Author Archives: Unite the union NI
Education Authority workers vote overwhelmingly to take strike action to demand implementation of a pay & grading review
Unite members working in the Education Authority vote 94% for strike action and 96% for action short of strike action Ballot follows Department of Education inability to fund pay & grading business case due to punitive budget set by Secretary of … Continue reading
Unite the union – Community Practioners and Health Visitors Association NI hosts its first conference since the pandemic
The Community Practitioner and Health Visitor Association (CPHVA) NI is to host it’s first conference since the pandemic under the theme of ‘Rebuilding Communities: A public health conference celebrating 75 years of the NHS’ at Toomebridge on Friday [9th June 2023]. The … Continue reading
Striking workers attend first meeting of newly-elected Belfast City Council to raise need for inflation-proof pay increases
Unite the union delegation demands politicians take the side of workers in coming strike wave A delegation from Unite the union, including striking workers at the Dunmurry-based manufacturer Survitec, has addressed the first meeting of the newly-elected Belfast City Council … Continue reading
Workers at Lisburn-based Creative Composites vote unanimously for strike action for pay increase
Unite industrial ballot return at leading UK composite manufacturer was 100% for strike action on a 100% turnout Workers at Creative Composites, the UK’s leading advanced production composite manufacturer based in Lisburn, have voted unanimously on a 100% turnout to … Continue reading
Striking workers at Survitec in Dunmurry determined to win an inflation-proof pay increase
Picket lines formed outside Survitec’s site from 6.45 am today in all-out strike by workforce Unite the union members working at Survitec, a manufacturer of marine life-saving equipment, commenced an all-out strike for a cost of living pay increase this … Continue reading









