Hong Kong leader refuses to quit as general strike causes travel chaos
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has insisted she has no plans to resign in the face of pro-democracy protests which have led to a general strike.
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Airlines arrange for flights from other airports as Heathrow strike looms
Airlines are making arrangements to operate flights from different airports and a number will be cancelled on Monday and Tuesday because of a planned 48-hour strike by workers at Heathrow.
British Airways to resume talks with pilots’ union after losing legal challenge
Fresh talks between British Airways and pilots are set to go ahead in a bid to avoid strike action over a pay dispute after the airline lost a legal challenge.
British Airways loses Court of Appeal bid to block pilots’ strike action
British Airways has lost a Court of Appeal bid to block pilots from taking strike action in a dispute over pay.
Ofsted carrying out unannounced inspection at strike action school
Ofsted has begun an unannounced inspection at a school where there have been two days of walkouts over staff safeguarding concerns.
Workers at north-east oil and gas plant to vote on strike action
Oil and gas workers at a plant in the north-east will be balloted over strike action, Unite has announced.
Talks still ongoing at Aberdeen airport
Crunch talks at Aberdeen International Airport are still ongoing after strike action was postponed last week.
Oil and gas workers to vote on industrial action
Oil and gas workers at a plant in Aberdeenshire will be balloted over strike action, Unite has announced.
Teaching union members strike over safety fears
Teaching union members are demanding a “knife audit” at a Birmingham secondary school after beginning two days of strike action over poor pupil behaviour.
Strike action at Aberdeen International Airport postponed
Union chiefs have called off a planned strike at Aberdeen International Airport but further action is still set to go ahead.
Aberdeen airport staff set to strike after latest pay deal rejected
Staff at Aberdeen International Airport have rejected the latest pay offer and are set to go on strike.
Aberdeen airport bosses table new pay offer in bid to halt strikes
Bosses at Aberdeen International Airport have tabled a new pay offer in a bid to end ongoing strike action.
Rail strike over guards on trains to disrupt busy services
Rail services on some of the busiest routes in the country will be disrupted this week because of a five-day strike in the long-running dispute over guards on trains.
Hundreds of council workers back industrial action
Hundreds of council workers are set to go on strike over a recent change to policy made by their local authority.
Women strike in Switzerland for fairer pay and more equality
Women across Switzerland have gone on strike, burned bras and blocked traffic in a day of demonstrations to demand fairer pay, more equality and an end to sexual harassment and violence.
Aberdeen airport workers set to take part in more strike action later this month
Workers at Aberdeen International Airport will go on strike again later this month.
North-east divers to vote on strike
North-east dive crews could strike in a pay row, the Evening Express can reveal today.
Warning of ‘widespread disruption’ as Aberdeen airport workers set to strike
Union leaders are at loggerheads with bosses at Aberdeen International Airport over pay and pensions and have confirmed staff will strike from 4am to 4pm on both June 7 and June 10.
Tens of thousands of students join fresh school climate strikes
Thousands of students are taking to the streets to demand action on climate change and call on the Government to teach children about the threat it poses.
Unite announces dates of strike action at Aberdeen airport
Workers at Aberdeen Airport are to strike for two days next month.
Aberdeen airport workers vote to strike in pay and pension dispute
Workers at Aberdeen airport have voted to take strike action over a pay and pension dispute.
Aberdeen airport workers to be balloted over industrial action in pay and pension dispute
Workers at Aberdeen airport are to be balloted over industrial action, say Unite.
Petrofac workers vote to strike on BP platforms
Dozens of Petrofac employees on BP platforms in the North Sea have voted to go on strike.
Aker Solutions and Petrofac union members to strike over ‘hated’ rota change
North Sea union members working for service firms Aker Solutions and Petrofac have voted to strike over a change to a “hated” work rotation.
North-east college lecturers on strike over pay
College lecturers took to the streets today as part of strike action against pay freezes.
North Sea workers accept OCA pay offer
Unite union members have voted to accept a pay offer from the OCA, according to a offshore union representative.
JK Rowling: I’m often unrecognised because I’m a woman and not very tall
JK Rowling has said she enjoys living a “very unnoticed life” and can often get about without being recognised.
North-east ambulance staff poised for strike
Ambulance workers could vote for strike action if shift improvements are not made.
Breaking: Pay deal brings end to North Sea strikes
Unite workers on three North Sea platforms have accepted a pay deal, bringing an end to a protracted strike dispute.
BREAKING: Strikes back on cards as workers ’emphatically reject’ Total pay offer
Unite workers have “emphatically rejected” a pay offer from Total, which were aimed at averting further North Sea strikes.