Tag: UniteNI

Roads Service workers strike in dispute over productivity-based pay system

Workers concerned that productivity unit bonus leaves workers subject to management victimisation and undermines health and safety Strike action commenced at roads service depots in west yesterday [Monday 3rd July] and due at depots in east from Thursday 6th July July 4th: Roads Service workers in Unite the union have recommenced strike action in their…

July 4, 2023
4,000 Unite NHS members to strike across NI tomorrow

Health and social care workers determined to defend living standards 25 January: Members of Unite, which represents 4,000 health and social care workers across Northern Ireland, will be joining members of other health unions in taking industrial action tomorrow (Thursday 26 January). The strike is a result of the failure to deliver a cost of…

January 25, 2023
New all-island Champions Cup to focus on communities

All sponsorship money to go to local clubs and community events May 9th: Unite today (Thursday) announced its sponsorship of a new ‘Unite the Union Champions Cup’. This three year sponsorship will see a two-legged play off (home and away) between the winners of the Northern Ireland Football League and the League of Ireland in…

May 9, 2019
Unions at Bombardier to consult membership on industrial action as company’s global management announce latest redundancies blow in Northern Ireland

Bombardier announces a further 30-35 compulsory redundancies as part of jobs cull only a day after announcing up to forty voluntary redundancies In response to workforce concerns, a consultative ballot of workforce on strike action has been agreed by Unite and GMB union reps to commence Monday April 29th. April 9th: Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Coordinating…

April 9, 2019
All out strike action by female administrative workers commences at Belfast Taxis

Female workers picket Black Taxis headquarters on King Street after continued management inaction on longstanding pay demands Questions over community interest company bosses’ attitude to women workers with no females on Board, in full-time management staff and only one female driver in a hundred and sixty March 4th: Speaking from the picket line at King…

April 4, 2018
Fujitsu strike action commences with non-unionised workers refusing to cross picket lines

Belfast workers join colleagues across UK for first twenty-four hour Fujitsu strike action against offshoring and compulsory redundancies Workers demand Fujitsu commit to UK workforce, end offshoring and become a fully accredited Living Wage employer February 28th: Unite the union’s Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, congratulated workers at Fujitsu in Belfast for their participation in UK-wide…

February 28, 2017