# Strike

This week

26th March 2023 - 30th March 2023

Germany braces for serious disruptions as transport staff set to stage 'mega-strike'

Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Germany are expected to join the 24-hour walkout.

9.2k

Mon 7:53 AM

This year

2023

# debenhams picket

'I don't know how they stood there for 406 days. I really don't'

A new documentary explores what the Debenhams workers experienced while on their picket, in their own words.

27.6k

Feb 19th 2023, 7:00 PM

# Unhappy

Wales' Six Nations clash with England in doubt as players consider strike action

There is a huge sense of uncertainty for Welsh players and their families amid a contract freeze.

52.9k

Feb 15th 2023, 8:30 AM

# France

French strikes hit trains and schools as a million protesters push back on pension age increase

An unpopular pension reform would increase the retirement age.

5.3k

Feb 7th 2023, 3:09 PM

# NHS

UK faces 'hugely disrupted day' as biggest strike action in NHS history takes place

Nurses and ambulance staff are walking out together for the first time.

9.7k

Feb 6th 2023, 12:14 PM

# Strike

Health workers take to picket lines in Northern Ireland over pay and safe staffing

Paramedics are among the workers taking part at picket lines across the region today.

3.3k

Jan 26th 2023, 7:02 AM

# Education

Teachers in England and Wales vote for strikes in pay dispute

The National Education Union has declared seven days of walkouts in February and March.

7.0k

Jan 16th 2023, 7:56 PM

Last year

2022

# Strike

Ryanair strike in Belgium grounds dozens of flights

The action set to halt 30 percent of the airlines’ flights through its Belgium hub.

9.0k

Dec 30th 2022, 11:07 AM

# Protest

Childcare providers to strike over 'inadequately addressed' funding issues

The Federation of Early Childhood Providers informed thousands of parents of the closure

10.7k

Nov 11th 2022, 11:31 AM

# Donetsk

Rockets strike mayor’s office in separatist Donetsk

According to Russia’s RIA Novosti, the municipal building was seriously damaged by the attack, which local separatist authorities blamed on Ukraine.

13.4k

Oct 16th 2022, 2:45 PM

# russian invasion

Zelenskyy says mass graves discovered in reclaimed Izyum as EU chief visits Ukraine

A regional official said that some people were shot, while others were killed in shelling.

35.9k

Updated

Sep 15th 2022, 10:37 PM

# teaching strike

Teachers’ Union of Ireland to hold industrial action ballot in September if pay not improved

Possible industrial action would be co-ordinated with other public sector unions should such a deal not be forthcoming.

13.7k

Aug 11th 2022, 6:00 PM

# uk rail strike

UK train drivers’ strike ‘solidly supported’ as bitter dispute continues

Thousands of drivers at seven train companies staged a 24 hour walkout.

14.8k

Jul 30th 2022, 5:45 PM

# Protest

Community workers strike for pay rise amid cost of living crisis

Protests were held in Galway, Waterford and Dublin, calling for the first pay increase for care and community workers in 14 years.

16.2k

Updated

Jul 6th 2022, 3:55 PM

# Trains

More than 50,000 UK rail workers to strike next week

The union said there had been no breakthrough in the negotiations on pay, jobs and conditions.

12.3k

Jun 18th 2022, 1:32 PM

Voices

Paul Murphy: The government's treatment of medical scientists on pay has been shameful

As medical scientists’ industrial action escalates, the TD says it’s time for pay parity for these frontline workers.

16.7k

Updated

May 24th 2022, 9:50 AM

# Strike

Medical scientists to take two more days of industrial action this week

A further three days are planned if progress isn’t made this week.

11.6k

May 23rd 2022, 11:34 AM

# Pay Claim

'We have to do this': Medical scientists seeking pay parity say strike action was their last resort

One scientist told The Journal that staff feel “burnt-out” due to working mandatory overtime rosters, with many leaving the profession.

53.6k

May 18th 2022, 2:14 PM

All time

# Strike

Irish Rail workers back use of industrial action over 'downright thuggery' on trains

Union members raised concerns over antisocial behaviour on trains.

29.0k

Dec 22nd 2021, 6:51 PM

# film and tv

Behind-the-scenes Hollywood workers vote to authorise strike

It is the first time such action has been voted for in the organisation’s 128-year history.

8.3k

Oct 5th 2021, 6:51 AM

# ESB

ESB claims strike by Independent Workers Union is unlawful

The IWU are taking the action over a claimed lack of consultation on outsourced work to the private sector.

18.4k

Apr 23rd 2021, 9:22 AM

# Strike

Protesting Indian farmers begin hunger strike amid fury against government

The hunger strike coincides with the anniversary of the death of independence leader Mahatma Gandhi.

15.1k

Jan 30th 2021, 3:54 PM

# gig economy

Deliveroo drivers strike in Dublin for better working conditions

A number of riders went offline from 6pm.

50.1k

Updated

Jan 22nd 2021, 9:44 PM

# strike action

Public health doctors accept invitation for talks with Department of Health over ongoing dispute

In a ballot in November, 94% of IMO’s public health doctors voted in favour of strike action.

8.4k

Jan 20th 2021, 9:15 PM

# Industrial Action

Taoiseach informed that Debenhams workers rejected Labour Court proposal by 91%

Workers had been “shocked” and “disappointed” at the proposal for a €3m education and training fund.

22.3k

Jan 14th 2021, 10:51 AM

# IMO

Health Minister 'disappointed' at public health doctor plans to strike for three days in January

The IMO has expressed disappointment at “no meaningful engagement” from the Department of Health for five months.

40.4k

Updated

Nov 30th 2020, 10:38 PM

# Duffy-Cahill report

Uncertainties raised over protections for striking Debenhams workers

Former Labour court chair Kevin Duffy and barrister Nessa Cahill appeared before the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise and Employment.

11.8k

Nov 4th 2020, 3:17 PM

# Poland

Poles join nationwide strike over abortion ruling

The ruling would deny legal abortions to women even in cases where a child is sure to die upon birth.

33.0k

Oct 28th 2020, 9:15 AM

# Conflict

Azerbaijan claims Armenian military launched deadly missile strike

The incident marks an escalation of the countries’ conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh.

15.6k

Oct 17th 2020, 1:40 PM

# forsa

School secretaries to serve notice of plans for indefinite strike from mid-November

The move was announced by trade union Fórsa, which represents more than 1,000 school secretaries.

25.3k

Oct 7th 2020, 2:26 PM

# Waterford

Ex-Debenhams workers occupy Waterford store

Workers from around the country have been protesting since April in a dispute over redundancy terms.

27.2k

Sep 28th 2020, 11:35 AM

# Protests

Strike leader detained in Belarus as crackdown continues

The arrest is part of an effort to stifle weeks of protests demanding the resignation of Alexander Lukashenko.

12.5k

Aug 31st 2020, 3:07 PM

# Redundancy

Former Debenhams workers hold protest on Dublin's Henry Street

Around 200 people gathered on Henry Street in Dublin, outside Debenhams’ old building.

30.9k

Aug 8th 2020, 7:33 PM

# Protest

Thousands of US workers walk out in 'Strike for Black Lives'

Employees from a broad range of industries briefly walked off their jobs in a call to end “systemic racism”.

24.6k

Jul 21st 2020, 10:30 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Do you support post-primary teachers going on strike next month?

Members of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland will strike on Tuesday 4 February.

31.3k

195

Jan 18th 2020, 10:37 AM

# pension standoff

French government ready to 'compromise' as country enters day 14 of transport strike

The government is struggling to win over support for its points-based pension system.

8.3k

Dec 18th 2019, 9:41 PM

# Waiting Lists

'Enough is enough': 94% of IMO consultants and doctors vote for industrial action

The IMO said its key demand is an end to the “unjustifiable pay inequality” faced by consultants.

12.5k

Dec 17th 2019, 9:04 PM

# Redundancy

Siptu and Unite members in Virgin Media vote to take industrial action

Virgin Media said it has not received any notification from the unions.

10.8k

Dec 9th 2019, 4:33 PM

# nationwide action

Truckers block roads as French strikes over pension plans cause travel chaos

Another nationwide strike is planned for Tuesday.

9.5k

Dec 7th 2019, 12:24 PM

# Strike

Some Aer Lingus and Ryanair flights out of Ireland cancelled due to national strike in France tomorrow

Ryanair and Aer Lingus today announced that the strike will see a number of its services cancelled.

21.2k

Dec 4th 2019, 1:36 PM