Tag: Belfast City Council
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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 Unite and NIPSA trade unions have announced a 24-hour strike by leisure staff at facilities…
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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 voted overwhelmingly for industrial action. The ballot followed the refusal of Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL)…
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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 workforce is in a pay dispute with outsourced management company Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL). Following…
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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: 11.30am, Tuesday 19th September 2023 WHERE: Belfast City Hall, gates facing Marks & Spencers Councillors…
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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 [last night, 5th June]. The delegation warned councillors of an impending wave of strikes across…
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Belfast City Council vote for Greenwich Leisure Limited to recognise leisure workforce unions must now be implemented
Leisure staff warn council that failure to recognise representative trade unions will led to ballot on industrial action. Outsourced leisure services across Belfast are delivered by a two-tier workforce with staff pay the lowest in Northern Ireland, further exposing them to the pain of the cost of living crisis. Councillors at Belfast City Council yesterday…