Category: Industrial disputes
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Public sector: Unite reps agree to suspend Wednesday strike pending talks outcome
New deal must deliver no-strings cost-of-living pay increase Unite, which organises workers across the public sector and is a member of the ICTU Public Services Committee, said today (Monday) that a meeting of the union’s reps in the public sector has agreed to suspend Wednesday’s strike action. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:
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Message to government clear: No more business as usual
Inflation-beating pay rise must be front and centre of any new public sector deal Private sector workers must also organise to defend living standards Trade union Unite, which represents public sector workers in a range of workplaces, has said that today’s strong and united picket lines demonstrate the determination of workers to defend their living…
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Unite public sector members set for picket lines tomorrow
Strike reflects workers’ frustrations at cost-of-living pressures and broken promises Government must gain workers’ trust As Unite members in the public sector prepare to take to the picket lines across the country tomorrow, the union said that the strike reflects workers’ frustration at cost-of-living pressures and the government’s failure to honour previous commitments. Unite also…
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Public Sector: Unite finalises plans for Wednesday strike
Minister’s eleventh-hour letter “written with eye to media rather than eye to workers” Government inaction forcing workers onto picket lines Unite, which represents public sector workers across Ireland, today held a meeting of the union’s National Dispute Committee to finalise plans for Wednesday’s national strike. The dispute committee comprises Unite shop stewards from across the…
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Pilgrims workers secure inflation busting pay improvement and end strike
Workers vote overwhelmingly to accept above inflation deal which provides paid breaks to all Members of Unite employed at Pilgrim’s Enniskillen site have voted overwhelmingly to accept an improved pay offer and end their dispute. The workers have taken six weeks of strike action in pursuit of improved pay. The deal will see all shop…
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Department of economy must investigate use of agency workers at Pilgrims during strike
Employment agency, Staffline Group plc, advertised for immediate start positions at Pilgrims after Unite wrote to raise need for compliance with agency regulations Unite has formally complained to the department of economy’s employment agency inspectorate over Pilgrim Europe’s illegal use of agency workers during the strike at the company’s Enniskillen factory. The union has demanded…