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Longstanding zero-rate increase policy, not UK-wide pay deal, to blame for financial crisis at Causeway Coast & Glens Borough council
Councillors’ attempts to blame UK-wide pay deal for council’s financial woes are misleading and dishonest Latest pay increase comes after a decade of wage suppression in which hard-pressed Local Government workers’ pay fell by 22 percent in real terms Gareth … Continue reading
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Strike action at Balcas, Enniskillen ends as workforce votes overwhelmingly to accept vastly improved pay offer
Two year pay deal is worth more than one thousand pounds a worker in first year with guaranteed above-inflation pay increase in year two First successful private-sector industrial action in Fermanagh in more than a decade has electrified workers in … Continue reading
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Tagged #Unite4FairPay, Balcas, bonus, Fermanagh, Gareth Scott, low pay, Minimum Wage, poverty pay, strike action
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48 hour strike action at Balcas set to proceed within days as management obstinately refuse workforce pay claim
April 4th: Pickets will be placed on gates of Fermanagh-based woodchip production company from 6am Tuesday [April 9th] Workforce determined to secure decent pay from a business which has benefited hugely from Renewable Heating Initiative scheme Gareth Scott, Unite Regional … Continue reading
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Tagged #Unite4FairPay, Balcas, Balcas Timber, Fermanagh, Gareth Scott, low pay, RHI, strike action, wood chip
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Welcome for decision by Armagh City, Banbridge, Craigavon Borough Council to keep new Craigavon leisure centre in-house
Decision by council reverses earlier decision to outsource leisure services and reflects widespread public opposition to move Unions will remain on guard to ensure that leisure services at Craigavon remain in-house going forward February 26th: There was jubilation among workers … Continue reading
Welcome for announcement that Loganair will take on City of Derry airport contract for London flights
Management must now seek to build on this success to further develop City of Derry as a regional airhub Speaking on behalf of his union’s members in City of Derry airport, Gareth Scott, Regional Officer for Unite welcomed confirmation that … Continue reading
