Tag Archives: Industrial disputes

Unite will make school support staff campaign for a pay and grading review an election issue

Unite leader Sharon Graham visits Northern Ireland school support workers’ picket lines and vows to escalate campaign for improved pay and equality Unite general secretary Sharon Graham committed her union to make an election issue of the campaign of school support workers to secure … Continue reading

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Unite to coordinate on strikes after finance minister fails to deliver pay and grading review

School support staff in Unite prepare to recommence strike action Unite’s members in education have responded with disappointment and anger after being informed by the education minister that the Northern Ireland executive has adopted a budget that fails to provide … Continue reading

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Public transport workers reject inadequate pay increase from Translink

Joint public transport trade union release Trade unions to re-enter negotiations with employer to seek improved deal to resolve dispute Public transport unions Unite, GMB and SIPTU have confirmed that their members have decisively voted to reject as inadequate a … Continue reading

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Translink unions to ballot members on improved pay offer

Planned 72 hour strike action due to commence midnight on Tuesday is suspended by all three trade unions Following an improved pay offer by Translink the three public transport trade unions (Unite, GMB and SIPTU), will suspend the forthcoming strike action … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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