Tag: cost of living
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First strike at Collins Aerospace, Kilkeel to proceed
Unite members at Collins Aerospace in Kilkeel, County Down are to commence a first, one-day strike in a pay dispute tomorrow [Friday 26 September]. Workers at the site are seeking a cost-of-living pay increase. The strike action will commence at 00.01 on Friday 26 September with pickets forming from 5 am in the morning. Sharon…
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Transport workers to delay strikes to give Stormont space for a pay offer
Joint public transport press release In absence of improved pay offer, bus and rail workers will take a three-day strike action at the end of the month Public transport workers in Northern Ireland have deferred strike action to give political leaders at Stormont space to make an improved pay offer. Despite the re-establishment of power-sharing…
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Strike action on Translink bus and rail services tomorrow in absence of pay offer
Joint Transport Union press release Bus and rail workers to conduct sixth one-day strike action on 1 February A further three strike dates in February are planned in campaign to secure a cost-of-living pay increase More than 3,000 workers at Translink are to commence a further 24-hour stoppage tomorrow (Thursday 1 February) in the cost…
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Quick-fix Budget fails working people
Low and middle income earners, social protection recipients, lose out in real terms Short-term supports no substitute for long-term policies October 10th: In an initial response to the Budget, trade union Unite dubbed the measures announced today a “quick-fix Budget” which uses short-term supports to mask the ongoing failure to develop long-term policies to reduce costs.…
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Latest statistics confirm workers’ pay in Northern Ireland falling behind both inflation and increase across rest of UK
The latest monthly statistics released by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) confirm that while overall pay for workers in the region has risen, it has fallen behind the rising cost of living, and the increases elsewhere in the UK. Median gross pay for Northern Ireland workers in July was £2,103 compared to…
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Striking workers at Survitec in Dunmurry determined to win an inflation-proof pay increase
Picket lines formed outside Survitec’s site from 6.45 am today in all-out strike by workforce Unite the union members working at Survitec, a manufacturer of marine life-saving equipment, commenced an all-out strike for a cost of living pay increase this morning at 6.45am. Workers have previously rejected a pay offer of 6 percent and are…