Category Archives: Campaign for Decent Pay

Public transport unions confirm Translink strike on Thursday 18 January

Joint transport union press release  Secretary of state for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris must release funds to provide a pay increase for all public sector workers Strike action will include all bus and rail drivers, engineers, signal workers and conciliation … Continue reading

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8,000 members of Unite to participate in one day public sector strike on 18 January

Workers in health and social care, education, public transport, roads, forestry, rivers, ferries and PSNI to strike for improved pay Union demands secretary of state for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris stops using underfunding of public services as negotiating leverage Unite … Continue reading

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Public transport workers at Translink to commence 48-hour strike action in absence of pay offer

Joint Trade Union statement Strike action by members of UNITE, GMB and SIPTU will mean no bus or rail services on Friday or Saturday Blame for disruption rests wholly with secretary of state Chris Heaton-Harris who is punishing workers in … Continue reading

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Transport unions announce fresh Translink strikes

Joint Unite-GMB-SIPTU press release Full responsibility for transport disruption lies with Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris who has engineered a pay crisis seeking to advance a political agenda Translink workers from Unite the union, SIPTU and GMB will take three … Continue reading

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Translink workers plan further December strikes in pay dispute 

Joint Trade Union press release Transport workers left with no alternative after failure of secretary of state for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris to intervene and resolve pay dispute Unions challenge secretary of state’s inaction to deliver pay increase given willingness … Continue reading

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