Category Archives: Public Services

Unite, GMB and SIPTU set for crunch meeting with DfI Permanent Secretary ahead of bus and rail industrial action ballot

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Joint Unite-GMB-SIPTU News Release Unions set to proceed with coordinated industrial ballots after bus and rail workforce overwhelmingly rejects zero percent pay offer Passenger transport trade unions representing the overwhelming majority of Translink’s workforce are set to proceed to coordinated strike … Continue reading →

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Unite Education Authority workers in work-to-rule

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Industrial action to commence Monday 23 October in pursuit of a pay & regrading review  Unite the union’s membership concentrated in school bus transport, catering, admin, cleaning, classroom assistants and other school based members.  Members of Unite the union employed … Continue reading →

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Unite ballots Translink bus workers in pay dispute

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Bus drivers and maintenance workers balloted with Unite recommending rejection of a pay freeze Unite the union, which represents more than half the entire Translink workforce, is today commencing a five-day consultative ballot on pay. The union’s ballot process follows … Continue reading →

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Education Authority workers in Unite set to commence first day of seven day strike action

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Strike follows Secretary of State’s punitive budget that left Education Department unable to deliver pay & grading business case Unite the union members employed by the Education Authority are set to commence seven days of strike action tomorrow [15th June]. … Continue reading →

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Education Authority workers vote overwhelmingly to take strike action to demand implementation of a pay & grading review

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Unite members working in the Education Authority vote 94% for strike action and 96% for action short of strike action Ballot follows Department of Education inability to fund pay & grading business case due to punitive budget set by Secretary of … Continue reading →

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