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Responsibility for first public transport strike in eight years lies solely with secretary of state

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Public transport funding needed to ensure cost of living pay increase for workforce Workers from Unite, GMB and SIPTU will take 24-hour strike action commencing from 00.01am Friday [1 December] in pursuit of a cost of living pay increase. The strike action … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Albert Hewitt, Davy Thompson, GMB, pay freeze, Public Transport, Sharon Graham, SIPTU, SIPUT, strike, Translink, Unite | Leave a comment

Unite lodges notice of first 24-hour strike action on December 1 by workers at Ulsterbus and Citybus

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Following last week’s ballot of members on Ulsterbus, Metro and Glider services, Unite the union has today notified Translink management that its members are to commence a 24-hour strike from 00.01 on Friday 1 December. Unite is the largest union at … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Albert Hewitt, Citybus, Industrial disputes, Metro, pay freeze, Sharon Graham, Translink, Ulsterbus | Leave a comment

All three frontline public transport trade unions record overwhelming votes for strike action over pay freeze

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Vote raises prospect of bus and rail services in Northern Ireland being brought to a standstill Unions convene discussion with workplace reps to agree schedule of strike action All three leading public transport unions representing frontline public transport workers report … Continue reading →