#industrialaction — Public Fediverse posts

... [CAPTIONS] Members of the Korea Financial Industry Union hold a general strike rally near Gwanghwamun Station in Seoul ...

Korea's labor ministry says personnel reassignments from public agency relocation are subject to strikes, raising doubts over the second relocation round.#yellowenvelopelaw #TradeUnionAct #state-runinstitutions #publicagencyrelocation #MinistryofEmploymentandLabor #industrialaction #LeeJae-myung
Labor Law Turns Public Agency Relocation Into Bargaining Fight

... [CAPTIONS] Members of the Korea Financial Industry Union hold a general strike rally near Gwanghwamun Station in Seoul ...

Korea's labor ministry says personnel reassignments from public agency relocation are subject to strikes, raising doubts over the second relocation round.#yellowenvelopelaw #TradeUnionAct #state-runinstitutions #publicagencyrelocation #MinistryofEmploymentandLabor #industrialaction #LeeJae-myung
Labor Law Turns Public Agency Relocation Into Bargaining Fight

... [CAPTIONS] Members of the Korea Financial Industry Union hold a general strike rally near Gwanghwamun Station in Seoul ...

Korea's labor ministry says personnel reassignments from public agency relocation are subject to strikes, raising doubts over the second relocation round.#yellowenvelopelaw #TradeUnionAct #state-runinstitutions #publicagencyrelocation #MinistryofEmploymentandLabor #industrialaction #LeeJae-myung
Labor Law Turns Public Agency Relocation Into Bargaining Fight

... [CAPTIONS] Members of the Korea Financial Industry Union hold a general strike rally near Gwanghwamun Station in Seoul ...

Korea's labor ministry says personnel reassignments from public agency relocation are subject to strikes, raising doubts over the second relocation round.#yellowenvelopelaw #TradeUnionAct #state-runinstitutions #publicagencyrelocation #MinistryofEmploymentandLabor #industrialaction #LeeJae-myung
Labor Law Turns Public Agency Relocation Into Bargaining Fight

BBC boss concedes real prospect of strikes over pay and job cuts https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/09/bbc-boss-matt-brittin-strikes-pay-and-job-cuts #Bbc #IndustrialAction #MattBrittin #UkNews #Media

BBC boss concedes real prospect of strikes over pay and job cuts https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/09/bbc-boss-matt-brittin-strikes-pay-and-job-cuts #Bbc #IndustrialAction #MattBrittin #UkNews #Media

BBC boss concedes real prospect of strikes over pay and job cuts https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/09/bbc-boss-matt-brittin-strikes-pay-and-job-cuts #Bbc #IndustrialAction #MattBrittin #UkNews #Media

BBC boss concedes real prospect of strikes over pay and job cuts https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/09/bbc-boss-matt-brittin-strikes-pay-and-job-cuts #Bbc #IndustrialAction #MattBrittin #UkNews #Media

BBC boss concedes real prospect of strikes over pay and job cuts
By Michael Savage Media editor

Matt Brittin says ‘cupboard is bare’ after staff reject average 2.1% pay rise in dispute

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/09/bbc-boss-matt-brittin-strikes-pay-and-job-cuts

#BBC #Industrialaction #MattBrittin #UKnews #Media #TheGuardian #MichaelSavageMediaeditor

BBC boss concedes real prospect of strikes over pay and job cuts
By Michael Savage Media editor

Matt Brittin says ‘cupboard is bare’ after staff reject average 2.1% pay rise in dispute

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/09/bbc-boss-matt-brittin-strikes-pay-and-job-cuts

#BBC #Industrialaction #MattBrittin #UKnews #Media #TheGuardian #MichaelSavageMediaeditor

BBC boss concedes real prospect of strikes over pay and job cuts
By Michael Savage Media editor

Matt Brittin says ‘cupboard is bare’ after staff reject average 2.1% pay rise in dispute

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/09/bbc-boss-matt-brittin-strikes-pay-and-job-cuts

#BBC #Industrialaction #MattBrittin #UKnews #Media #TheGuardian #MichaelSavageMediaeditor

BBC boss concedes real prospect of strikes over pay and job cuts
By Michael Savage Media editor

Matt Brittin says ‘cupboard is bare’ after staff reject average 2.1% pay rise in dispute

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/sep/09/bbc-boss-matt-brittin-strikes-pay-and-job-cuts

#BBC #Industrialaction #MattBrittin #UKnews #Media #TheGuardian #MichaelSavageMediaeditor

https://www.europesays.com/videos/90203/ Sounding the fire alarm: Why French firefighters are going on strike • FRANCE 24 English #CivilServents #ClimateChange #Emergency #fire #firefighters #fires #FirstResponders #France #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FrenchGovernment #FrenchLanguage #FrenchPolitics #IndustrialAction #pompiers #protest #PublicHealth #PublicService #PublicStrikes #reform #SAFETY #SapeurPompiers #strike #wildfires

The Strike Ballot

I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), of which I am a member, was planning a ballot on industrial action. The reason for the ballot is that the Public Service Agreement, covering pay and working conditions for all public service workers in Ireland, lapsed at the end of June this year (2026) and there is currently no pay settlement for the second half of this year or next year. Salaries have fallen behind inflation under the existing Agreement and some important commitment have not yet been implemented. The Government does not give the impression of being serious about negotiations on these matters.

The ballot opened today, September 1st 2026, and as soon as the link for the electronic vote arrived in my inbox I clicked it and voted ‘YES’, i.e. in favour of industrial action.

Similar ballots are taking place across all the public service unions. Yesterday, it was revealed that Ireland’s largest public sector union, SIPTU, has voted 98% in favour of industrial action. I hope the IFUT result – and results from the other relevant unions – is as strong.

If it comes to industrial action – which I hope it does not – then such action will be coordinated across the public sector.

P.S. Solidarity to former colleagues at Nottingham University as they take industrial action over job losses resulting from its proposed “restructuring”.

Airbus bows to remote working demands after series of strikes
By Kalyeena Makortoff and agencies

Aeroplane maker said to have watered down plans to restrict working from home to one day a week

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/21/airbus-bows-remote-working-strikes

#Airbus #Airlineindustry #Workingfromhome #Worklifebalance #Business #Industrialaction #France #Spain #UKnews #TheGuardian #KalyeenaMakortoff #agencies

Airbus bows to remote working demands after series of strikes https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/21/airbus-bows-remote-working-strikes #Airbus #AirlineIndustry #WorkingFromHome #WorklifeBalance #Business #IndustrialAction #France #Spain #UkNews

Unite’s mixed message on global heating | Letters
By Guardian Staff

The Unite union’s support for new North Sea oil and gas extraction is questioned by Edward Jackson. Plus a letter from Alan Gray

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/20/unites-mixed-message-on-the-global-heating

#Climatecrisis #Transport #Industrialaction #UKweather #Environment #UKnews #Oil #Gas #Fossilfuels #TheGuardian #GuardianStaff

The Union Matters

I don’t often post anything about matters pertaining to the Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT), of which I am a member, but there is something very important going on so I thought I would make an exception. In what follows, I of course speak for myself as an IFUT member and not for IFUT as a whole.

Yesterday I attended an information session in advance of a forthcoming ballot for industrial action. The reason for the action is that the Public Service Agreement, covering pay and working conditions for all public service workers in Ireland, lapsed at the end of June this year (2026) and there is currently no pay settlement for the second half of this year or next year. Salaries have fallen behind inflation under the existing Agreement and some important commitment have not yet been implemented. The Government does not give the impression of being serious about negotiations on these matters.

The members’ ballot will comprise a single YES/NO question on whether or not to support industrial action, including strike action. I think this is an important step towards serious negotiations. I will be supporting industrial action.

The IFUT ballot will open on September 1st, but only IFUT members (working in public institutions) will be able to vote. If you are eligible for IFUT membership, you should join now so that you can have your say and strengthen the collective position of higher education staff. Eligible colleagues who join IFUT by 5pm on 31 August 2026 will be eligible to vote in the ballot. You can join IFUT here. If you’re eligible, please join!

Similar ballots are taking place across all the public service unions. If it comes to industrial action – which I hope it does not – then such action will be coordinated across the public sector.

Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury | John Harris
By John Harris

Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the cost of living – he should change his plans

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/16/andy-burnham-climate-crisis-britain-workers-heatstroke

#Extremeheat #Environment #Industrialaction #AndyBurnham #Politics #Tradeunions #Transport #UKnews #TheGuardian #JohnHarris

Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury | John Harris
By John Harris

Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the cost of living – he should change his plans

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/16/andy-burnham-climate-crisis-britain-workers-heatstroke

#Extremeheat #Environment #Industrialaction #AndyBurnham #Politics #Tradeunions #Transport #UKnews #TheGuardian #JohnHarris

Andy Burnham has barely acknowledged the climate crisis. If only Britain’s workers had that luxury | John Harris
By John Harris

Nurses collapsing, builders with heatstroke, bus drivers in cabs that reach 44C. The new PM wanted to spend the summer talking about the cost of living – he should change his plans

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/16/andy-burnham-climate-crisis-britain-workers-heatstroke

#Extremeheat #Environment #Industrialaction #AndyBurnham #Politics #Tradeunions #Transport #UKnews #TheGuardian #JohnHarris

Arnott's workers strike over hourly pay rises worth less than a packet of biscuits
By Josephine Lim

Arnott's workers in Adelaide have walked off the job over a pay dispute, with their union saying previous pay rises have equated to less than $1 per hour — not enough to buy a packet of biscuits.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-04/arnotts-workers-adelaide-factory-walk-off-job-seeking-pay-rise/106994062

#IndustrialAction #WagesandBenefits #Unions #CostofLiving #JosephineLim

SANFL avoids strike action after months of negotiations over pay
By Josephine Lim

SANFL Players' Association members have voted for a memorandum of understanding with the state league amid an ongoing decline in players' pay.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-06/sanfl-players-vote-for-memorandum-of-understanding/106883804

#AustralianRulesFootball #IndustrialAction #SANFL #SportsOrganisations #Unions #WagesandBenefits #JosephineLim

SANFL avoids strike action after months of negotiations over pay
By Josephine Lim

SANFL Players' Association members have voted for a memorandum of understanding with the state league amid an ongoing decline in players' pay.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-06/sanfl-players-vote-for-memorandum-of-understanding/106883804

#AustralianRulesFootball #IndustrialAction #SANFL #SportsOrganisations #Unions #WagesandBenefits #JosephineLim

Today, like many other West Australian teachers, I'm not going to work this morning.

It's interesting that our industrial action is represented in the media as about pay. We're not striking over salary - we're striking because the system is broken.

My son has had no Phys Ed teacher all year. He's had a procession of relief teachers which, for a special needs child, is extremely distressing. He attends an inner city public school, but staffing shortages are statewide.

Speaking of special needs students, I'd like to look after my own without having to skip lunch to ensure their needs are met.

I'd like the Education Department to give me a personal device so I can do my job
(more efficiently). If I want a laptop, I have to lease one.

I'd like an acknowledgement of how teaching has recently become more difficult and demanding, especially during #COVID19, when we kept schools open and tried to keep students safe.

I enforced the mask mandate far more often than a rank-and-file police officer. I've probably been threatened and assaulted more times than many police officers too. And the statewide mobile phone ban? Guess who enforces that every single day.

So many of my colleagues have left teaching: re-trained or resigned due to burnout and stress. Who suffers? The students.

It's not about the pay. We're tired, and we need support. We're underfunded and under-resourced. We need to improve conditions for students. We need to fix the system.

#sstuwa #union #unions #industrialaction #teachers #teaching #westernaustralia #Perth #solidarity #FixEd #australia #stopwork #strike

The answer to this question is now yes...

#SSTUWA #IndustrialAction #teachers #teaching #union

🤞 Hope nurse and ambulance strikes will finally end, as government makes fresh offer

It is understood government's new proposed deal will include a one off payment for this year - an issue which has been at the heart of the dispute

#UK #News #Politics #Strikes #IndustrialAction #PaymentDispute

https://www.nationalworld.com/health/when-will-nhs-strikes-end-government-hopeful-fresh-offer-will-resolve-nurse-and-ambulance-strikes-4066775