Tag: pay equality
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Moy Park shamed as Unite reveals Randalstown workers paid ‘scandalous’ £5k a year less
Production down by three-quarters as pickets stand strong Unite workers now on fourth day of strike action at Randalstown plant. Unite has determined that Moy Park is paying its workers there £5,000 a year less than workers at other company sites. Revealing the shocking pay disparity, Unite says that Maintenance Electrical engineers at Moy Park’s Carn…
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Langford Lodge strikes to go ahead as Unite pursues pay rise and action on equal pay scandal
Unite has notified management at Crumlin-based Langford Lodge that their workers will commence a first week of strike action in pursuit of a pay increase from 00.01am on Thursday 26th May. The union also wants the scandal of unequal pay addressed at the company. A significant grouping of women machinists for example are being paid…
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Hovis talks end without success after management fails to deliver pay parity for Northern Ireland workforce
Picket lines to remain in force at Hovis’ Apollo Road site as bread shortages mount across retail outlets in Northern Ireland Unions invite Hovis management continue engagement through Labour Relations Agency with aim of resolving pay dispute Sean McKeever, Regional Officer for Unite confirmed that today’s talks with management which were aimed at ending the…
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Bread shortages in Northern Ireland likely this weekend as Hovis workers confirm all-out strike action to proceed
Management offer of a 3 percent pay increase rejected by workforce reps as it does not deliver on Northern Ireland workforce pay parity with Hovis workers in Great Britain Post-Brexit difficulties in marketplace as a result of red tape barriers to importing bread from Great Britain likely to compounded by protracted halt to production at…
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Workers welcome successful conclusion of industrial dispute Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Management commits to address all workforce concerns in comprehensive agreement to end dispute Any council worker who loses out in the management-trade union led job evaluation process will receive between £500 and £7,500 in compensation Trade unions representing workers at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council issued the following statement concluding their industrial action after…
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Industrial action escalates at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council as mediated talks collapse after management refuse trade union proposal to end dispute
All four staff trade unions, Unite, GMB, NIPSA and SIPTU, warn work-to-rule will result in severe disruption to services hugely dependent on overtime and staff goodwill Councillors vote to back proposal by independent members for trade unions representatives to appear before Policy & Resources committee ahead of fresh pay talks on Friday [January 8th] A…