Category Archives: Living Wage

Strikes at Tata Steel as Northern Ireland workers seek pay decency

Posted on June 17, 2025 by Unite the union NI

HGV drivers, crane operators employed by Tata steel at its Lisburn site only paid minimum wage Workers employed by Tata Steel will commence an initial 48-hour strike at 08:00 tomorrow [Wednesday 18 June]. The industrial action follows a 100 per cent ballot … Continue reading →

Posted in Industrial disputes, Living Wage, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Industrial disputes, Joanne McWilliams, low pay, National Minimum Wage, Northern Ireland, Sharon Graham, Tata Steel | Leave a comment

Unite warns of prospect of strike by Northern Ireland Fisheries and Harbour Authority workers

Posted on June 16, 2024 by Unite the union NI

Members of Unite who maintain harbours are paid minimum wage by DAERA arms-length body DAERA minister challenged on his department’s status as an accredited Living Wage employer Unite has written to Rural Affairs (DAERA) Andrew Muir to seek an urgent … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Industrial disputes, Living Wage, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Andrew Muir, DAERA, Joanne McWilliams, Living Wage, NIFHA, Sharon Graham, strike | Leave a comment

Registered childminders demand level playing field on staffing ratio rules in Northern Ireland

Posted on May 26, 2024 by Unite the union NI

Welcome increase in financial support for parents to pay for childcare does nothing for registered childminders Trade union Unite has warned that large numbers of registered childminders have left the sector due to the failure of consecutive Stormont executive’s to … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Wage, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Dolores McCormick, Registered Childminders, staffing ratios, Stormont | Leave a comment

Unite to coordinate on strikes after finance minister fails to deliver pay and grading review

Posted on April 25, 2024 by Unite the union NI

School support staff in Unite prepare to recommence strike action Unite’s members in education have responded with disappointment and anger after being informed by the education minister that the Northern Ireland executive has adopted a budget that fails to provide … Continue reading →

Posted in Living Wage, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Education Authority, industrial action, Industrial disputes, Kieran Ellison, pay and grading, school support staff, Sharon Graham, Special Educational Needs | 1 Comment

Workers at Balcas Timber Ltd (Glennon brothers) to ballot for strike action in pay dispute

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Unite the union NI

Workers reject below inflation pay increase offered by company whose latest accounts reported a dramatic surge in profits. Unite the union has today notified management at Balcas Timber Ltd, a wood-mill and Combined Heat Power plant employing approximately 280 at … Continue reading →