Category Archives: Living Wage

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

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

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

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

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Pilgrim’s Foodmasters workforce in Enniskillen wins inflation-busting pay increase

Workers agree to accept an increase of £1.02 an hour – worth up to 9.3% for lowest paid Members of Unite the union working at Pilgrim’s Foodmasters, formerly Kerry foods, in Enniskillen have ended an industrial dispute with their employer … Continue reading

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Public transport unions to meet tomorrow to agree next steps in their industrial campaign

Strike action by roads service and education authority workers to continue in absence of movement from secretary of state Workers have been left with no alternative but to extend and deepen their industrial action to defend public services and win … Continue reading

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8,000 members of Unite to participate in one day public sector strike on 18 January

Workers in health and social care, education, public transport, roads, forestry, rivers, ferries and PSNI to strike for improved pay Union demands secretary of state for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris stops using underfunding of public services as negotiating leverage Unite … Continue reading

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