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Planned strike action at Dale Farm Ltd postponed as union ballots members on improved management pay offer

Posted on September 7, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Forty-eight hour strike action by maintenance workers was due to start at 6am on Sunday will not now proceed September 7th: Liam Gallagher, speaking for the union’s membership at Dale Farm, confirmed that an initial forty-eight hour strike planned to … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4Better, #Unite4FairPay, ballymena, Cookstown, Cullybacky, Dale Farm Group, Dale Farm Ltd, engineers, Liam Gallagher, pay differential, poverty pay, strike action, Susan Fitzgerald | Leave a comment

Preparations underway for industrial action after Dale Farm Ltd management refuse to address workers’ pay claim

Posted on August 19, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Maintenance workers across three Dale Farm Ltd sites vote 75% in favour of strike action and 80% for industrial action short of strike Unite representatives invite Dale Farm bosses to last ditch negotiations, including through mediation of Labour Relations Agency … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #DaleFarmFairPay, #Unite4FairPay, ballymena, Cookstown, Cullybacky, Dale Farm, industrial action, industrial ballot, Liam Gallagher, Lidl, low pay, pay differentials, skilled workers, strike action, Susan Fitzgerald | Leave a comment

JBS acquisition of Moy Park from Marfrig must ensure job security and reward Northern Ireland workforce

Posted on June 23, 2015 by unitetheunion

Union will seek ‘loyalty bonus’ payment for workers as part of transfer June 23rd: Unite’s Regional Officer, Sean McKeever, who has responsibility for more than three thousand workers in Moy Park in Northern Ireland confirmed his union was seeking an … Continue reading →

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Unite to ballot Moy Park workforce for all-out strike action over poverty pay

Posted on June 3, 2015 by unitetheunion

Management refusal to offer any pay increase results in revulsion across workforce Unite to ballot more than 3,000 workers across Northern Ireland June 3rd: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for Moy Park, Sean McKeever, has confirmed that his union will … Continue reading →