Category Archives: Campaign for Decent Pay

Unite NI health reps recommend acceptance of pay offer ensuring parity with NHS workers in England & Wales

Unite the union’s workforce representatives have voted to recommend acceptance of a pay offer made by the department of health in negotiations. These resulted from industrial action taken by health workers in Northern Ireland who sought to maintain pay parity … Continue reading

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Translink unions to ballot members on improved pay offer

Planned 72 hour strike action due to commence midnight on Tuesday is suspended by all three trade unions Following an improved pay offer by Translink the three public transport trade unions (Unite, GMB and SIPTU), will suspend the forthcoming strike action … Continue reading

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Inadequate pay offer by Translink rejected by public transport unions

Strike action starting 27 February remains in place  The three frontline passenger transport unions Unite, GMB and SIPTU have rejected an inadequate pay offer made by Translink yesterday (Thursday 22 February). The offer was tabled by Translink in pay talks … Continue reading

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Strike action at Newtownards factory to severely impact Lakeland dairies profits

Workers determined to defend £1 pay an hour differential between skilled grades and bare legal minimum Strike will bring production to a standstill Unite the union members working at LE Pritchitt & Co Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lakeland … Continue reading

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Growing fears that Stormont financial package provides nothing to resolve pay dispute of low paid school support workers.

Unite warns that if there is nothing on the table for a pay and grading review, further strike action is a certainty. Unite the union has written to finance minister Caoimhe Archibald to clarify whether her £688 million public sector … Continue reading

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