All posts tagged "Unite the Union"
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1 year ago
Portadown workers deserve ‘fair slice of pie’ as strike action at Kingspan enters second day
Workers at the Kingspan facility in Portadown are continuing to picket outside the gates as a standoff with company management over...
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1 year ago
Unions in ‘formal dispute’ with ABC Council as new threat of industrial action looms
Trade unions have lodged a formal dispute with Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council on behalf of staff over a...
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1 year ago
Civil service staff set for strike action with pay offer branded ‘insulting and derisory’
Civil service staff across Northern Ireland could be the latest group of workers set for the picket line after a pay...
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2 years ago
Unite ballots 4,000 NI health workers for strike in early 2023
Nearly 4,000 more health and social care workers across Northern Ireland have begun balloting for strike action, Unite the union said today....
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2 years ago
Unite the Union apologises for untrue allegations made against Co Armagh firm’s managing director
Unite the Union has issued an apology for allegations it made against the Managing Director of Portadown-headquartered firm Ulster Carpets. In...
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2 years ago
Council statement ‘real body blow’ but unions say management ‘underestimating’ their resolve
Representatives of the three trade unions at Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council have confirmed they are still keen to...
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2 years ago
Special ABC Council meeting convened with strike action set to enter fifth week
With industrial action in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon borough set to continue into an unprecedented fifth week, an emergency meeting...
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2 years ago
No breakthrough: Unions switch blame for strike to councillors as fourth week looms
Unions have now taken the blame for the strike and placed it firmly at the door of local councillors. Officials from...
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2 years ago
Major disruption forecast as 300 Housing Executive staff confirm four-week strike
Housing Executive are next up in preparing to down tools in protest for better pay. Some 300 Unite members will be...
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2 years ago
ABC Council workers to ballot for further strike action as negotiations ‘break down’
Council workers could be back on strike in the coming weeks after negotiations over pay and conditions broke down, Armagh I...
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2 years ago
Unite strike: Workers ‘taking second jobs’ as pay fails to keep pace with inflation
Workers from the Housing Executive in Portadown are among Unite trade union members who have been out on strike for the...
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2 years ago
Union demands employers ‘deliver real pay improvements’ as second week of strike looms
Union officials have reiterated their assertion that local authorities have the power to resolve the ongoing strike action which is shortly...