Tag: fair pay
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Strike action paused at Allied Bakeries for ballot after company makes improved pay offer
Workforce will now be balloted on new offer by Unite and BFAWU Susan Fitzgerald, Regional Coordinating Officer for Unite, commended Allied Bakeries’ workers on a powerful strike which secured an improved pay offer from bosses. The pay increase will now be taken to the workforce in a ballot which will decide whether it is sufficient…
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Delivery vehicles backed up at Allied Bakeries site on Castlereagh Road as picketing workers stand strong
Huge levels of popular support for workforce in all-out strike action for Fair Pay Susan Fitzgerald, Regional Coordinating Officer for Unite commended both her members and those of the Bakers’ union (BFAWU) who established a powerful picket line at the gates of Allied Bakeries’ Belfast production facility. “Today’s strike action has demonstrated the strength of…
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Engineers at Dundonald International Ice Bowl to be balloted on industrial action in end of May
Industrial action likely to coincide with first Northern Ireland bowling open to be held in Dundonald in twelve years Blame for escalation lies squarely with approach of management in Lisburn & Castlereagh City council in pay equality talks Davy McMurray, Unite Regional Officer responsible for his union’s membership at Dundonald International Ice Bowl has confirmed…
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Department of Health pay announcement is meaningless and delivers nothing to NI healthcare workers
Return to NHS pay parity across all UK nations needed to guarantee integrity and sustainability of NHS services in Northern Ireland Funding for Agenda for Change restructuring must be extended as well as UK-wide pay increase November 22nd: Unite Regional Officer for Health Kevin McAdam has stated that today’s press release from the Department is…
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2018 NISRA Survey of Hours & Earnings confirms Northern Ireland employees work longer for less
Private sector weekly earnings shows less than one percent real terms (RPI) increase primarily a result of statistic distortion caused by minimum wage jump Public sector pay continues to fall in real terms as austerity pay policies bite and absence of functioning government results in income stagnation October 25th: Jackie Pollock, Unite Regional Secretary for…
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Unite welcomes overwhelming acceptance of proposals to revamp the pay structures in the NHS known as ‘Agenda for Change’
Unite lead Officer for the Health Sector in Northern Ireland, Kevin McAdam today welcomed the resounding decision by members across the service in England to accept changes to their terms and conditions that will carry with it a minimum increase of 6.5% pay increase over the next 3 years. In welcoming the deal Mr McAdam…