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Public sector pay: Time running out for government to make inflation-beating pay offer
Government told to stop dithering as Unite National Dispute Committee meets Following an overwhelming mandate for industrial action, Unite’s National Dispute Committee, comprising elected shop stewards across the public sector, met today (Thursday) to finalise plans for strike action on … Continue reading
Public sector craftworkers serve strike notice in pay equity fight
Workers seeking restoration of pre-crash analogue agreement Unite said today (4 September) that it has served three weeks’ notice of industrial action on the Health Service Executive (HSE) and the Local Government Management Agency (LGMA). Unite is part of a … Continue reading
Public sector pay: Unite members vote overwhelmingly for industrial action
Government must make meaningful offer or face winter strikes Trade union Unite, which represents members across the public sector, has announced that members have returned an overwhelming mandate for industrial action, if the government fails to make a ‘meaningful offer’ … Continue reading
Flahavan’s: Strikes off as management backs down on flexibility agreement
Unite win shows importance of organising in a union Unite, which represents workers at Flahavan’s in Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford, today (Sunday) welcomed the company’s decision to decouple a pay deal from a flexibility policy which had not been agreed with … Continue reading
Pilgrim’s: Talks failure sees Enniskillen pay dispute escalate
Trade union Unite, which represents workers at the Pilgrim’s site in Enniskillen, has confirmed that workers at the plant will take strike action from Monday 17 August to Saturday 29 August. Talks at the Labour Relations Agency (LRA) broke down … Continue reading









