Category Archives: Press Releases

Linamar workforce votes to accept improved pay deal

Posted on September 22, 2025 by Unite the union NI

Workers at Linamar’s Belfast site have voted to accept an improved two year pay deal. The light metal manufacturer improved its original pay offer following a strike ballot. Workers will receive an improved pay offer in the first year with … Continue reading →

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Workers set to strike at Collins Aerospace, Kilkeel

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Unite the union NI

Unite members at Collins Aerospace in Kilkeel, County Down a leading manufacturer of aircraft interiors and seating will commence a first one day strike from midnight on Friday 26 September. Workers at the site are seeking a cost-of-living pay increase … Continue reading →

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Minister must end unsafe staffing at NI ambulance control centre, Unite

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Unite the union NI

Three workers left to answer 999 calls from across the entire region, reporting up to 82 calls on hold Unite is warning the staffing crisis in Northern Ireland’s ambulance service is pushing workers beyond breaking point. Members working at the … Continue reading →

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Ambitious vision for expansion and rail link to Belfast City Airport welcomed

Posted on September 16, 2025 by Unite the union NI

Unite which represents workers at Belfast City Airport has welcomed the ambitious proposals contained in a master plan for the future of airport. The plan was published by airport management today (16 September) and contains proposals to expand the airport’s … Continue reading →

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Ambulance outsourcing dispute: Unite to ballot for industrial action

Posted on September 14, 2025 by unitetheunion

Unite, which represents members working for the National Ambulance Service (NAS), today (Sunday) announced that it will be balloting members nationwide for industrial action following the unilateral decision to outsource inter-hospital ambulance transfers in the Greater Dublin area to a … Continue reading →