Tag Archives: strike
Unions warn minister pay deal delay for water workers will lead to strikes
Unite – GMB joint trade union press release NI Water and NI Water Alpha employees in Unite and GMB preparing to take industrial action Trade unions Unite and the GMB have warned finance minister Caoimhe Archibald that she risks a … Continue reading
Glen Dimplex workers in Portadown to begin industrial action
Dispute is a result of proposed site closure, Unite has notified employer of work-to-rule, training and overtime ban The workforce at Glen Dimplex will commence the first phase of industrial action including a work-to-rule from 00.01am on Friday 16 August. The … Continue reading
Armagh residents facing fortnight of bin strikes
Strike action in response to council management ‘hostile environment’ for unions, especially Unite Unite has today notified management at Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough council of two weeks of strike action by Armagh-based waste collection workers from Wednesday 17 July. … Continue reading
Unite warns of prospect of strike by Northern Ireland Fisheries and Harbour Authority workers
Members of Unite who maintain harbours are paid minimum wage by DAERA arms-length body DAERA minister challenged on his department’s status as an accredited Living Wage employer Unite has written to Rural Affairs (DAERA) Andrew Muir to seek an urgent … Continue reading
Northern Ireland school support workers begin strikes over pay and grading
Workers’ presence at Stormont to demand MLAs refuse to support any budget that does not deliver a pay and grading review After six years of failure to implement the review and a staffing crisis, education workers have had enough Over … Continue reading









