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Strike action at Newtownards factory to severely impact Lakeland dairies profits
Workers determined to defend £1 pay an hour differential between skilled grades and bare legal minimum Strike will bring production to a standstill Unite the union members working at LE Pritchitt & Co Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lakeland … Continue reading
Growing fears that Stormont financial package provides nothing to resolve pay dispute of low paid school support workers.
Unite warns that if there is nothing on the table for a pay and grading review, further strike action is a certainty. Unite the union has written to finance minister Caoimhe Archibald to clarify whether her £688 million public sector … Continue reading
LE Pritchitt & Co Limited workers in Newtownards to strike in pay dispute
Strike action will paralyse production of manufacturer’s UHT milk products Members of Unite, the union, employed at the Newtownards-based processor of UHT milk products, LE Pritchitt & Company Limited, have voted unanimously for strike action, having rejected a 6.2 per … Continue reading
Education authority workers begin two days of strikes for pay improvement
Workers seek implementation of long delayed pay and grading review to tackle staffing crisis Education workers who are members of Unite will commence a 48 hour strike from midnight [00.01 Thursday 1 February]. The industrial action will involve approximately 800 Unite … Continue reading
Strike action on Translink bus and rail services tomorrow in absence of pay offer
Joint Transport Union press release Bus and rail workers to conduct sixth one-day strike action on 1 February A further three strike dates in February are planned in campaign to secure a cost-of-living pay increase More than 3,000 workers at … Continue reading









