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Unite puts Moy Park management on notice over increased use of minimum wage agency workers

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Chief Executive Janet McCollum refuses to meet with union to address pay concerns and her support for Pilgrim’s Pride takeover Moy Park £41 million profit must be used to end scourge of poverty pay and deliver an inflation-busting pay increase … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, agency working, Craigavon, Diamond Recruitment, Dungannon, Inflation, Janet McCollum, Living Wage, low pay, Moy Park, pay deal, Pilgrim's Pride, Portadown, poverty pay, Sean McKeever | Leave a comment

Latest household income stats confirm work failing to lift workers out of poverty

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Unite the union NI

62% of all Northern Ireland adults in poverty in 2015-16 were living in working households Marginal increase in total incomes in Northern Ireland leaves households lagging far behind rest of UK Jackie Pollock, Deputy Regional Secretary for Unite, said that … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #NINeedsAPayRise, #Unite4FairPay, #Unite4LivingWage, fair pay, Household income, Inflation, Jackie Pollock, Living Wage, low pay, Minimum Wage, pay deal, RPI, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Bombardier’s Belfast workforce overwhelmingly agree multi-annual pay deal

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Unite hopes pay deal will stabilise company’s presence in Northern Ireland and allow for future employment growth June 15th: Davy Thompson, Regional Coordinating Officer for Unite expressed his hopes that the pay deal agreed by the union’s membership will safeguard … Continue reading →

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Breakthrough in Swissport dispute as Unite calls off Christmas strike action

Posted on December 21, 2016 by Unite the union NI

December 21st: A breakthrough on the pay and conditions of baggage handlers, check-in staff and ground crew employed by Swissport has seen Unite, the workers’ union, announce today (Tuesday) that a pre-Christmas strike has been called off. The 48 hour … Continue reading →

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Pre-Christmas 48-hour strike action of cargo and baggage handlers announced for Belfast International and Belfast City Airports

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Swissport workers to commence first two-day strike action from 00.01 December 23rd following 62.5% vote to reject below-inflation pay offer Management must be responsible and make realistic pay offer to avoid severe disruption over holiday period December 16th: Unite Regional … Continue reading →