Category Archives: Northern Ireland news
Translink unions to ballot members on improved pay offer
Planned 72 hour strike action due to commence midnight on Tuesday is suspended by all three trade unions Following an improved pay offer by Translink the three public transport trade unions (Unite, GMB and SIPTU), will suspend the forthcoming strike action … Continue reading
Inadequate pay offer by Translink rejected by public transport unions
Strike action starting 27 February remains in place The three frontline passenger transport unions Unite, GMB and SIPTU have rejected an inadequate pay offer made by Translink yesterday (Thursday 22 February). The offer was tabled by Translink in pay talks … Continue reading
Strike action at Newtownards factory to severely impact Lakeland dairies profits
Workers determined to defend £1 pay an hour differential between skilled grades and bare legal minimum Strike will bring production to a standstill Unite the union members working at LE Pritchitt & Co Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lakeland … Continue reading
Growing fears that Stormont financial package provides nothing to resolve pay dispute of low paid school support workers.
Unite warns that if there is nothing on the table for a pay and grading review, further strike action is a certainty. Unite the union has written to finance minister Caoimhe Archibald to clarify whether her £688 million public sector … Continue reading
Further strike action unavoidable unless budget addresses low-pay crisis in Northern Ireland school support staffing
95% of school support workers say that there are regular or occasional staffing shortages in their place of work Unite survey reveals impact of crisis on both workforce health and the care of children Unite the union issued a warning … Continue reading









