Strike action to proceed at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council as last minute talks collapse after management fail to address workers' pay equality
Joint UNITE, NIPSA, SIPTU and GMB Press Release Members of all four staff trade unions, Unite, GMB, NIPSA and SIPTU, forced into picket lines from 6am tomorrow [Thursday, December 3 rd] In a joint trade union side statement and ahead of the industrial action, workforce representatives laid the blame...
Nearly a quarter of a million workers in Northern Ireland are paid below the real living wage of £9.50 per hour
1 in 4 workers in Northern Ireland paid below £9.50 per hour Nearly a quarter of a million workers in Northern Ireland are paid below the real living wage of £9.50 per hour. This equates to 1 in 4 workers earning poverty pay in Northern Ireland where clearly work does not pay. Commenting on a new...
Workers at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council first day of strike action set for Thursday 3rd December
All four staff trade unions, Unite, GMB, NIPSA and SIPTU, agree first twenty-four hour action to defend pay and conditions In a joint trade union side statement, workforce representatives laid the blame for the 'regrettable' industrial dispute at the feet of council management who had failed to...
Unions call for support for workers affected by latest Covid restrictions
Speaking after the announcement by the NI Executive, ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy commented: "Now that the NI Executive have made a definitive decision regarding additional regulations, coming into effect on the 27 th November 2020, in an effort to stop the rise in Covid 19 infection...
Workers in all four workforce unions vote overwhelmingly for industrial action to defend pay and conditions in Newry, Mourne and Down
Joint UNITE, GMB, NIPSA, SIPTU Press Release Trade unions call for council management to address workers' grievances and avoid unnecessary and serious disruption to vital council services including cleansing and bin collections UNITE, GMB, NIPSA and SIPTU to agree plan for escalation and potential...
Trade Unions call for more support for workers during pandemic
The NI Committee of ICTU today met today and agreed that the health and welfare of workers and their families should be paramount in the minds of NI Executive ministers as it decides the next steps to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. ICTU Assistant General Secretary Owen Reidy stated: "The expertise of...
Trade Union leaders in Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland call for scrapping Internal Market Bill to protect jobs, rights and devolution
JOINT STATEMENT FROM Wales TUC, Scottish TUC & NIC-ICTU The leaders of the three trade union federations in the UK's devolved nations and regions have united to jointly express their firm opposition and serious concern s at the Internal Market Bill making its way through the UK Parliament. The three...
