Category Archives: Manufacturing

Staff at Glen Dimplex, Portadown end industrial dispute after vote to accept improved pay offer

Unite members employed in staff grades at Glen Dimplex in Portadown have voted overwhelmingly to accept a significantly improved pay offer from management. The decision ends an ongoing pay dispute which has seen workers take four days of strike action in recent weeks.

The pay deal provides a consolidated uplift of £2,330 to all staff grades – worth between six and eight per cent to most workers – and will be paid over an 18 month period. This represents a considerable advance on the previous management offer of £1,825, worth between 4.5 and six per cent. Under the terms of the deal, workers paid below £30k a year will have a pay and grading review – with any increase arising backdated to the beginning of October 2025. Continue reading

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Strike action to escalates at Glen Dimplex, Portadown in pay dispute

Glen Dimplex staff in Portadown are taking two days of strike action beginning today Monday 5th January. The strike represents an escalation of a pay dispute which saw workers strike for one day December. Approximately 30 workers will strike across … Continue reading

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Strike action at Glen Dimplex, Portadown over pay

Staff members employed by Glen Dimplex at Portadown will participate in a one-day strike action on Monday [15 December]. The strike involves approximately 30 workers across a variety of specialist roles including maintenance, engineering, quality, administrative and supervisory functions. The … Continue reading

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Christmas shortages of Guinness Zero as strikes at Diageo plant in Belfast back on after workers reject substandard pay offer

Empty shelves could greet shoppers looking for Guinness Zero this Christmas after Unite members at Diageo in Belfast voted overwhelmingly to reject an inadequate pay offer from management and to take strike action. Around 90 workers will commence an eight-day … Continue reading

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Spirit takeover must lead to investment for jobs and a future for NI aerospace, Unite

Airbus will take on production lines in the supply chain of its own aircraft with Boeing taking over the remainder of the sites. Unite has called on Boeing and Airbus to confirm their plans for Spirit Aerosystems following today’s announcement … Continue reading

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