Tag: Lisburn
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Workers vote to accept significantly improved pay deal at Creative Composites
Ballot returns 68 percent vote to accept improved offer and end strike after two days. Unite the union members employed at Lisburn-based manufacturer Creative Composites have ended their strike action after two days after workers voted to accept a significantly improved pay offer. The two year deal provides a guaranteed 13 percent pay increase to…
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Workers at Lisburn-based Creative Composites all-out strike action enters second day
Employees at Creative Composites, the Lisburn-based car parts manufacturer, are taking their second day of strike action seeking an inflation proof pay increase. The strike action follows a ballot of workers in which there was unanimity for industrial action, up to an including strike. Unite the union understands that the strike action has effectively shut…
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Workers at Lisburn-based Creative Composites vote unanimously for strike action for pay increase
Unite industrial ballot return at leading UK composite manufacturer was 100% for strike action on a 100% turnout Workers at Creative Composites, the UK’s leading advanced production composite manufacturer based in Lisburn, have voted unanimously on a 100% turnout to take strike action in pursuit of a cost of living pay increase. The ballot was…
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Workers at Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council demand answers on threatened outsourcing of festive lighting
Council workers told decision to outsource was taken at council Development committee meeting of September 2nd without any consultation with representative trade unions Unite the union challenges economic case for outsourcing of Christmas lighting across entire borough to private contractor, after last year’s debacle on costs of lighting Lisburn Kieran Ellison, Regional Officer for Unite confirmed that members of…
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Executive must provide adequate funding for library services across Northern Ireland
Libraries play a vital role giving access to education and personal development as well as acting as hubs for service delivery Proposals to cut opening hours will impact vulnerable, disadvantaged and students most June 19th: Unite Regional Secretary, Jimmy Kelly, called upon Minister Paul Givan to ensure adequate funding is provided to maintain opening hours…
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Strike action at Tata averted as management retain pension scheme
British Steel Pension scheme will now be retained Members of Unite vote 72% to accept management offer July 16th: Unite has confirmed that industrial action at Tata steel has been called off after management reversed course on previous proposals which would have closed the British Steel Pension Scheme. Unite Regional Officer Joanne McWilliams explained: “Tata…