Tag Archives: Belfast City Council

Unions lodge notice of first 24-hour strike by workers at Belfast council leisure services

Joint UNITE-NIPSA press release Belfast leisure workers are lowest paid in Northern Ireland and are seeking a one pound an hour increase to the current pay offer Talks ended without management company Greenwich Leisure Limited making any improved pay offer … Continue reading

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Belfast GLL leisure workers vote for industrial action  

Largest council in Northern Ireland has worst pay for leisure workers Industrial action to commence Tuesday 15 July with a work to rule at outsourced leisure centres and gyms Members of Unite and NIPSA employed at Belfast’s municipal leisure centres have … Continue reading

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Unions warn Belfast council of leisure centres strike threat 

Patience of leisure workers at end, Greenwich Leisure Limited must provide clarity and transparency Trade unions Unite and NIPSA have met Belfast city council management and warned them of the prospect of disruptive industrial action by leisure centre workers. The … Continue reading

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Murphy union-busting: Belfast City councillors to sign procurement pledge tomorrow

Members of trade union Unite will meet with Belfast City Councillors tomorrow (Tuesday) to launch a pledge-signing campaign in support of four Unite members, including a shop steward, who were wrongfully sacked last year in an act of union-busting. WHEN:                 … Continue reading

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Striking workers attend first meeting of newly-elected Belfast City Council to raise need for inflation-proof pay increases

Unite the union delegation demands politicians take the side of workers in coming strike wave A delegation from Unite the union, including striking workers at the Dunmurry-based manufacturer Survitec, has addressed the first meeting of the newly-elected Belfast City Council … Continue reading

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