Author Archives: Unite the union NI

Unions lodge notice of first 24-hour strike by workers at Belfast council leisure services

Joint UNITE-NIPSA press release Belfast leisure workers are lowest paid in Northern Ireland and are seeking a one pound an hour increase to the current pay offer Talks ended without management company Greenwich Leisure Limited making any improved pay offer … Continue reading

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Threat by Associated Print to shut Portadown site indefensible

Proposed closure will leave only one newspaper printworks in Northern Ireland Unite the Union has condemned plans by Associated Print to shut its Portadown facility, warning that the move would result in the loss of over 30 skilled jobs and … Continue reading

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Belfast GLL leisure workers vote for industrial action  

Largest council in Northern Ireland has worst pay for leisure workers Industrial action to commence Tuesday 15 July with a work to rule at outsourced leisure centres and gyms Members of Unite and NIPSA employed at Belfast’s municipal leisure centres have … Continue reading

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Strikes at Tata Steel as Northern Ireland workers seek pay decency

HGV drivers, crane operators employed by Tata steel at its Lisburn site only paid minimum wage  Workers employed by Tata Steel will commence an initial 48-hour strike at 08:00 tomorrow [Wednesday 18 June]. The industrial action follows a 100 per cent ballot … Continue reading

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Economy Minister Caoimhe Archibald to address launch of Unite ‘Extreme Weather’ demands at Stormont

Event co-sponsored by Philip Brett MLA and Emma Sheerin MLA Economy minister Caoimhe Archibald will speak at the launch of Unite’s ‘Extreme Weather’ survey results and policy demands in Stormont next week.  The launch will also be addressed by event … Continue reading

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