Tag Archives: Brenda Stevenson
Health and social care workers in Northern Ireland in strike ballot
Unite to ballot members following failure of department of health to deliver pay parity and safe staffing Unite is to ballot over 4,500 workers in Northern Ireland’s health and social care system, for industrial action. This follows the failure of … Continue reading
Pay for Northern Ireland health workers must keep pace with rest of NHS
Proposed increase doesn’t resolve long-term problems faced by HSC workers with staff shortages and cuts creating a toxic environment Unite has warned that the government’s pay proposal for NHS staff still fails to address the long-term issues of low pay … Continue reading
Striking bin workers at ABC borough council demand rate rebate for affected households
Disruption to bin collection to continue as Armagh depot workforce enters fifth week of strikes over dismissal of shop steward Refuse workers employed by Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon (ABC) Borough Council are calling for a rebate to ratepayers affected by … Continue reading
Armagh residents facing fortnight of bin strikes
Strike action in response to council management ‘hostile environment’ for unions, especially Unite Unite has today notified management at Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough council of two weeks of strike action by Armagh-based waste collection workers from Wednesday 17 July. … Continue reading
Pilgrim’s Foodmasters workforce in Enniskillen wins inflation-busting pay increase
Workers agree to accept an increase of £1.02 an hour – worth up to 9.3% for lowest paid Members of Unite the union working at Pilgrim’s Foodmasters, formerly Kerry foods, in Enniskillen have ended an industrial dispute with their employer … Continue reading









