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Unite union chief heralds Mid Ulster council workers’ pay victory

Unite’s General Secretary Sharon Graham congratulated members of her union at Mid Ulster District Council on winning a decisive victory on pay. After weeks of strike action, a deal involving two pay point increases and a one-off £750 lump sum above ...

18 Aug 2022 at 14:33

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Mid Ulster Council and trade unions conclude discussions around pay offer

Mid Ulster District Council and Trade Unions (GMB, NIPSA and Unite) have successfully concluded discussions around a local pay offer. As a result of the collective discussions with all three unions, GMB and NIPSA will now recommend the offer to ...

17 Aug 2022 at 20:33

Scotland

New pay offer planned for council employees as strikes loom

Council leaders will make a new pay offer to workers as the threat of strike action looms. GMB Scotland and Unison said local authority employees across the country will strike across the country in two four-day stoppages over the next month ...

12 Aug 2022 at 18:01

Scotland

Waste workers plan four-day strikes in pay row

The threat of waste and recycling worker strikes across Scotland has intensified after unions announced eight more days of action. GMB Scotland and Unison said members in local authorities across the country will strike in two four-day ...

12 Aug 2022 at 12:34

Derry News

Harkin: Political establishment has forced Council workers into taking strike action

People Before Profit's Shaun Harkin has blasted the “political establishment” for the latest round of Council strikes set to hit Derry and North next week. Unite the Union members across local councils and in the education and housing ...

19 Apr 2022 at 17:33

Union unveils action figures to highlight importance of public sector workers

A leading trade union has commissioned realistic action figures to highlight how important public sector workers are to their communities. Unison said care workers, school crossing wardens, librarians and refuse workers are among the ...

18 May 2023 at 00:01

Support staff at 10 councils vote to strike in pay row

Support staff at schools and nurseries across almost a third of Scotland’s local authorities have voted to strike in a pay dispute. GMB Scotland members in cleaning, janitorial, catering and pupil support in 10 councils across the ...

01 Aug 2023 at 15:06

Council and school support staff begin voting on strike action over pay

More than a third of a million council and school support staff across England and Wales will start voting on Tuesday on whether to strike over pay. Unison said an offer of a flat rate £1,925 was “nowhere near” enough to meet ...

23 May 2023 at 00:01

Local News

Mayor launches Worker’s Rights and Social Justice Programme in Derry

The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council has launched an exciting series of empowering and educational events to celebrate this year’s Workers Rights and Social Justice Programme, taking place from Thursday, ...

17 Apr 2024 at 17:33

Derry News

Council workers union in pay negotiations with threat of month long strike

Council union representatives are currently in negotiations with Council in a bid to come to an agreement regarding their pay. If an agreement is not met, Council workers will strike for four weeks. The council workers ...

04 Jul 2022 at 19:33

Union warns of summer strikes by council staff in Scotland without new pay offer

Union bosses have warned they are moving “full steam ahead” for a possible summer strike as they rejected a “derisory” pay offer made to council workers across Scotland. Unite said on Friday it had “rejected outright” ...

24 May 2024 at 16:13

Unions warn of ‘stinking summer’ but Swinney is keen to avoid council strikes

John Swinney keen to avoid strike action as union warns of ‘stinking summer’

First Minister John Swinney has insisted he is keen to see the council workers’ pay dispute resolved – after two more unions rejected the latest offer and warned the country could be facing a “stinking summer” with ...

22 Jul 2024 at 18:39

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