Category Archives: Press Releases

ESB engineers begin ban on out of hours work

Posted on July 15, 2026 by Unite the union NI

Over 20 members of Unite in ESB’s Engineering and Major Projects business unit, will begin a ban on non-emergency work outside of normal hours. The decision follows a unanimous ballot for industrial action in pursuit of fair overtime pay. The … Continue reading →

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Public sector pay: Unite to ballot members on strike action

Posted on July 8, 2026 by Unite the union NI

Union warns industrial action inevitable unless meaningful pay offer tabled Trade union Unite, which organises workers in a wide range of public sector employments, said today that a meeting of the union’s public sector shop stewards has decided to launch … Continue reading →

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Stormont must legislate on upper working temperature limits

Posted on June 26, 2026 by Unite the union NI

Workers need protection from excessive heat, in particular those involved in strenuous activity Responding to the current heatwave, Unite has called on the Stormont executive to introduce upper working temperature limits as a matter of urgency. The demand is included … Continue reading →

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Haldane Fisher strikes causing construction sector disruption across Ireland

Posted on June 18, 2026 by Unite the union NI

Approximately 40 members of Unite have entered the eighth day of strike action at Haldane-Fisher in Newry. The strike is a result of the workers rejecting a below-inflation, 2.5 per cent pay increase imposed by management. Haldane-Fisher has its own … Continue reading →

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First one day strike set to shutdown Balcas sawmill

Posted on June 11, 2026 by Unite the union NI

Low-paid workforce at highly profitable Enniskillen sawmill vote overwhelmingly to reject insulting pay offer Unite members at Enniskillen-based sawmill Balcas are to commence the first of three 24-hour strike actions on Thursday (June 18). In the absence of an improved … Continue reading →