Tag: picket line
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Delivery vehicles backed up at Allied Bakeries site on Castlereagh Road as picketing workers stand strong
Huge levels of popular support for workforce in all-out strike action for Fair Pay Susan Fitzgerald, Regional Coordinating Officer for Unite commended both her members and those of the Bakers’ union (BFAWU) who established a powerful picket line at the gates of Allied Bakeries’ Belfast production facility. “Today’s strike action has demonstrated the strength of…
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Call for public to back the striking Allied Bakeries workers as pickets set for Castlereagh Road site
All-out strike action to commence at Allied Bakeries from 6am tomorrow Workforce strike action seeks to lift basic pay significantly above minimum wage Susan Fitzgerald, Regional Coordinating Officer called for the public to support workers forced into taking an all-out strike for a fair pay set to commence from 6 am tomorrow. “Over the past…
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Striking Belfast Taxis admin workers receive strong solidarity from Taxi Drivers who join pickets
Belfast Taxi bosses’ fake-news attempt to misrepresent union position on bus lanes falls flat Unite encourages taxi drivers to join the fightback and unionise to secure better pay for themselves March 28th: Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, called on Belfast taxi drivers to join his union on the back of the strength of solidarity they…
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Striking Belfast Taxi admin workers win support of public and solidarity of taxi drivers
All but five of the 160 taxi drivers refuse to cross striking workers’ picket line Belfast Taxis must address fact that some of their lowest paid workers haven’t receive pay increase in years March 14th: Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, responded to the spin of bosses at Belfast Taxis: “Today our members in Belfast Taxis…