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Teachers from both public and Catholic schools will strike side-by-side together next Thursday, in a historic first for the two unions.

Newcastle bus drivers are set to escalate their industrial action from next Monday, as talks with operator Keolis Downer over pay and conditions continue.

Hunter nurses are slamming the NSW Government's new health spending and budget commitments, with concern it won't fix the healthcare crisis.

Hunter teachers are walking off the job today, just a week into the school term, taking industrial action for the second time in just six months.

NSW Teachers Federation members across the Hunter will join their colleagues to walk off the job next Wednesday.

Nurses and midwives are joining their coworkers across the State for a strike on Tuesday, in a push for improved conditions, better nurse-to-patient ratios, and a pay rise.

Local MPs and councillors have rallied behind Hunter teachers this morning, ahead of the sector's first 24-hour strike in a decade next Tuesday.

Hunter commuters should expect a long trip this Saturday, with trains sticking to just 60km an hour as part of a push for a fairer enterprise agreement.