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Public sector pay: Selective leaking of Government submission to PSPC could undermine confidence in process integrity

December 14th: Unite today condemned what it termed “selective leaking of misleading data” from the Government’s submission to the Public Service Pay Commission, which the union said “could undermine confidence in the integrity of PSPC process”. Commenting, Unite Regional Coordinating … Continue reading

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Industrial action suspended at Saica and Smurfit-Kappa to allow for further negotiations on a two-year pay deal

Work-to-rule and strike action suspended for twenty-eight days as management return to negotiations November 24th:  Confirming that unions representing members in Confederation of Paper Industries employers, including Saica and Smurfit-Kappa in Northern Ireland, have decided to suspend industrial action scheduled … Continue reading

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CityJet: Unite defers industrial action on foot of WRC proposal

November 23rd: Unite, which represents pilots working for Dublin-based airline CityJet, this evening announced that it is deferring the strike action scheduled for tomorrow (Thursday) following talks at the Workplace Relations Commission and the subsequent issuing of a proposal which … Continue reading

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Industrial action to proceed at Saica and Smurfit-Kappa in Warrenpoint and Lurgan

Strike action likely to disrupt packaging supplies to Amazon and other suppliers Combined sectoral management blame Brexit for rejecting ‘reasonable’ pay claim November 23rd: Speaking ahead of an overtime ban commencing and a first twenty-four hour strike at packaging companies … Continue reading

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CityJet: Thursday strike set to go ahead if no progress made at WRC

Action first in series of 13 full-day stoppages November 22nd: Unite, which represents pilots working for the Dublin-based airline CityJet, today announced that it has accepted an invitation from the Workplace Relations Commission to attend talks ahead of the strike … Continue reading

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