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Public sector workers rally for fair pay and respect on second day of powerful coordinated strike action 

Striking trade union members across health, civil service, PSNI and private sector will rally at Belfast City Hall tomorrow [Friday] When: 12.30pm Friday 22nd September 2023 Where: Belfast City Hall, Belfast The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions … Continue reading

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4000 Unite members in health and social care to commence 48-hour strike from midnight tonight

Health budget so inadequate that Northern Ireland health workers are being denied pay increase offered in England and Wales More than 4000 Unite members working in the health and social care service in Northern Ireland will join with colleagues from … Continue reading

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Murphy union-busting: Belfast City councillors to sign procurement pledge tomorrow

Members of trade union Unite will meet with Belfast City Councillors tomorrow (Tuesday) to launch a pledge-signing campaign in support of four Unite members, including a shop steward, who were wrongfully sacked last year in an act of union-busting. WHEN:                 … Continue reading

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More than 4,000 Unite members working in the NHS to strike for fair pay and safe staffing

Unite members will join Northern Ireland-wide strike action by health trade unions for 48 hours from 00.01 Thursday 21st September Unite the union has served a seven-day notice of planned strike action by health and social care workers across Northern … Continue reading

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Protest in Belfast at Ernst and Young over union-busting by construction company J Murphy and Sons

Unite, the UK and Ireland’s leading union, is holding a protest at the offices of leading accountants Ernest and Young due to the links that its associate has with union-busting. When: 11.15am Tuesday 12th September 2023       Where: Ernst and Young, 22 … Continue reading

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