7 d. ago Strike action avoided as Unite union delivers five per cent pay deal for Lanarkshire signage firm

Unite members previously backed industrial action by 100 per cent in order to secure the pay award but the threat of strike action resulted in a revised offer from Merson’s.

Economics

8 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Water staff call off latest strike as new pay offer tabled

Workers had been due to stage a walk out on Tuesday due to a dispute over pay.

Events

8 d. ago How ‘out of touch’ Tony Blair became a serious threat to climate action

Even before his call for a net zero ‘reset’, there had been criticism of ex-PM’s lucrative links with fossil fuel nationsFrom the lush gardens of the Four Seasons luxury hotel in Sharm el-Sheikh, amid banks of bougainvillaea and trailing jasmine, green lawns and air-conditioned courtyards, the surrounding desert is kept at bay by hidden sprinklers, and the chaotic poverty of the rest of Egypt by high walls and discreet security.In late 2022, on the sidelines of the Cop27 UN climate conference, the former UK prime minister Tony Blair was holding high-level meetings with senior figures from politics and business. His role in the negotiations raised questions for some, who began to worry that, having been a respected elder statesman on the subject – one who as prime minister crafted the UK’s first real climate measures, and made it the priority for the UK presidency of the G8 group of countries in 2005 – he might now be becoming, in the words of one Whitehall insider, “a serious threat...

Society

1 week ago Strike action involving Scottish Water staff in Dumfries and Galloway called off

Today's walkout was binned after 'productive' talks between unions and bosses - although Tuesday's strike could still go ahead.

Events

1 week ago North and South Lanarkshire Council staff to be balloted on strike action

UNISON is balloting all staff it represents in local government in Scotland, the largest vote of its kind for many years.

Events

1 week ago Strike ballot opens for Ayrshire council staff after 'pitiful' pay offer

Council staff across Ayrshire will be balloted from today on potential strike action after Cosla and Unison failed to come to a pay agreement.

Events

2 w. ago Dundee University redundancies cut in half as part of new plan

Institution will also seek to borrow cash and change to a new operating model

Culture

2 w. ago Now Labour is facing a summer of discontent: Nurses, teachers and council staff issue strike threats as Tories say Rachel Reeves is soft on unions

The Chancellor put the Government on a collision course with unions by warning that any inflation-busting rises would have to be funded by cuts to services.

Events

2 w. ago Cardiff University staff suspend first day of strike action over cuts and agree to talks

A walk out by Cardiff University staff has been put on hold for talks with bosses chaired by the Advisory, Conciliation, and Arbitration Service (Acas)

Events

2 w. ago Disruption warning as airport staff go on strike for Bank Holiday weekend

Hundreds of employees are to walk out on Friday and Monday

Events

2 w. ago University of Dundee staff back strike action over threat to jobs

The institution is grappling with a £35 million deficit.

Events

2 w. ago Major rally and march to be held by workers striking at prestigious Scottish university over 700 job cuts

The march and rally is the latest step in industrial action surrounding Dundee University

Events

3 w. ago Scottish Water staff to walk out on two day strike in dispute with bosses at publicly

Unison said the pay offer from Scottish Water failed to compensate workers for a decade of real-term pay cuts.

Events

3 w. ago Scottish Water staff to strike for two days as pay standoff continues

Emergency repairs and quality checks for 5m people in Scotland will not be done on Tuesday and Wednesday, union saysScottish Water staff will strike for two days from the early hours of Tuesday as a standoff over pay continues at the state-owned company.The striking workers’ union warned that emergency repairs and quality checks to water supplied to 5 million people across Scotland would not be carried out during the action on Tuesday and Wednesday. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Hull Trains staff continue strike in dispute over sacking of driver

The company said on Friday there were minor alterations to its timetable, with most services operating as planned.

Events

4 w. ago Ayrshire council staff to be balloted for strike action after 'pitiful' pay offer

Staff at Ayrshire's three councils are set to be balloted for industrial action after Unison rejected a three per cent pay offer.

Events