Tag: NI Housing Executive

Unite confirms further dates for strike action for pay increase by council, education and housing workers in Northern Ireland

Strike action set to continue over a two week period spanning end of April and early May Following on from strike action taken by Unite members at Councils, the Education Authority, NI Housing Executive, Further Education colleges, Schools and youth service, the union has now confirmed a timetable of further strike action. This will take the form…

April 14, 2022
Striking council workers, education workers and housing executive workers hear calls for Stormont to deliver a wage they can live on

On the fourth day of strike action by Unite members across all eleven councils, the NI Housing Executive and Education Authority, members of the union gathered at Stormont to hear demands for urgent action from politicians to reverse their `failure’ and deliver a pay improvement. As Stormont goes into recess, the rally heard that with…

March 24, 2022
Unite members in councils, education authority, Housing Executive and Schools launch first week of strike action to win improved pay

Strike likely to result in significant disruption to council services, housing executive maintenance and school transport Union members will be striking for improved pay at all eleven local Councils, the Education Authority, the NI Housing Executive, North West Regional College, Belfast Metropolitan College, St Columb’s College, South Eastern Regional College, Lumen Christi College and the Northern…

March 21, 2022
Council workers, education and housing executive workers announce first week of strike action for pay justice.

Unite calls on employers to move on pay to avert disruption from strike action set to commence Monday coming [21st March] Industrial action set to proceed at nineteen NJC employers after large majorities of Unite members vote for strike action Unite the union has today (Monday) given notice of pending strike action for a pay increase…

March 14, 2022
Department for Communities must direct Housing Executive to take on management of Regina Coeli House to secure vital support service for vulnerable women

Unite meet with Legion of Mary to clarify their future role in keeping the hostel open Union offers to fund a professional building survey to identify what substantial work is needed, since management committee continue to refuse to share the survey which is being used to justify closure. On Monday, the ‘work-in’ by hostel staff at Regina…

January 30, 2022
Management serve notice to residents at Regina Coeli House terminating their license to occupy rooms

Workers enter ninth day of work-in to keep doors open on Northern Ireland’s sole women-only hostel Online petition backing campaign to save women’s hostel surges past 10,000 signature mark Workers at Regina Coeli House entered their ninth day of maintaining a service for residents despite a threat by management to close the facility. The women residents…

January 19, 2022