Tag Archives: GLL
Belfast GLL leisure workers vote for industrial action
Largest council in Northern Ireland has worst pay for leisure workers Industrial action to commence Tuesday 15 July with a work to rule at outsourced leisure centres and gyms Members of Unite and NIPSA employed at Belfast’s municipal leisure centres have … Continue reading
Workers at twelve Belfast leisure centres to be balloted on strike action in pursuit of six percent pay rise
Local political parties asked to bring back municipal leisure services into council management and provide all leisure workers a pay uplift Michael Keenan, Unite Regional Officer confirmed that his union would be balloting its members working for outsourced management company, … Continue reading
Leisure staff march on May Day to demand Belfast City Council take back responsibility for leisure centres
March and rally organised by Unite the union ahead of council debate on motion to bring outsourced leisure services back in-house Union reiterates claims that GLL understaffing has resulted and continues to result in serious health & safety breaches Unite … Continue reading
Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) opens Ballysillan swimming pool shallow with temperature too low for children
Staff members forced to discourage special needs and infant users due to health and safety May fears Unite to raise the latest in a string of health & safety incidents at outsourced Belfast leisure centres with Health and Safety Executive … Continue reading
Strong public support for strike at picket lines on all eleven former Belfast City Council managed leisure centres
Industrial action follows 97% ballot vote by UNITE members to defend right of young and new employees to full pension and to secure safe staffing levels Union official blasts ‘inappropriate’ intervention of Belfast City Council officer briefing against workforce on … Continue reading









