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Shipbuilders at Navantia UK yards, including Harland & Wolff Belfast and Appledore in Devon, have been reassured by chief executive Donato Martínez's promise of 600,000 additional UK build hours, according to the GMB union. Credit Navantia

Navantia reassures H&W Belfast workers over shipbuilding schedule shift

Mummy Pig gives birth to new piglet - Evie Pig

Peppa Pig gets a new sister - and she has an adorable name

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, leaves 11, Downing Street to deliver her Spring Statement to Parliament on March 26, 2025.

Watch: Rachel Reeves to make case for free trade at IMF talks

Harland & Wolff has been saved by a deal with Spain's state-owned shipbuilder Navantia. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye

New owners to visit Harland and Wolff after £70m purchase

Home helps were risking their lives for minimum wage to care for some of the most vulnerable people in society during Storm Eowyn, it has been reported.

Storm Eowyn: Home helps risking their lives to care

PM Keir Starmer last month backed the business secretary's view that the market was best placed to deal with issues facing the famous Belfast shipbuilder.

Harland and Wolff goes into administration weeks after PM defended his strategy

AG plant at Toome where GMB union members have escalated their industrial action. Credit: Google

Strike action over pay at Toome concrete plant enters fifth week

Striking union with members and supporters protesting at the gates of the Department of Education Northern Ireland at Rathgael House in Bangor in May. Workers from unions NIPSA, GMB and Unison had been engaging in industrial action over pay and grading. Photo: Liam McBurney

GMB education workers accept pay offer after strikes

The Nipsa trade union is to ballot PSNI civilian staff on potential industrial action. Photo: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

'Under threat and undervalued' PSNI civilian staff to vote on industrial action

A planned strike by workers in the educatio sector has been largely suspended. Photo: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Planned strike action by education workers across Northern Ireland suspended

Non-teaching education staff on strike outside Harberton School in south Belfast on Tuesday 21 May.Photo by Jonathan Porter/Press Eye

Fresh strikes by doctors and education support workers

Non-teaching education staff on strike outside Harberton School in south Belfast on Tuesday 21 May. Trade unions say they are poised to escalate industrial action by educational support workers, warning of “huge disruption” in September - including a possible full week of strike action. Photo by Jonathan Porter/Press Eye

Unions warn of ‘huge disruption’ to schools in September

Cathy Murray from Ballynahinch and her son Logan Rush, who is five. He has special needs and the ongoing industrial action causes serious disruption to his routine.

School strike action 'just can't go on' says Cathy

Robbie Butler MLA joins the picket line as union members employed by the Education Authority (non-teaching staff) go on strike

Chairman of Stormont disability group says he supports special school strike

Northern Ireland's biggest strike in around 50 years took place in January.Tens of thousands of public sector staff took part, including educational support workers. An estimated 170,000 workers with 15 trade unions took part. Photo: Press Eye.

Education support staff and junior doctors confirm strike plans over pay

Unison is one of the unions involved

Non-teaching staff gearing up for possible industrial action
Members of four unions are gearing up for potential industrial action.
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Empty bus lanes in Belfast City Centre during a 48-hour strike by public transport workers last December

Public transport unions re-enter Translink talks after ‘inadequate pay offer’

Translink buses in Foyle Street, Londonderry. Photo: George Sweeney

Three-day transport workers strike suspended following pay talks with Translink

Empty Bus Lanes in Belfast City Centre as Public transport workers in Northern Ireland began a 48-hour strike in a dispute about pay on 15 December.
Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Unions announce three day public sector transport strike

Unite the Union members on the picket line at St. Gerard's School in Belfast on 15 November. Education workers and teachers have engaged in persistent strikes in recent months in protest over pay. Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

3000 education staff warn of strikes after minister offers 'no money'

Workers take strike action at Short Strand bus depot in December 2023. Photo: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Transport workers to delay strike to 'give Stormont space for a pay offer'

Traffic chaos on the Cregagh Road during Thursday morning's rush hour into Belfast, with all public transport frozen due to strike action. Photo: 01/02/24 Pacemaker

Latest public transport strike causes 'considerable disruption'

Transport workers on the picket line at Glengall Street bus depot this morning
Trade union strikes have brought public transport to a standstill on Thursday.
School support workers are also taking to picket lines in a protest about pay.
The latest industrial action comes as legislation is to be debated which could lead to the restoration of the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive in the coming days.

Major disruption again today when bus and train workers strike again

Translink buses in Foyle Street, Londonderry. Photo: George Sweeney

Trade union urges release of pay rise cash ahead of Thursday's transport strike

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Editorial: Funding, strike and timeline pressure is put on the DUP

Empty bus lanes in Belfast city centre back in December when public transport workers stage a 48-hour strike in a dispute about pay. Unions revealed today that workers are planning four further days of strike action in February

Public transport workers plan four more days of strike action

Public transport workers in Northern Ireland pictured during the strikes in December.

Transport workers and police staff members to join Northern Ireland strikes
Unite's public transport workers and police staff are set to join a major strike in Northern Ireland next week, the union has said.
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Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland, 22nd December 2023: Europa Bus Centre, Glengall Street, Belfast. Unite, GMB and SIPTU union members are involved in industrial action in a dispute about pay. This follows on from two days of strike action last week. which led to no public bus or train services (picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye)

Pub boss says Translink strike will cost some people their businesses

NHS warehouse workers who are members of NIPSA on the first day of their week long strike action over pay and safe staffing, pictured at Lissue Industrial Estate in Lisburn.

Transport strike cost retailers 30% income - plea ahead of next strike

Members of the Unite union protesting at Stormont in 2022. Arthur Allison - Pacemaker

Transport strikes ‘severely damaging’ hospitality and retail, says sector chief

Pacemaker Press 15/12/23
Empty Bus Lanes in Belfast City Centre as Public transport workers in Northern Ireland have begun a 48-hour strike in a dispute about pay.
Trade unions Unite, GMB and Siptu are involved in the action on what is traditionally one of the busiest weekends before Christmas.
It is expected to cause widespread disruption to Translink bus, glider and train services, with a further day of action scheduled for 22 December.
Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Transport strike empties Belfast - fear for small traders in lean January

Transport workers taking part in a 24 hour strike in east Belfast on 1 December. Ulsterbus, Metro, Glider and Goldliner buses and coaches were locked in depots across Northern Ireland while workers picketed outside.
Picture by Jonathan Porter/PressEye

Concerns transport strikes will destroy daytime Christmas trade

Public transport unions will inform Translink tomorrow (Wednesday) of further dates on which they will strike before Christmas.
Photo: PA/Liam McBurney

More public transport strikes before Christmas

Translink staff on the picket line in Crumlin as 24-hour strike that got under way at midnight is expected to cause extensive disruption across the public transport network on Friday. Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Ulster at a standstill: Bus and train drivers striking for 24 hours

A Translink Metro bus in Belfast City centre. All three public transport unions are to strike over pay this Friday.

Unlikely to be any buses or trains running in NI on Friday

The education of almost 60,000 children across NI will suffer significant disruption this Friday when all three public transport unions go on strike.
Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Transport strike to impact 60,000 pupils across NI this week

The schooling of almost 60,000 children across NI could be "significantly disrupted" after all three public transport unions prepare to strike in the run up to Christmas. Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Transport strike to hit 60k pupils before Christmas

Thousands of non-teaching staff go on strike. Classroom assistants, bus drivers, catering staff, cleaners and other support workers are walked out at hundreds of schools.

Education workers strike: ‘Everything is going up – except our pay’

Unite the Union members at the picket line at St. Gerard's School in Belfast on Wednesday. Significant disruption to school transport is expected on Wednesday as four unions go on strike today. Almost 800 school support staff with Unite - the majority transport workers - are walking out as part of an ongoing dispute over a pay and grading review. On Thursday school staff from Unison, GMB and Nipsa will join the strike.
Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

‘Only Chris Heaton-Harris can resolve school strikes’

Trade unions have warned that cuts imposed by Secretary of State Chris Heaton Harris (pictured) may result in "unprecedented" strike action which would bring Northern Ireland public transport to a standstill.
Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Unions blame Heaton Harris for threat of public transport strike

Education Authority have called for more investment in the sector as trade union groups ballot on potential industrial action

Sustained investment for education is needed, says Education Authority

Wilko suspends redundancies amid last minute rescue bids

Breaking Wilko temporarily stops redundancies amid last minute rescue bids

UK Amazon workers have announced a three-day strike during the Prime Day sale in an ongoing pay dispute. (Photo by Nathan Stirk/Getty Images)

UK Amazon workers announce Prime Day walkout

Thames Water CEO Sarah Bentley quits after Reading-based company’s poor environmental performance

Water company boss resigns with immediate effect

Nearly 13,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost in Northern Ireland since 2010, according to figures from the GMB union

Nearly 13,000 manufacturing jobs lost in Northern Ireland since 2010 says GMB

Some Asda staff could face losing their job if they don’t agree to a pay cut, GMB union has warned

Asda workers face the sack unless they agree to a pay cut, union warns

Martin Lewis on Good Morning Britain

Breaking Martin Lewis leaves GMB viewers stumped with tricky maths question

Samantha Womack refuses to rule out return to EastEnders

NIPSA Branch 47 members, of the Department of Justice, on strike outside Laganside Court. The unions involved include the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance (Nipsa) the civil servants union, along with members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), the National Union of General and Municipal Workers (GMB), Unite and all the teachers' unions.Picture by Phil Magowan / Press Eye

NI teachers and civil servants involved in biggest industrial action in a decade

Unite members during strike action last March. Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

Council services in Newry and Mourne set to be heavily impacted

Nursing strikes 2023: Royal College of Nursing, the GMB & Unison back new pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Breaking Nursing strikes 2023: Unions back pay offer - but it’s not over yet

Photos of snow rollers in fields on Ivy Hill, Lisburn taken by Kenny Maze

Fresh warning of snow for Northern Ireland, but snow rollers unlikely

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Strike action has 'diminished' ability to combat hazardous driving conditions

1Road gritting snowplough lorry

No sign of breakthrough in road gritting stand-off with severe weather imminent

The likelihood of treacherous wintry driving conditions later this week will not avert planned strike action by road gritting personnel, the GMB union has said

Treacherous conditions will not avert strike action GMB union has said

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