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Huge surge in Northern Ireland potholes reflects more than a decade of underinvestment
Roads Service suffering acute staffing crisis as low-pay undermines recruitment and retention Unite the UK’s leading union has blamed a huge increase in potholes in Northern Ireland on chronic under investment in the Roads Service. Statistics unveiled today have revealed that … Continue reading
Mid Ulster District Council Leisure workers to continue all-out strike for improved coaching payments
Strike by leisure workers continues at both Cookstown and Greenvale Leisure Centres Approximately 30 members of Unite the union employed at both Cookstown Leisure Centre and Greenvale Leisure Centre are taking strike action in demand of improved payments for coaching … Continue reading
Public transport unions to escalate strike action next month
Joint transport unions press release The three public transport trade unions, Unite, GMB and SIPTU, will today (Monday 22 January) notify Translink of further planned strike action on Thursday (1 February). This is the first of a likely four further … Continue reading
Health and Social Care Northern Ireland: Unite survey reveals safe staffing shortages in frontline services, due to low pay crisis
76 per cent of health and social care workers report patient care being compromised or unsafe either regularly or occasionally as a result of staffing shortages Only 21 per cent of health and social care workers did not consider leaving … Continue reading
Unite education authority workers announce eight days of strike action
Workers seek implementation of negotiated pay and grading review to deliver equality and pay improvement In absence of move by secretary of state, education support staff will escalate their action over next three weeks Unite the union has served notice … Continue reading









