Category Archives: Campaign for Decent Pay
Portadown workers resolute on pickets at Kingspan Water & Energy
Unite slams company for piling money into shareholders’ pockets but denying workers their bonus and fair pay All-out strike action follows big rejection of inadequate eve of strike offer Unite the union members at Kingspan Water & Energy Ltd have … Continue reading
Kingspan workforce at Portadown to commence all out strike action for cost of living pay increase
Industrial action follows 99 percent vote for strike action on 91 percent turnout Workers unanimously reject ‘eve-of-strike’ offer providing only 5 percent consolidated pay increase Unite the union has confirmed that its membership at Kingspan Water & Energy Ltd will … Continue reading
Hovis workforce votes overwhelmingly to accept 13.5 percent pay increase
Unite members vote with 75 percent majority to end their dispute and accept two-year pay deal Workers of Unite the union working at Hovis have voted by a margin of three to one to accept a significantly improved pay increase … Continue reading
Industrial Civil Servants, including Workers in Roads Service, Rivers Agency, Forest Service and Strangford Ferry, vote overwhelmingly for strike action in pursuit of pay increase
Unite and GMB members employed in the industrial civil service are set to coordinate action with non-industrial civil service workers in NIPSA Strike ballot occurs alongside existing industrial dispute by roads workers seeking end to productivity pay mechanism Unite and the GMB … Continue reading
Hovis strike action due at end of week suspended after management make improved offer in negotiations
Strike action planned by workers at Hovis’ Belfast plant which was scheduled to commence at 6am on Sunday March 5th has been suspended following a last minute improved pay offer being made by management in negotiations. Unite the union had warned … Continue reading









