Category Archives: Public Services

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

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Unite seeking meeting with minister for economy Conor Murphy over proposed closure of Castlereagh campus

Loss of further education campus in East Belfast will reinforce challenges facing communities experiencing educational disadvantage Unite the union has written to economy minister Conor Murphy to express the concerns of workers at the Castlereagh campus in East Belfast at … Continue reading

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Transport workers to delay strikes to give Stormont space for a pay offer

Joint public transport press release  In absence of improved pay offer, bus and rail workers will take a three-day strike action at the end of the month Public transport workers in Northern Ireland have deferred strike action to give political … Continue reading

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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

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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

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