Author Archives: Unite the union NI
Hospitality workers’ health and safety must be guiding principle for new Stormont pandemic measures
Unite members in hospitality call for reintroduction of social distancing, strengthening of mask mandate and introduction of Covid hazard pay with 100 percent furlough and sick pay Workers challenge confusing moves to introduce covid passports while social distancing and absence … Continue reading
Unite members end dock strikes at Foyle Port after scoring double victory in pay dispute
Striking success of industrial action by Foyle dockers and port workers shows that when workers’ fight, they win! Unite confirmed that its dual strike actions at Foyle Port, involving employees of Londonderry harbour and port commission and Burke Shipping Service, have ended after workers secured a … Continue reading
Tesco stores in Northern Ireland face empty shelves ahead of Christmas, after workers reject ‘derisory’ pay offer and confirm all-out strike
Tesco warehouse and HGV drivers based in the Belfast depot and drivers in the Antrim depot will join with colleagues in Didcot and Doncaster in a strike action which poses the likelihood of severe disruption to Tesco supplies across Northern … Continue reading
Third day of industrial action resumes with Unite members in Burke shipping and Foyle port carrying out simultaneous strikes.
Foyle port workers striking to win a cost of living increase and Burke Shipping workers demand pay parity with other dockers in Foyle and across Northern Ireland. Despite all-party council vote in support of striking dock workers employers refuse to … Continue reading
Department of Education must intervene to ensure adoption of progressive policies by all schools in Northern Ireland
Union highlights concerns over the low numbers of schools installing Education Authority carbon dioxide monitors and providing free period dignity products As a result of contacts from education workers, Unite has identified that there has been a very low uptake … Continue reading









