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SOUTHERN RAIL STRIKE: CONDUCTORS AGAINST DRIVER-ONLY TRAINS 'BECAUSE THEY EARN A?2,000 IN COMMISSION FROM ON-BOARD TICKET SALES'
Southern rail strike conductors against driver-only trains 'because they earn A?2,000 in commission from on-board ticket sales'... READ MORE›
UNION PAYING SOUTHERN RAIL CONDUCTORS A?300 A WEEK TO STRIKE
Mr Cash, a Jeremy Corbyn-backer, took up the post at the head of the RMT after the death of the far-left union baron Bob Crow... READ MORE›
CHRISTMAS STRIKE MISERY AS POST OFFICE WORKERS STAGE FIVE-DAY WALKOUT AND RAIL SERVICES ARE HIT BY INDUSTRIAL ACTION
Britain is facing Christmas strike chaos as militant unions have announced walk-outs at the Post Office and on one of the country's busiest railway lines... READ MORE›
'THE MOST SERIOUS STRIKE IN THE HISTORY OF THE STATE?'
Floating voter podcast 'the most serious strike in the history of the state?'... READ MORE›
'NO OPTION' OTHER THAN STOPPING SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF THURSDAY'S STRIKE
Dublin Bus will stop services at 9pm tomorrow in order to have their buses back at the depot ahead of Thursday and Friday's industrial action... READ MORE›
SOUTHERN RAIL FIVE-DAY STRIKE: WILL YOU BE AFFECTED?
Southern has provided a new map of services showing which will be disrupted... READ MORE›
OVER 150,000 PASSENGERS AFFECTED BY AIR FRANCE STRIKE
Strikes by Air France flight attendants in the last five days have led to 900 flights being cancelled and over 150,000 passengers affected through Sunday... READ MORE›
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GREEN WING CAST JOIN LATEST JUNIOR DOCTORS' STRIKE
High-profile names including the cast of the comedy Green Wing joined doctors on picket lines at the start of the 48-hour walkout... READ MORE›
JUNIOR DOCTORS IN ENGLAND TO STRIKE NEXT WEEK AFTER TALKS BREAK DOWN
Some 98 percent of junior doctors balloted by the BMA voted in favour of strikes... READ MORE›
HUNT CONDEMNS JUNIOR DOCTORS' 'EXTREME' THREE-DAY STRIKE PROPOSAL
Threatening extreme action is totally unwarranted and will harm vulnerable patients... READ MORE›
NHS HOSPITAL STAFF AND MIDWIVES STAGE STRIKE OVER PAY
NHS hospital staff and midwives stage strike over pay - live updates... READ MORE›
ALMOST 80% OF JUNIOR DOCTORS TOOK PART IN ALL-OUT STRIKE, NHS SAYS
However, 16 of the 22 junior doctors in its emergency department did work as normal... READ MORE›
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE POTENTIAL CANADA POST STRIKE
Essential services will continue Mail delivery could stop as early as July 2nd if Canada Posts forces a lockout or the unions strike... READ MORE›
BELGIUM GRINDS TO A HALT FOR ONE-DAY GENERAL STRIKE
Thierry Bodson, the general secretary of the FGTB union, said anti-austerity arguments had gained momentum in recent weeks... READ MORE›
JUNIOR DOCTORS' STRIKE DAY TWO - LIVE UPDATES
I think the government has backed itself into a corner... READ MORE›
PARAMEDICS SET TO STRIKE OVER ROSTER DISPUTE
Mr Kavanagh said the dispute relates to the introduction of a Core Rostering System... READ MORE›
'LECTURERS LIVING ON POVERTY LINE' AS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COLLEGES GO ON STRIKE
Lecturers are living 'on the poverty line' and are being 'sabotaged' by cuts and overcrowding says Cork IT Lecturer... READ MORE›
STAFF AT OBERSTOWN DETENTION CENTRE SERVE STRIKE NOTICE AMID DISPUTE OVER SAFETY CONCERNS
Any off-campus trips, such as court dates or routine hospital visits, will not be staffed by union members, except in an emergency situation... READ MORE›
AIR FRANCE PILOTS GO ON STRIKE AS EURO 2016 STARTS
Air France said it was cancelling flights on Saturday after 25 percent of the national carrier's pilots went on strike... READ MORE›
SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO STRIKE NEXT MONTH
Fianna Fail spokesperson on Education Charlie McConalogue called on the Education Minister Jan O Sullivan to step in to halt the work stoppages... READ MORE›
A LOOMING STRIKE AT CANADA POST HAS SMALL-SCALE ONLINE SELLERS WORRIED
As a result online shops in Hamilton are preparing themselves and customers for the possible strike... READ MORE›
CHILDREN FIGHT TO LIVE AFTER LIGHTNING HITS 11 IN PARIS PARK
Lightning strikes in France, Germany injure children and adults... READ MORE›
GREECE HIT BY 3-DAY STRIKE OVER PENSION TAX INCREASE
Greece hit by 3-day strike over pension, tax increase... READ MORE›
HONG KONG TEEN PROTEST LEADER ENDS HUNGER STRIKE
3 COMMENTEMAILMORE HONG KONG AP A prominent teenage leader of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests ended his hunger strike Saturday after 4 1 2 days at his doctor's urging... READ MORE›
LIGHTNING STRIKES KILL ONE AND LEAVE SEVERAL HURT IN EUROPE
In southwest Germany, a children's football match was struck by lightning, leaving the referee and two other adults seriously hurt... READ MORE›
ST PATRICK'S DAY BUS SERVICE IS 'EXCEPTIONAL FALL-BACK MEASURE'
Mr Donohoe said the special St Patrick's day bus service to beat the strike action is an exceptional fall-back measure for the country's national holiday ... READ MORE›
VYING WITH CLINTON FOR UNION SUPPORT, SANDERS JOINS N.Y. STRIKE, DEFENDS PLANNED VATICAN SPEECH
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders joined a Verizon workers' picket line in Brooklyn on Wednesday after being endorsed by New York City trans... READ MORE›
TEACHERS RUN RISK OF DELAYING LEAVING CERT
Parents have warned that the ongoing school strikes run the risk of affecting this year's leaving and junior cert exams... READ MORE›
WE'RE READY TO GO TO JAIL OVER PAY FREEZES
The prospect of strike action by gardai moved a step closer after the new public sector pay deal came into force today... READ MORE›
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ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTS KICK OFF IN WASHINGTON IN LEAD-UP TO INAUGURATION
"Donald Trump and his administration need to hear our voice and our concerns."... READ MORE›
TRUMP TEAM MEMO ON CLIMATE CHANGE ALARMS ENERGY DEPARTMENT STAFF
President-elect Donald Trump's Energy Department transition team sent the agency a memo this week asking for the names of people who have worked on climate... READ MORE›
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JAPANESE PM ABE TO MEET TRUMP AGAINST BACKDROP OF SECURITY FEARS
But Jeffrey Kingston, the director of Asian studies at Temple University in Tokyo, said anxiety remained high in Tokyo following Trump's decidedly unreassuring comments on security... READ MORE›
#CALEXIT STARTS TO TREND AS #NOTMYPRESIDENT PROTESTS GATHER STEAM
For some liberal Californians incensed by Donald Trump's election to the presidency over Democrat Hillary Clinton, secession from the United States is the only way forward... READ MORE›
OBAMA HOPES TO RALLY WORLD SUPPORT AT THE UN FOR WORSENING REFUGEE CRISIS
We need to give them basic succor, said Michel Gabaudan, president of Refugees International, an aid group based in Washington... READ MORE›
CLINTON CONDEMNS WHAT SHE CALLS
(AP) -- Hillary Clinton on Sunday condemned what she described as "apparent terrorist attacks" in Minnesota, New Jersey and New York... READ MORE›
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TRUMP FINALLY BACKS OFF OBAMA BIRTH CLAIM, FALSELY SAYS CLINTON STARTED IT
In making his announcement Friday, Trump advanced a widely debunked claim that Clinton and her 2008 campaign had been the original birthers... READ MORE›
THE U.S. AND CHINA JUST RATIFIED THE PARIS CLIMATE DEAL -- WHICH COULD BE BAD NEWS FOR DONALD TRUMP
If Hillary Clinton is elected in November, she is expected to continue Obama's climate policies and to begin implementing the Paris climate agreement immediately... READ MORE›
LIBERAL ATTACKS ON TRUMP ARE SO UNHINGED IT MIGHT GET HIM KILLED
What are liberals going to say for themselves if Donald Trump gets assassinated?... READ MORE›