Tag: Chris Heaton-Harris

Unite education authority workers announce eight days of strike action

Workers seek implementation of negotiated pay and grading review to deliver equality and pay improvement In absence of move by secretary of state, education support staff will escalate their action over next three weeks Unite the union has served notice to the education authority of further strike dates over the next three weeks. The workers…

January 11, 2024
Unite announces strikes by Education Authority workers on Friday 1 December

Industrial action by school support workers, including bus drivers, set to coincide with wider public transport strike Unite the union has today notified the Education Authority of a further 24-hour strike by school support staff commencing at 00.01am on Friday 1 December. The strike action follows two days of industrial action last week and is timed…

November 23, 2023
Secretary of state’s threat to cut free and concessionary travel creates double whammy for bus and rail users

Investment in improving public transport services in Northern Ireland is needed not cuts Bus and rail services are vital for greater inclusion and for a just transition to a more sustainable economy Unite the union has warned that plans by the secretary of state Chris Heaton Harris to cut free and half-fare travel on buses and…

November 20, 2023
Education Authority workers vote overwhelmingly to take strike action to demand implementation of a pay & grading review

Unite members working in the Education Authority vote 94% for strike action and 96% for action short of strike action Ballot follows Department of Education inability to fund pay & grading business case due to punitive budget set by Secretary of State Unite the union members working for the Education Authority have voted overwhelmingly to take…

June 9, 2023
Secretary of State budget cuts threaten to devastate water quality and pose public health risk

Department for Infrastructure equality impact screening document countenances end of waste water cleansing and likelihood of sewers exploding into homes, businesses and onto public streets Unite the union has condemned punitive budget cuts enforced by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, after a report emerged revealing that the Department for Infrastructure is…

May 26, 2023