Tag: Belfast
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Unite condemns violence and demands all employers ensure workers’ safety
All workers have a right to go to work without fear or harassment. Serious disorder in Northern Ireland last night saw rioters commandeer a glider bus, forcing the driver off before setting it alight. Public transport services have been suspended to protect drivers and transport workers. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Unite condemns the violence carried out…
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Northern Ireland pubs could run dry in Drinks Inc pay dispute
Strike at Northern Ireland’s largest drinks distributor will halt all deliveries to bars, restaurants and off licenses Unite is opening a strike ballot of its members working in for Drinks Inc (Musgrave Distribution Ltd). The strike ballot opens Tuesday, 17 March and closes Tuesday, 31 March with industrial action possible by mid-April. The pay dispute…
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Guinness workers in Belfast secure pay boost as strike threat ends
Unite members employed by Diageo at the Guinness zero canning plant in Belfast have secured a large pay increase following strike action. The workers will see their pay increase by 15.5 per cent in a three-year deal. The deal will be paid in stages with the increase for the first year backdated to September 2024.…
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Christmas shortages of Guinness Zero as strikes at Diageo plant in Belfast back on after workers reject substandard pay offer
Empty shelves could greet shoppers looking for Guinness Zero this Christmas after Unite members at Diageo in Belfast voted overwhelmingly to reject an inadequate pay offer from management and to take strike action. Around 90 workers will commence an eight-day strike from 7am on Friday 12 December continuing until the early hours of Saturday 29 December. A…
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Strikes at Diageo Belfast suspended after improved pay offer
Planned eight-day strike action at Diageo in Belfast, that would have seen shortages of Guinness Zero this Christmas, has been suspended following an improved pay offer from the employer. Around 90 workers were set to strike tomorrow (Friday 5th December) but workers will now vote on the new deal [ballot closing on Monday 8th December]…
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Christmas Guinness drought as workers announce eight days of pay strikes
Diageo workforce unanimously votes to reject inadequate pay offer and to take strike actionThe UK is facing a Guinness zero drought this Christmas as workers at the company’s Belfast brewery announced eight days of strikes next month in a dispute over pay. The workers who are members of Unite, will begin strike action on Friday…