Unite in action
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Public sector pay: Unite members vote overwhelmingly for industrial action
Government must make meaningful offer or face winter strikes Trade union Unite, which represents members across the public sector, has announced that members have returned an overwhelming mandate for industrial action, if the government fails to make a ‘meaningful offer’ on pay following the expiry of the 2024-2026 Public Services Agreement. Unite is a member…
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Flahavan’s: Strikes off as management backs down on flexibility agreement
Unite win shows importance of organising in a union Unite, which represents workers at Flahavan’s in Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford, today (Sunday) welcomed the company’s decision to decouple a pay deal from a flexibility policy which had not been agreed with the union. Flahavan’s decision follows a unanimous vote for strike action by Unite members. Unite…
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Pilgrim’s: Talks failure sees Enniskillen pay dispute escalate
Trade union Unite, which represents workers at the Pilgrim’s site in Enniskillen, has confirmed that workers at the plant will take strike action from Monday 17 August to Saturday 29 August. Talks at the Labour Relations Agency (LRA) broke down yesterday (Tuesday) after the company failed to improve its pay offer and address unequal pay…
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Porridge threat: Flahavan’s workers ballot for strike action
Company accused of retrospectively tying pay deal to ‘unseen and unagreed’ policy Unite, which represents the overwhelming majority of workers at Flahavan’s in Kilmacthomas, said today (Monday) that an extraordinary general meeting of members over the weekend decided unanimously to ballot for industrial action at the plant. Flahavan’s supplies around half of all porridge oats…
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Pilgrims Europe employees in Enniskillen will strike for two further weeks in escalating pay dispute
Workforce is seeking a cost of living pay increase and an end to the current unequal payment of breaks Approximately 130 members of Unite employed by Pilgrims Europe are set to escalate their strike action at the company’s Enniskillen site. The union served notice on the employer of a further two-week strike commencing 6.30am on…
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NSAI: Unite slams ‘breathtaking cynicism’ of bank holiday closure announcement
Union warns of public sector industrial relations impact and urges government intervention Trade union Unite, which represents technical staff working for the National Standards Authority of Ireland’s medical devices section, today (Sunday) slammed the NSAI’s announcement that the section is to close. The decision was communicated to workers by email at 2 minutes to 5pm…