Category: Living Wage
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Department of economy must investigate use of agency workers at Pilgrims during strike
Employment agency, Staffline Group plc, advertised for immediate start positions at Pilgrims after Unite wrote to raise need for compliance with agency regulations Unite has formally complained to the department of economy’s employment agency inspectorate over Pilgrim Europe’s illegal use of agency workers during the strike at the company’s Enniskillen factory. The union has demanded…
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Pilgrims workers begin all-out strike over pay in Enniskillen
Escalating industrial dispute will impact supply of some leading UK brands Fridge Raiders, Richmond Sausages and Mr Brains Pork Faggots Unite which represents approximately 130 workers employed by Pilgrims Europe at its Enniskillen production facility has announced it will begin all out (continuous) strike action beginning at 06.30 Wednesday 2 September. This marks a sharp escalation…
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Unite to ballot Nelipak workers for strikes in real living wage dispute
Dismissal of workforce rep during pay negotiations will be fought for Unite by all means available Unite is balloting its members at Nelipak, a manufacturer of sterile barrier systems for medical devices and pharmaceuticals, based in Derry/L’Derry, in a dispute over pay. The low-paid workforce voted overwhelmingly to reject Nelipak’s inadequate pay offer. They are…
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Strikes at Tata Steel as Northern Ireland workers seek pay decency
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 for strike action. The majority of the approximately 30 person workforce. Unite is requiring a pay…
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Unite warns of prospect of strike by Northern Ireland Fisheries and Harbour Authority workers
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 meeting on poverty pay afflicting harbour and fisheries workers. The union represents the overwhelming majority…
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Registered childminders demand level playing field on staffing ratio rules in Northern Ireland
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 raise staffing ratios in Northern Ireland to the levels elsewhere in Great Britain Unite the…