Tag: Lidl
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Preparations underway for industrial action after Dale Farm Ltd management refuse to address workers’ pay claim
Maintenance workers across three Dale Farm Ltd sites vote 75% in favour of strike action and 80% for industrial action short of strike Unite representatives invite Dale Farm bosses to last ditch negotiations, including through mediation of Labour Relations Agency August 19th: Liam Gallagher, speaking for the union’s membership at Dale Farm, called on management…
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Bosses must remove threat to Moy Park workforce shift premiums to avoid strike ballot
Deep resentment felt over bosses’ attempts to squeeze $50 million ‘savings’ out of Moy Park workers for new owners Pilgrim’s Pride Moy Park struggling to sustain production as more than one thousand leave employment in last six months May 15th: Unite Regional Officer for the agri-food sector in Northern Ireland, Sean McKeever, indicated that there…
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Welcome for Airport Jobs Announcement but Concern over Race to Bottom on Pay
Not only do we have a jobs crisis in this area, we now have a crisis of low pay. February 4th: Responding to the announcement that another 115 jobs are to be created at the International Airport, Unite Officer, Susan Fitzgerald, who has responsibility for membership in the airport expressed her concern over the prevalence…
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Lidl Living Wage concession follows Unite campaign in NI
Jimmy Kelly says Living Wage of €11.50 now recognised as benchmark of decency October 8th: Welcoming the announcement by retail giant Lidl this morning that they will pay the Living Wage of €11.50 per hour to all employees in the Republic, Unite’s Ireland Secretary Jimmy Kelly said the decision is one more indication that the…
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Unite: Lidl ‘Living Wage’ Pay decision – an all-island Fair Pay Victory!
Company u-turn demonstrates power of workers getting organised with Unite Other retailers are now ‘on notice’ – they must match Lidl’s Living Wage policy October 8th: Unite Regional Officer, Susan Fitzgerald, welcomed Lidl’s announcement that it would now include workers in Northern Ireland under an £8.20 an hour ‘Living Wage’ it had previously offered only…
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Lidl dismisses worker after he questions discriminatory pay policy on Facebook
Public opinion strongly backs demand for Pay Equality, local political leaders will write to company’s German headquarters Unite has called a solidarity protest for Pay Equality outside Lidl on High Street, Belfast this Thursday (October 8th) at 5pm October 5th: Unite Regional Officer, Susan Fitzgerald, confirmed that despite union representation, Lidl has dismissed a member…