Monthly Archives: April 2023

May Day: new Irish Secretary of Unite warns employers must pay for industrial peace

Posted on April 30, 2023 by unitetheunion

Susan Fitzgerald says strong unions best defence against wage-squeezing “The more strike-ready workers are, the more talk-ready employers are” April 30th: Speaking ahead of the annual May Day rally organised by the Dublin Council of Trade Unions, Unite’s new Regional … Continue reading →

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New Unite Regional Secretary: workers refuse to just survive but will fightback and win through their trade unions

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Susan Fitzgerald calls on the trade union movement to draw the lessons from workers’ struggle and hit back hard at government Punishing budget cuts will devastate public services in Northern Ireland and are an attempt to make working-class people pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged cost of living, fightback, Susan Fitzgerald, Unite the union | Leave a comment

Workers in Roads, River, Forestry and Ferry workers and other civil service commence initial, weeklong strike action for pay improvement

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Joint Unite-GMB Press Release Strike action by industrial civil servants set to commence from midnight 20th April and continue to 26th April Industrial action by members of Unite and GMB follow ballots of 91 percent and 80 percent in favour … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Forestry Service, GMB, NIPSA, PCS, Portaferry, rivers agency, Roads Service, Sharon Graham, Strangford, Strangford ferry, Unite | Leave a comment

Newry Mourne and Down council services to be heavily impacted by industrial action from April 10th

Posted on April 6, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Members of GMB, NIPSA and SIPTU commence work-to-rule from Monday 10th April, to be joined by Unite from 12th April Industrial action by members of all four trade unions at council proceeds after management renege on commitment to partnership-based job … Continue reading →