Category Archives: Manufacturing

Unite blasts disgraceful Kingspan strikebreaking in effort to avoid fair pay

Union escalates to round-the-clock pickets at Portadown site to defeat company greed English workers get four star treatment while Polish workers left with hostels Unite the union can reveal that Ulster Rugby sponsor Kingspan is flying in strikebreakers in a … Continue reading

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Portadown workers resolute on pickets at Kingspan Water & Energy

Unite slams company for piling money into shareholders’ pockets but denying workers their bonus and fair pay All-out strike action follows big rejection of inadequate eve of strike offer Unite the union members at Kingspan Water & Energy Ltd have … Continue reading

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Kingspan workforce at Portadown to commence all out strike action for cost of living pay increase

Industrial action follows 99 percent vote for strike action on 91 percent turnout Workers unanimously reject ‘eve-of-strike’ offer providing only 5 percent consolidated pay increase Unite the union has confirmed that its membership at Kingspan Water & Energy Ltd will … Continue reading

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Hovis workforce votes overwhelmingly to accept 13.5 percent pay increase

Unite members vote with 75 percent majority to end their dispute and accept two-year pay deal Workers of Unite the union working at Hovis have voted by a margin of three to one to accept a significantly improved pay increase … Continue reading

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Hovis strike action due at end of week suspended after management make improved offer in negotiations

Strike action planned by workers at Hovis’ Belfast plant which was scheduled to commence at 6am on Sunday March 5th has been suspended following a last minute improved pay offer being made by management in negotiations. Unite the union had warned … Continue reading

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