Record rise in UK unemployment total UK unemployment rose by a record 281,000 to 2.38 million in the three months to May, the Office for National Statistics has said. The jobless…
Royal Mail staff strike More than 12,000 postal workers are on strike as of Friday in a row over jobs, pay and services.
French auto workers threaten to blow up factory Workers at collapsed French car parts maker New Fabris threatened on Sunday to blow up their factory if they did not receive payouts by July 31…
Total and unions reach deal on oil refinery wildcats Early reports indicate a deal to end the bitter jobs dispute at the Total-run Lindsey oil refinery, which has led to unofficial walkouts by…
Striking oil workers burn dismissal letters In a show of defiance, fired workers burn dismissal letters and continue their wildcat stoppage. Includes a timeline of events.
Pyeongtaek strike continues in South Korea A strike now completing its fourth week at Ssangyong Motors in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, remains a standoff as of this writing. The strike echoes…
Oil refinery sackings spark further walkouts Hundreds of workers across England and Wales have walked out in support of nearly 650 construction contractors sacked from the Lindsey Oil…
Energy wildcat strikes spread across UK The oil refinery wildcat strike over redundancies has escalated as workers from several power stations and oil terminals across the UK took…
Oil refinery wildcat enters third day Strikes at the Lindsey oil refinery in North Lincolshire entered their third day today as talks between business leaders and employees broke down…
Over 1,000 workers in unofficial strike at Lindsey Oil Refinery French oil company Total said on Friday that 1,200 contractors have walked out on unofficial strike…
Queens University pushing for 150 redundancies News emerged today of plans by Queens University in Belfast to make 150 members of academic staff redundant.
Tube strike goes ahead as lawyers scrap deal Thousands of London Underground workers have launched a 48 hour strike against pay and job cuts.
