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Public sector workers rally for fair pay and respect on second day of powerful coordinated strike action 

Striking trade union members across health, civil service, PSNI and private sector will rally at Belfast City Hall tomorrow [Friday] When: 12.30pm Friday 22nd September 2023 Where: Belfast City Hall, Belfast The Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions … Continue reading

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Castletroy water treatment plant: Unite raises public procurement concerns

Union writes to Uisce Éireann highlighting Murphy group’s labour rights breaches Union-busting activities cannot be tolerated at any point in supply chain Unite’s legal department has today (Wednesday) written to Uisce Éireann / Irish Water asking them to consider matters … Continue reading

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Latest statistics confirm workers’ pay in Northern Ireland falling behind both inflation and increase across rest of UK

The latest monthly statistics released by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) confirm that while overall pay for workers in the region has risen, it has fallen behind the rising cost of living, and the increases elsewhere in … Continue reading

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Retained firefighters in Tipperary and Waterford to commence two days of strike action tomorrow

Unite leader Susan Fitzgerald will pay solidarity visit to Carrick-on-Suir picket line Union warns LGMA that they don’t get to choose the trade union which represents their workforce Unite the union members working as retained firefighters in Counties Tipperary and … Continue reading

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Tara Mines: Time to talk about public ownership

Government must act now to secure future of Europe’s largest zinc mine June 29th: Unite, which represents craft and staff grades at Tara Mines, today (Thursday) called on the Government to take the mine into public ownership in the absence … Continue reading

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