Category Archives: Campaign for Decent Pay

Strike over as Unite secures significant pay rise for Hyster-Yale workers

Workers at the Craigavon-based materials handling vehicle manufacturer Hyster-Yale have voted to accept a significantly improved pay offer with a majority of 93 percent. The improved and backdated offer raises pay this year by 8 percent made up of 6.5 … Continue reading

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Moy Park strike shuts production at Randalstown feed mill as workers demand the rate for the job

Unite members at the Moy Park site on the Moneynick Road, Randalstown have established pickets at the feed mill in a strike to win pay parity with other Northern Ireland sites. Strike action at the mill, which began at 7 … Continue reading

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Langford Lodge strikes to go ahead as Unite pursues pay rise and action on equal pay scandal

Unite has notified management at Crumlin-based Langford Lodge that their workers will commence a first week of strike action in pursuit of a pay increase from 00.01am on Thursday 26th May. The union also wants the scandal of unequal pay … Continue reading

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Week-long strike action on Ulsterbus and Metro from next Tuesday as workforce rejects inadequate pay offer

Bus drivers in both Ulsterbus and Metro bus have rejected the latest pay offer from management as inadequate in the face of spiralling living costs. Following the result, Unite today gave notice to Translink of a first, one-week strike action from next … Continue reading

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Unite warns of four more weeks of strike at ‘greedy’ Caterpillar in fight to win ‘cost of living’ pay

Unite the union has notified Caterpillar that their members working for the corporation at Larne and Springvale in Belfast will launch a further four weeks of strike action at both plants in the fight for a pay deal that reflects … Continue reading

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