomists, ...

37 workers
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Hospitals & ClinicsPublic Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)
Image for article: AWE nuclear weapons <b>workers</b> vote for <b>strike</b> action - BBCPlanned

AWE nuclear weapons workers vote for strike action - BBC

39 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 10, 2026, 1:27 AM ET
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Workers that build and maintain the UK's nuclear weapons have voted to strike over a planned restructuring of the organisation. Prospect said the ...

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Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Heavy Manufacturing (automotive, machinery, aerospace)
Image for article: University <b>staff</b> start <b>strike</b> action over pensions - BBCOngoing

University staff start strike action over pensions - BBC

39 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 09, 2026, 1:54 PM ET
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University staff are holding two days of strike action in a dispute over pensions. The University and College Union (UCU) has accused Southampton ...

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Schools & Universities
Image for article: Airedale hospital laboratory workers strike again over payOngoing

Airedale hospital laboratory workers strike again over pay

39 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 09, 2026, 8:17 AM ET
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Strikes by hospital laboratory workers over pay and workloads are set to continue, the Unite union has said. Microbiology staff at Airedale NHS ...

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Hospitals & Clinics
Image for article: Bilfinger workers set date for North Sea strikePlanned

Bilfinger workers set date for North Sea strike

39 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 09, 2026, 7:11 AM ET
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Employees at industrial services provider Bilfinger UK will move ahead with strike action over its pension scheme later this month, ...

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Oil & Gas (exploration, refining, distribution)
Image for article: How is Birmingham&#39;s bin <b>strike</b> going to be resolved? - BBCOngoing

How is Birmingham's bin strike going to be resolved? - BBC

40 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 09, 2026, 2:09 AM ET
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Throughout the dispute, the council has employed agency workers to collect household waste, but at times, piles of rubbish have grown on pavements and ...

Start: Jan 6350 workers
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Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)
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Consultation ends over STV news programme cuts

40 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 09, 2026, 1:25 AM ET
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Regulator Ofcom now has to decide whether to accept the broadcaster's plan for its northern news service.

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Journalism & Publishing
Image for article: How is Birmingham's bin strike going to be resolved?Ongoing

How is Birmingham's bin strike going to be resolved?

40 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 09, 2026, 1:23 AM ET
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With no end in sight to the year long dispute the BBC looks at what has to happen for it to end.

Start: Jan 6350 workers
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Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Other Logistics
Image for article: Fair pay school strikers <b>protest</b> outside the council&#39;s front door | Camden New JournalOngoing

Fair pay school strikers protest outside the council's front door | Camden New Journal

40 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 08, 2026, 11:08 AM ET
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... workers. Striking staff at The Children's Hospital School at Great Ormond Street joined Richard Cobden Primary School, Camden Town, at the demo on ...

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Schools & Universities
Image for article: DHL <b>staff</b> at Jaguar Land Rover set for <b>strike</b> vote - BBCPlanned

DHL staff at Jaguar Land Rover set for strike vote - BBC

42 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 06, 2026, 5:12 AM ET
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Up to 300 DHL logistics workers based at Jaguar Land Rover are to be balloted over strike action in a dispute over pay, the Unite union has ...

Start: Feb 18End: Mar 11300 workers
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Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Warehousing & DistributionOther Logistics

Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa

43 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 05, 2026, 1:27 PM ET
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Belgian transport workers in Wallonia on indefinite strike against attacks on working conditions. Bus drivers for the TEC public bus and tram service ...

Ongoing
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Road Transport (buses, trucking, taxis)Hospitals & ClinicsSchools & UniversitiesUncategorized
Image for article: London Museum workers to take industrial action over payPlanned

London Museum workers to take industrial action over pay

43 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 05, 2026, 10:29 AM ET
museumsassociation.org(opens in a new tab)

According to the union Prospect, the workers submitted a claim last March and had to wait six months before their employer put forward a pay offer in ...

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Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Arts & Culture
Image for article: Birmingham council accused of cowardice as it seeks ban on protests in support of bin workersOngoing

Birmingham council accused of cowardice as it seeks ban on protests in support of bin workers

43 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 05, 2026, 10:25 AM ET
morningstaronline.co.uk(opens in a new tab)

Strike Map said that the proposed ban, which was applied for on Tuesday, would effectively ban protesters from delaying refuse lorries from leaving ...

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Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)
Image for article: University of Sheffield lock-out of <b>staff</b> adhering to action short of <b>striking</b> - WSWSOngoing

University of Sheffield lock-out of staff adhering to action short of striking - WSWS

44 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 05, 2026, 1:09 AM ET
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The University of Sheffield is refusing to pay staff who fail to reschedule teaching missed during 16 days of strike action during November and ...

UNITED_KINGDOM
Schools & Universities
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Employment Rights Act: Imminent changes to trade union relations

44 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 04, 2026, 2:34 PM ET
shoosmiths.com(opens in a new tab)

... strike action or action short of a strike). As with the changes to ... workers in the bargaining unit are members of the union. The new ...

UNITED_KINGDOM
Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)Uncategorized
Image for article: <b>Staff</b> working for a Merseyside council are on <b>strike</b> for two weeks as accusations fly about ...Ongoing

Staff working for a Merseyside council are on strike for two weeks as accusations fly about ...

44 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 04, 2026, 9:19 AM ET
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Full story: https://www.liverpoolecho.co. uk/news/liverpool-news/merseyside- council-staff-strike-two- 33360927?utm_medium=Social&utm_sourc ...

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Public Administration (non-elected staff, local gov)
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Making sure you're not a bot!

44 DAY AGO
PUBLISHED FEB 04, 2026, 8:11 AM ET
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On Friday 30 January ,Andrea Egan, the new general secretary of Unison, and Jon Trickett MP visited the picket line to speak to striking workers ...

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