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Striking council workers, education workers and housing executive workers hear calls for Stormont to deliver a wage they can live on

On the fourth day of strike action by Unite members across all eleven councils, the NI Housing Executive and Education Authority, members of the union gathered at Stormont to hear demands for urgent action from politicians to reverse their `failure’ … Continue reading

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Council workers, education and housing executive workers announce first week of strike action for pay justice.

Unite calls on employers to move on pay to avert disruption from strike action set to commence Monday coming [21st March] Industrial action set to proceed at nineteen NJC employers after large majorities of Unite members vote for strike action Unite … Continue reading

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Unite serves notice of strike ballot of workers at Local Authorities, Education Authority and Housing Executive

Northern Ireland Unite members to vote on industrial action alongside council workers in England and Wales Union urges members to vote yes for 10 percent after strong rejection of employers’ insulting 1.75 percent pay offer Unite today has served notice … Continue reading

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Unite members end dock strikes at Foyle Port after scoring double victory in pay dispute

Striking success of industrial action by Foyle dockers and port workers shows that when workers’ fight, they win! Unite confirmed that its dual strike actions at Foyle Port, involving employees of Londonderry harbour and port commission and Burke Shipping Service, have ended after workers secured a … Continue reading

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Third day of industrial action resumes with Unite members in Burke shipping and Foyle port carrying out simultaneous strikes.

Foyle port workers striking to win a cost of living increase and Burke Shipping workers demand pay parity with other dockers in Foyle and across Northern Ireland.  Despite all-party council vote in support of striking dock workers employers refuse to … Continue reading

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