Strikes spread across Zimbabwe Teachers, nurses, doctors and civil servants have been taking industrial action since last Wednesday calling for an immediate review of salaries…
Vallejo, California: Unions help city with lay-offs The city of Vallejo in the San Francisco Bay Area may be the first city in California history to declare bankruptcy. However several unions are helping the city to cut jobs in an effort to ward off bankruptcy.
Department for Transport workers to strike The Public and Commercial Services Union today announced a one day strike on 29 February involving over 8,500 members working for the Department for Transport (DfT) and five of its agencies.
Morocco: public sector workers strike Public service workers across Morocco held a one-day strike today and joined mounted protests demanding reforms and better conditions and salaries from the government.
Greece: general strike by public service workers Public service workers in Greece have gone on strike, for the second time in two months, to defend their pensions.
Cuts resurrected for Edinburgh schools The latest drive to improve education by New Labour got off to a bad start after Edinburgh city council set up a cross-party group to decide…
Funding cuts hit fire service Following severe warnings from the Fire Brigades Union over government mishandling of the service, cuts have been announced in the Northeast and…
Glasgow mechanics strike solidarity On Tuesday, nine mechanics walked out on official strike after failing to agree to a pre-Christmas pay deal, over 50 other workers refused to cross picket lines.
Glasgow Day Care workers' Strike enters 8th week A strike by around 270 Day Care Workers in Glasgow is entering its 8th week. It is based around issues of pay and grading.
UNISON back down despite vote for strike action Despite zero concessions from employers and a vote in favour of strikes, public sector union UNISON have backed down from announcing strike action over an across the board pay cut (also known as a below inflation "pay rise").
Local government unions break ranks over latest offer Trade unions GMB and Unite have split from Unison over their response to the increased offer from…
Edinburgh council workers to strike Council services across Edinburgh are set to grind to a halt after workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of a one-day strike.
