Category Archives: Campaign for Decent Pay
Further strike action unavoidable unless budget addresses low-pay crisis in Northern Ireland school support staffing
95% of school support workers say that there are regular or occasional staffing shortages in their place of work Unite survey reveals impact of crisis on both workforce health and the care of children Unite the union issued a warning … Continue reading
LE Pritchitt & Co Limited workers in Newtownards to strike in pay dispute
Strike action will paralyse production of manufacturer’s UHT milk products Members of Unite, the union, employed at the Newtownards-based processor of UHT milk products, LE Pritchitt & Company Limited, have voted unanimously for strike action, having rejected a 6.2 per … Continue reading
Unite the union Registered Childminders seek urgent meeting with Robin Swann on crisis in their sector
Registered childminders seek immediate move to increase ratios to levels already in place in England and Wales Approximately 300 Registered Childminders have left the sector as a result of almost three years of political inaction Unite the union Registered Childminders … Continue reading
Transport workers to delay strikes to give Stormont space for a pay offer
Joint public transport press release In absence of improved pay offer, bus and rail workers will take a three-day strike action at the end of the month Public transport workers in Northern Ireland have deferred strike action to give political … Continue reading
Education authority workers begin two days of strikes for pay improvement
Workers seek implementation of long delayed pay and grading review to tackle staffing crisis Education workers who are members of Unite will commence a 48 hour strike from midnight [00.01 Thursday 1 February]. The industrial action will involve approximately 800 Unite … Continue reading









