Unions join forces as strike looms
16.21 Sun Sep 07 2008
The Government is facing a series of fresh attacks from unions as civil servants threaten to strike.
Coastguards set to strike
14.16 Sat Aug 23 2008
Britain's coastguards are due to begin a 48-hour strike over a long-running pay dispute.
Airport strikes called off
08.52 Thu Aug 21 2008
Airport strikes that would have caused misery for bank holiday travellers have been called off.
More travel misery for air passengers
15.57 Tue Aug 19 2008
Two 24-hour strikes are to be held at a major UK holiday airport, the Unite union has announced.
Airport workers to stage strike
10.45 Fri Aug 15 2008
Baggage handlers and check-in staff at Gatwick Airport are to stage two 24-hour strikes in a dispute over pay.
Passport staff go on strike
18.13 Wed Jul 23 2008
Thousands of family holidays could be hit by a passport workers strike.
Council workers' strike continues
15.35 Thu Jul 17 2008
Hundreds of thousands of council workers are on strike for a second day.
Council workers strike over pay offer
23.07 Wed Jul 16 2008
The biggest wave of strikes for years has closed schools and libraries and left rubbish piling up in the streets.
Widespread strikes to hit UK
19.00 Tue Jul 15 2008
Tens of thousands of council workers and civil servants are set to strike in bitter disputes over pay.
Argos workers strike over pay
11.37 Wed Jul 09 2008
Workers at a number of Argos distribution centres are to hold two 24-hour strikes followed by longer stoppages in a row over pay.
Council strike to go ahead
15.28 Tue Jun 24 2008
Council workers are set to take strike action next month after a bitter row over pay.
Council workers vote in favour of strike
22.58 Mon Jun 23 2008
Council workers have voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay, Unison has said.
Fuel tanker drivers to get 14%
19.28 Wed Jun 18 2008
Fuel tanker drivers have been offered a 14 per cent pay rise over two years in a bid to avoid further strikes.
Rail staff set to strike
12.18 Wed Jun 18 2008
Managers and supervisors at some of the UK's biggest stations are to stage a one-day strike in a long-running row over pay and conditions.
Tanker drivers' strike talks fail
22.53 Mon Jun 16 2008
Talks aimed at stopping the ongoing fuel tanker drivers strike have ended without a deal being made.
Tanker drivers strike for second day
22.18 Sat Jun 14 2008
Petrol retailer Shell has warned continued strike action by tanker drivers would have a "significant impact" on its forecourts.
Fuel fears grow as tanker drivers strike
23.54 Fri Jun 13 2008
Oil tanker drivers have gone on strike in a row over pay sparking fears of weekend petrol shortages.
Fuel tanker drivers to strike
22.40 Thu Jun 12 2008
Last-ditch talks aimed at averting a strike by fuel tanker drivers have broken down, the Unite union said.
Strike talks continue
21.07 Wed Jun 11 2008
Talks aimed at averting a strike by fuel-tanker drivers are set to go down to the wire.
World news on June 11, 2008
06.23 Wed Jun 11 2008
Twenty eight die in Sudan plane crash - Colombia hostage hope - Space shuttle Discovery mission complete
Preparations for tanker strike
22.40 Tue Jun 10 2008
Contingency plans have been finalised to cope with a planned four-day strike by oil tanker drivers.
Police vote to lobby for right to strike
23.21 Tue May 20 2008
The first police strike for 90 years has come a step closer after a landmark vote by furious officers.
World News (Evening) for May 7th, 2008
19.45 Wed May 07 2008
Foreign aid arriving in Burma - Medvedev sworn in as Russian president - General strike in Beirut
Government urged to intervene over Grangemouth
23.46 Sat Apr 26 2008
The Government has been urged to intervene in the industrial dispute at the Grangemouth refinery.
Strike 'could close key pipeline'
22.48 Thu Apr 24 2008
The strike at the Grangemouth oil refinery could close a pipeline that delivers 30 per cent of the UK oil output.
Teachers' strike to hit thousands
16.25 Wed Apr 23 2008
Around 6,000 schools will be closed or partially shut when teachers take strike action on Thursday.
Schools to close during strike
15.15 Mon Apr 21 2008
Dozens of schools have confirmed they will close their doors on Thursday, when the country's biggest teachers' union goes out on strike.
Train drivers to strike
15.18 Wed Mar 19 2008
Train drivers at one of the country's biggest rail companies have called a four-day strike over pay.
Around 80,000 civil servants to walk out
17.51 Mon Mar 10 2008
Staff in the Government's biggest department are to stage a two day strike in a bitter row over pay.
No picket line at Grammys
13.10 Wed Jan 23 2008
The Hollywood writers' strike will not take the limelight away from next month's Grammy Awards.
Oscars could still go ahead
15.48 Fri Jan 18 2008
There is fresh hope the Oscars could still go ahead in February after Hollywood directors reached a tentative deal with studios.
Rail guards vote to strike
17.53 Thu Jan 10 2008
Hundreds of rail guards at a leading train company have voted to go on strike.
Strike to hit New Year travel
18.51 Fri Dec 21 2007
Travel chaos looms over the New Year as workers at seven airports have voted to stage a series of strikes in a row over pensions.
Pinewood hit by £3m pull-out
15.03 Thu Nov 22 2007
The end of production for a "major film" is set to cost studio Pinewood Shepperton up to £3 million in lost revenues.
Alicia strikes a chord in LA
12.31 Wed Nov 21 2007
Grammy-winning musician Alicia Keys has lent her support to Hollywood's striking writers by performing at a rally in LA.
Transport strike causes chaos in France
23.57 Wed Nov 14 2007
Striking transport and energy workers have caused chaos in France for the second time in a month in a protest over pensions.
Arnie steps into writer's row
10.27 Wed Nov 14 2007
Arnold Schwarzenegger has stepped into the row over the rights of writers to Internet royalties, as the strike entered its ninth day.
Screen writers strike threatens top shows
17.37 Sat Nov 10 2007
A strike by thousands of screen writers is threatening to force prime-time US shows into meltdown.
Hollywood writers down tools
16.02 Mon Nov 05 2007
Hollywood writers have gone on strike for the first time in almost two decades after last-ditch talks between unions and studios failed.
Hollywood writers to strike
13.44 Sat Nov 03 2007
US shows such as Ugly Betty and the Late Show with David Letterman could suffer due to strike action set to take place next week.
Strikes could hit US TV shows
13.12 Thu Nov 01 2007
US TV shows could be hit as Hollywood screenwriters plan to strike.
Strikes could hit US TV shows
13.12 Thu Nov 01 2007
US TV shows could be hit as Hollywood screenwriters plan to strike.
Union chiefs ratify postal deal
14.26 Mon Oct 22 2007
A deal aimed at ending the bitter mail dispute which has disrupted deliveries for weeks has been ratified by postal workers' leaders.
Liverpool postal workers end strike
13.01 Thu Oct 18 2007
Postal workers in Liverpool have voted unanimously to end their unofficial strike, the Communication Workers Union (CWU) said.
Fresh postal strikes called off
14.31 Tue Oct 16 2007
A new wave of strikes by postal workers has been suspended.
More wildcat postal strikes
08.12 Thu Oct 11 2007
Postal workers have taken fresh wildcat strike action, causing further delays to mail deliveries.
PM appeals to postal workers
22.01 Wed Oct 10 2007
The Prime Minister has urged Royal Mail workers to settle their bitter dispute over pay, jobs and pensions - and "go back to work".
Post talks fail to end deadlock
23.12 Tue Oct 09 2007
Talks aimed at resolving the bitter postal workers dispute have ended without agreement dashing hopes of an end to mail disruption.
Tube strike off but delays expected
23.38 Tue Sep 04 2007
A strike on the London Underground has been suspended after nearly 30 hours.
Three-day tube strike will go ahead
13.41 Fri Aug 31 2007
The RMT union has announced a 72-hour tube strike in London, by more than 2,300 of its members will go ahead from 6pm on Monday.
Prison officers call off strike
23.47 Wed Aug 29 2007
The Prison Officers Association has called off its pay strike after being offered fresh talks by the Government.
Postal chaos looms large
10.08 Wed Jul 25 2007
A fresh wave of industrial action by postal workers is set to start which will disrupt mail deliveries for the next two weeks.
Postal workers stage second strike
08.09 Fri Jul 13 2007
Postal workers are taking part in a second 24-hour strike in a bitter row over pay and jobs.
Royal Mail workers stage mini strike
12.44 Mon Jul 02 2007
Hundreds of Royal Mail workers have taken industrial action over a fresh row relating to transferring services to WH Smith stores.
Postal workers hold 24-hour strike
18.16 Fri Jun 29 2007
Mail deliveries have been be crippled by the first 24-hour national strike by postal workers in over a decade.
Postal workers vote in favour of strike
12.20 Thu Jun 07 2007
Around 130,000 postal workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a strike over pay.
MoD staff plan strike
17.40 Tue Feb 20 2007
Thousands of Ministry of Defence managers and technical staff are planning to strike for the first time in 25 years.