All posts tagged "Unite the Union"
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1 year ago
Police called to picket line as workers at Co Armagh manufacturing firm go on strike
Workers at Vista Therm, a glass manufacturer based at the Silverwood industrial estate in Lurgan took their first day of strike...
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1 year ago
Workers at Lurgan firm to strike for union recognition and pay increase
Unite the union members, working at the Vista Therm factory based at the Silverwood industrial estate in Lurgan have returned a...
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1 year ago
Education workers to go on strike from next week in protest over pay
Unite the union members working for the Education Authority in Armagh – and across Northern Ireland – have voted overwhelmingly to...
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1 year ago
Warns of ‘sewers exploding into homes and public streets’ as cuts threaten to devastate infrastructure
Unite the union has condemned budget cuts enforced by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Chris Heaton-Harris, after a report...
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2 years ago
Newry Council dispute results in work-to-rule industrial action from Easter Monday
Trade union members at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council are set to begin industrial action on Monday, citing a loss...
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2 years 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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2 years 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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2 years 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...