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Unite members working in Health and Social Care vote overwhelmingly to accept pay parity offer and end industrial dispute

Union celebrates historic win for workers and pledges to continue efforts to secure legal protections for safe staffing Members of Unite the union working for the health and social care service in Northern Ireland have voted decisively, with an 81 … Continue reading

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Unite NI health reps recommend acceptance of pay offer ensuring parity with NHS workers in England & Wales

Unite the union’s workforce representatives have voted to recommend acceptance of a pay offer made by the department of health in negotiations. These resulted from industrial action taken by health workers in Northern Ireland who sought to maintain pay parity … Continue reading

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4000 Unite members in health and social care to commence 48-hour strike from midnight tonight

Health budget so inadequate that Northern Ireland health workers are being denied pay increase offered in England and Wales More than 4000 Unite members working in the health and social care service in Northern Ireland will join with colleagues from … Continue reading

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Northwest economy needs investment for well-paid and skilled employment not job losses

Seagate proposes redundancy for up to one-third of production operators the year after a $2.4 billion pay out to shareholders In 2022 Seagate’s turnover was $11.66 billion with an operating profit of almost $2 billion. The company paid out $2.4 … Continue reading

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Workers hail ‘historic’ decision by Industrial Court to hear application for trade union recognition at Seagate

The Industrial Court has written to Unite to confirm that it will now proceed to hear the trade union’s application for collective bargaining recognition at Seagate. The decision marks a major step forward in the ongoing union drive at the … Continue reading

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