Category Archives: Northern Ireland news
Education authority workers begin two days of strikes for pay improvement
Workers seek implementation of long delayed pay and grading review to tackle staffing crisis Education workers who are members of Unite will commence a 48 hour strike from midnight [00.01 Thursday 1 February]. The industrial action will involve approximately 800 Unite … Continue reading
Strike action on Translink bus and rail services tomorrow in absence of pay offer
Joint Transport Union press release Bus and rail workers to conduct sixth one-day strike action on 1 February A further three strike dates in February are planned in campaign to secure a cost-of-living pay increase More than 3,000 workers at … Continue reading
Historic ballot result at Seagate secures workers collective bargaining rights with Unite
Seagate management must now engage with union reps and negotiate voluntary recognition deal In an historic ballot at Seagate, the Springtown-based manufacturer of external hard drives, workers have voted overwhelmingly for trade union recognition with Unite the union. The vote … Continue reading
Huge surge in Northern Ireland potholes reflects more than a decade of underinvestment
Roads Service suffering acute staffing crisis as low-pay undermines recruitment and retention Unite the UK’s leading union has blamed a huge increase in potholes in Northern Ireland on chronic under investment in the Roads Service. Statistics unveiled today have revealed that … Continue reading
Mid Ulster District Council Leisure workers to continue all-out strike for improved coaching payments
Strike by leisure workers continues at both Cookstown and Greenvale Leisure Centres Approximately 30 members of Unite the union employed at both Cookstown Leisure Centre and Greenvale Leisure Centre are taking strike action in demand of improved payments for coaching … Continue reading









