Tag: SIPTU
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Transport unions announce fresh Translink strikes
Joint Unite-GMB-SIPTU press release Full responsibility for transport disruption lies with Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris who has engineered a pay crisis seeking to advance a political agenda Translink workers from Unite the union, SIPTU and GMB will take three further days of strike action in the run up to Christmas. A 48-hour strike action…
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Translink workers plan further December strikes in pay dispute
Joint Trade Union press release Transport workers left with no alternative after failure of secretary of state for Northern Ireland Chris Heaton-Harris to intervene and resolve pay dispute Unions challenge secretary of state’s inaction to deliver pay increase given willingness to intervene on other issues Workplace reps and officers from Unite, GMB and SIPTU met…
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Responsibility for first public transport strike in eight years lies solely with secretary of state
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 will affect bus and rail services across Northern Ireland and the action by members of…
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All three frontline public transport trade unions record overwhelming votes for strike action over pay freeze
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 large majorities for strike action and action short of strike action among Translink employees responding…
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Unions demand urgent meeting with Secretary of State in campaign for a pay increase for bus and rail workers
Joint Unite-GMB-SIPTU News Release DfI permanent secretary tells trade unions that inadequate budget leaves him unable to properly fund public transport Unite, GMB and SIPTU members working in Translink continue to vote in unprecedented coordinated industrial ballot A delegation of Translink workplace reps and union officers from Unite, GMB and SIPTU met with the permanent…
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Unite, GMB and SIPTU to proceed with coordinated industrial ballots of passenger transport workforces over zero percent pay offer
Joint Transport Trade Union side press release Representatives and officials of three trade unions representing frontline bus and rail workers met yesterday and agreed unanimously to proceed with an industrial ballot, including for action up to and including strike, of their members over pay. All three unions will ballot their members working in Ulsterbus, Metro…