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Unite to ballot membership working in Hovis on significantly improved pay offer

Posted on January 22, 2020 by

Shop stewards suspend pending all-out strike action planned to commence Friday after company makes new offer Sean McKeever, Unite Regional Officer, confirmed that his union would be balloting members on a fresh pay offer made by the company’s management in … Continue reading →

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All-out strike for fair pay set to commence at Hovis as workforce votes overwhelmingly for industrial action

Posted on January 20, 2020 by

Pickets for Boucher Road site will go up at one minute past midnight on Friday after 88 percent majority votes for strike action in pursuit of 5.1 percent pay claim Deducting shift premiums, overtime and bonuses, Hovis workers receive a basic … Continue reading →

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Unite ballots healthcare members to secure pay equality, fair treatment for patients and waste on private medicine

Posted on November 17, 2019 by

Strike ballot opens tomorrow after union members’ request to join the industrial action signalled by other health unions Unite will ballot four thousand NHS members including psychologists, speech and language therapists, pathology laboratory staff, community nurses, pharmacists and support staff. … Continue reading →

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Strike action at ABP Meats, Lurgan set to bring production lines to a standstill on Monday [November 4th]

Posted on October 30, 2019 by

First twenty-four hour strike at meat packing factory to commence midnight Monday [November 4th] Overwhelming support for industrial action driven by workers’ concerns over impact on childcare responsibilities Unite Regional Officer Brian Hewitt explained the background to a planned strike action by … Continue reading →

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Delfin English Language School Teachers to hold three-hour work stoppage in Dublin

Posted on September 20, 2019 by

Industrial action at prominent school set for Monday [September 23rd] in dispute over pay and conditions in a sector notorious for its precarious work practices Delfin Language School based on Parnell Square, has refused to recognise and negotiate with representatives … Continue reading →

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