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Christmas Guinness drought as workers announce eight days of pay strikes
Diageo workforce unanimously votes to reject inadequate pay offer and to take strike actionThe UK is facing a Guinness zero drought this Christmas as workers at the company’s Belfast brewery announced eight days of strikes next month in a dispute … Continue reading
Concerns for child safety in Northern Ireland with hundreds of education posts filled without safety checks
Minister must act to end widespread abuse of temporary engagement forms to avoid formal recruitment processes Unite has expressed deeps concerns for child safety in Northern Ireland after a freedom of information (FOI) response confirmed that 353 staff positions had … Continue reading
ABP: Craigavon workers to commence all-out strike
Over 150 workers to down tools in pursuit of decent pay Workers at Anglo Beef Processors UK (ABP) Craigavon plant, where Unite represents over 150 meat packers, trimmers, distribution, kill line and boning workers, have voted overwhelmingly to take strike … Continue reading
Health and social care workers in Northern Ireland in strike ballot
Unite to ballot members following failure of department of health to deliver pay parity and safe staffing Unite is to ballot over 4,500 workers in Northern Ireland’s health and social care system, for industrial action. This follows the failure of … Continue reading
Press releaInflation-proofing PPF pensions would return thousands to pensioners at no taxpayer costs
400,000 pensioners lose out as pension contributions before 1997 are not inflation-proofed despite pension funds having a £14.1 billion surplus Unite has called on the government to use surplus reserves in the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) and Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) to inflation-proof pensions. The two funds were set up by government … Continue reading
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