Tag Archives: Industrial disputes

Industrial Civil Servants, including Workers in Roads Service, Rivers Agency, Forest Service and Strangford Ferry, vote overwhelmingly for strike action in pursuit of pay increase

Posted on March 7, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Unite and GMB members employed in the industrial civil service are set to coordinate action with non-industrial civil service workers in NIPSA Strike ballot occurs alongside existing industrial dispute by roads workers seeking end to productivity pay mechanism  Unite and the GMB … Continue reading →

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Overwhelming 93 per cent vote for industrial action at Cargotec in ‘fake TUPE’ dispute

Posted on February 22, 2023 by unitetheunion

Unite says it is determined to ensure workers’ pay and conditions do not come under attack Action at Dundalk facility set to start on 10 March 22 February: Unite, which represents over 200 workers at the Cargotec (formerly Moffett Engineering) … Continue reading →

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Pending Rathlin Island Ferry Ltd strike suspended after last minute move by management opens process of negotiations

Posted on December 1, 2022 by Unite the union NI

Strike action was due to commence four days a week but has been suspended to allow the company and the Department for Infrastructure to come to an agreed position Ferry workers voted for strike action with a 85 percent majority … Continue reading →

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Sharon Graham says Mid Ulster council workers’ strike action won the day

Posted on August 18, 2022 by Unite the union NI

Pay win secured after workers notified bosses of intent to move to all-out action after conclusion of four week strike The Win: two fully-consolidated pay grade increases and a one off payment of £750 above the bare National pay offer Unite’s … Continue reading →

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Hyster-Yale workforce votes overwhelmingly for industrial action to win living costs pay

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Unite the union NI

Members of Unite the union have voted with a 85.3 percent majority to take strike action in pursuit of cost of living pay increase at Hyster-Yale in Craigavon. The vote signalled the workforce’s rejection as inadequate of a below inflation … Continue reading →

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