The strike by the union's approximately 300 members working at the agency is due to commence on September 5 th and will remain in place for four weeks. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:Unites members have voted overwhelmingly for strike action and rejected the governments derisory pay offer, which is a real terms pay cut. Northern Ireland representative Kevin McAdam said 87% of Unite's members had rejected. It has a responsibility to treat this workforce with dignity and respect. Unite's Northern Ireland Officer Gareth Scott said employers were to blame for the resumption of strike action. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:Unites members overwhelmingvotefor strike actionsignals their determination tosecurea cost of living pay increase and safe staffing for patients. Northern Ireland has a policy of pay parity with England HSC workers covered by the Agenda for Change framework," the department said. Paramedics, nurses and hospital staff on strike, Majority of NI teachers to hold half-day strike, Ambulance staff announce new strike dates, Students join staff on university picket line, Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. The strike follows ballot across all five health trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service which returned an average 87 per cent vote in favour of strike action. They also have to keep members' morale up and the public on board. Unites lead regional officer for health in Northern Ireland, Kevin McAdam, said: Nobody should be in any doubt regarding our members determination to defend their living standards amid an unprecedented cost of living crisis.. Thousands of health and education workers are on strike in Northern Ireland today. "This time it's about defending the fundamentals of the health service and unfortunately that means taking industrial action to get the message across," he added. As with all health service strikes, Unites members will be providing emergency cover during the period of the strike. Valheim . Strike action: What do rail workers, nurses and others want? The PM and ministers have been missing in actionbut it istheirjob to ensure that NHS bosses make a realistic offer to the workers who keep our health and social care services running. More than 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland have begun a one-day strike as part of a pay dispute. 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But it added that it fully understood the frustration of staff who continued to work in extremely challenging circumstances. Change). The NASUWT has been calling for a 12% increase in salaries, following deadlock over a pay deal for the past year. It is the second day of regional walkouts by the National Education Union (NEU) after teachers took strike action in the north of England on Monday. N. egotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol are "inching towards conclusion", the Irish Taoiseach has indicated. The industrial action in Northern Ireland involves over 4,000 workers employed across the health and social care sector including ambulance workers. Staff at the plant are seeking a 13.4% wage increase. It is now clear that this bonus scheme is broken beyond repair and Managements refusal to integrate this productivity mechanism into payscales has left the workforce with no alternative but to take strike action. Ambulance staff includes paramedics, call handlers and support workers. Anne Speed, Unison NIs head of bargaining and representation, added: Members would prefer to be at work on February 21, but when you have had no response from any quarter to their just demand for protection against inflation, health workers justifiably believe they have once again to raise their voices. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said that prime minister Rishi Sunak needs to show leadership: If proof were needed of the determination of NHS workers to fight for a better deal its here in the 87 per cent vote recorded in the Trusts in Northern Ireland. "Trust workers have been forced to resort to food banks and take on additional shifts/second jobs," the union said in a statement. Without a Stormont executive and extra money in the education budget it's hard to see how the teachers' pay dispute can be resolved. The company can well afford to increase the pay of these workers to provide some protection from the surge in inflation. The industrial action follows a ballot of Unite members which returned a 95.30 percent vote for strike. 4000 members of Unite the union will join strike action tomorrow (Tuesday) at health and social care workplaces, across Northern Ireland. He said that ambulance staff will be among those taking part in the strike. Members in Northern Ireland, like their colleagues elsewhere, deserve a fair increase paid quickly." Learn more. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Thursday's strike is for 24 hours as opposed to 12 which will have place more strain on patients and management. In a show of solidarity for striking education workers, health workers will take part in a march to Belfast City Hall and at other rallies across Northern Ireland. More than two hundreds Unite members employed by the Roads Service of Northern Ireland will be joining with colleagues in the GMB in taking strike action for a week commencing Monday 27th February. "We're not going to be down the same track again in another three or four years' time," he said. "I have a warning for the government, we're not finished, we're not going anywhere, we have just started," she added. Unite the union has confirmed that its members working across the health and social care sector in Northern Ireland will be participating in an industrial campaign involving all health trade unions after they voted overwhelmingly for strike action in pursuit of a cost of living pay increase. Unite today has served notice of a ballot of its members in Northern Ireland's councils, the Education Authority and Housing Executive on strike action in pursuit of a 10 percent pay increase. Sign Up here . This action's for them, not just us.". Roads Service workers pay is dependent on a productivity-based payment which is subject to the determination of managers. BEST. As we approach February, unions, including teaching unions, are planning a joint hit. Workers at Newry, Mourne & Down District Council prepare to return to industrial action for fairtreatment. Mr McAdam, Unite's Northern Ireland representative, said: "We felt it was really important to move the dates to the 21st (February) to coincide with teachers to demonstrate that there are two important things in life, one is health and the other is education.". Workers at the Royal Victoria hospital went on strike in January, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. The strike was ended after staff accepted an 8% pay increase. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck a deal with the European Union on post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland on Monday, saying it would pave the way for a new chapter in London's relationship with the bloc. Road Workers demand productivity payment be integrated into payscales to remove potential mechanism for pay victimization. Bread supplies across Northern Ireland are likely to be affected by planned industrial action, a union has warned. 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Teachers and school leaders in Northern Ireland went on strike for 12 hours last week as part of their pay dispute and teachers in the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and NASUWT unions will also start a wave of national strikes on Tuesday. Sunak makes a House of Commons statement setting out the UK-EU agreement. Read about our approach to external linking. Teachers from across four different unions are due to strike tomorrow in Northern Ireland after 66% of NEU teacher members voted to join the action. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Read about our approach to external linking. The University and College Union (UCU) has said that strike action has been "paused". "This is the only way we can get our message through to government regionally and nationally.". Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. This vote was carried unanimously in both venues and must be seen as message to those in a position of influence, that this type of leader who cannot, or will not, honour negotiated agreements is not acceptable to our members or their staff. Finland's Transport Workers' Union AKT said wage negotiations chaired by the national conciliator would continue on Monday to try and avoid an expansion of strike action scheduled for Wednesday. Health workers to get recommended pay award, Ambulance waits of 24 hours as pressure mounts, NI nurses take part in second day of strike action, Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Deirdre Murphy, a staff nurse at Daisy Hill hospital in Newry, County Down, said the health service is "not on its knees, it's flat on the ground". The Department of Health said it fully understood the frustration of staff but there was no scope for resolution at local level. The Unite union, which represents workers at the bakery, said the strike would shut down bread production if talks with Hovis management were unsuccessful. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Hope or Austerity: A Road Map for a Better Fairer Ireland after the Pandemic, Available from all good bookshops or online from www.theliffeypress.com, Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Overwhelming 93 per cent vote for industrial action at Cargotec in fake TUPEdispute, Thousands of Unite health members to join Northern Ireland-wide strike in demand for fair wages and safestaffing. In England and Wales, ambulance workers are to join nurses in taking strike action on 6 February in what will be the biggest NHS walkout in this dispute. Hovis has previously said its Belfast operation produces 35% of all bread sold in Northern Ireland. Kevin McAdam from Unite said members will now walk out on 21 February, the same day the majority of teachers will hold a half-day strike. The announcement comes as talks as discussion with the UK health secretary failed to make any progress on the 2022/23 pay claim. Workers in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have lost trust and confidence in the NDMDC Chief Executive Marie Ward, and are commencing a new ballot for refreshed industrial action, up to and including strike action, after management at the Council have neglected to honour a deal agreed in 2022. Anne Speed, from Unison, said the dispute was about more than pay. Unites members will be joining striking health workers from other health trade unions in marches to Belfast City Hall and other rallies across Northern Ireland in a show of solidarity for striking education workers. "Given that policy position, the absence of ministers and current budgetary realities, there is no scope for a resolution at local level. Schools across Wales will shut again this Thursday when . It is understood union representatives are to meet the Department of Education later this week for further talks. The statement added: "The industrial dispute is a national dispute which is only resolvable at national level. While Stormont remains in limbo, she said that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his ministers were missing in action and called on them to make a realistic pay offer. Members of multiple trade unions were present at Belfast City Hall on Tuesday morning, Health workers Orlaigh Sewell (left) and Lisa Heaney (middle) gathered outside Belfast City Hall, In Omagh, workers gathered outside the courthouse as strikes continue, Teaching staff across Northern Ireland walked out until midday, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. In Northern Ireland teachers were offered a 3.2% rise spread over two years from 2021 to 2023. Edel McInerney, vice president of the NEU Northern Ireland, said: "It's been such a paltry sum that's been offered that actually in fact it's a pay cut that they're offering us, not a pay deal - we're looking for fair pay. BBC First ballot results. Her school, along with many others, opened from 12.00 GMT, to allow children to access free school meals. For media enquiries ONLY please contact Unite senior communications officer Barckley Sumner on 07802 329235 or 0203 371 2067. An estimated 200,000 teachers in England and Wales will take part in three days of industrial action as their dispute over pay continues. Some large retailers reported small supply issues at the time, but other suppliers stepped in to cover gaps in provision. NUJ members working for BBC England have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action. Unite the union announced six new strikes for ambulance workers over the next two months More days of strikes by ambulance workers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have been announced. In Northern Ireland many teachers were offered 3.2% for 2021/22 and 2022/23. "Our aim is to disrupt the administration of the service, not to disrupt the patients but obviously it will impact to some extent," he said. Strike at Belfast Hovis bakery enters fifth day, Human error to blame for train crash - Greek PM, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 92 per cent voted in favour of action short of strike, 8 per cent voted against action short of strike. Read about our approach to external linking. Comment. Health visitor Lisa Heaney added: "There's more demands, there's more support needed for the families we're going out to visit and we don't have the staff to facilitate that.". The company has managed to maintain profitability throughout and its profits for 2021 have been boosted through what they deemed a bargain purchase of assets which raised the groups headline (pre-tax) profits for the 14 months to the end of 2021 to 47.3 million. Unison, Nipsa and GMB members last took part in a one-day strike in December. Pickets will be established at the following eleven depots: Ballykeel Roads Depot, 190 Larne Link Road, Ballymena; Woodburn Roads Depot, 1a Crescent Road, Derry/LDerry; County Hall, Drumragh Avenue, Omagh; Silverhill Roads Depot, 53a Shore Road, Enniskillen; Carn Roads Depot, Carn Road, Carn Industrial Estate, Portadown; Armagh Roads Depot, 44 Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon; Newry Roads Depot, Springhill Drive, Carnbane Industrial Estate, Newry; Sprucefield Roads Depot, Sprucefield Roundabout, Lisburn; Airport Road Roads Depot, Airport Road, Belfast; Bangor Roads Depot, 72 Balloo Road, Bangor; Sandyknowes Roads Depot, 543 Antrim Road, Newtownabbey. News Sport Finance Cargotec is a successful multinational, generating over 4 billion in revenue during 2022. ", Health staff set dates for action over pay dispute. This union will not accept any attempt to undermine our members terms and conditions now or in the future. The workers seek changes to their terms and conditions meaning the integration of a productivity bonus into their payscales. It said management remained committed to reaching a resolution that ensured teachers were fairly remunerated. Unite has notified the employer that continuous (that is all-out) strike action will commence this Sunday 5th March with strike pickets going up at the Bakery at 6am that morning. Brooke Davies Tuesday 28 Feb 2023 12:01 am. The government has already awarded a 1,400 pay increase for health workers for 2022/23, but unions have roundly criticised this for being far below the rate of inflation. (LogOut/ Workers at the Hovis factory in South Belfast are set to . Trade publication Deadline reported the strikes could coincide with the King's Coronation. The strike action by industrial staff who work on the roads network is due to commence on Monday (27 February). Action by Unite members continues in Northern Ireland. Union ballots pharmacists in Northern Ireland on strike action for the . Unite members across all five health trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service returned an . In December, Unite members voted with an average 87 percent majority across all five health trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service for strike action. Workers of Unite the union have voted by over 95% for strike action in pursuit of a cost of living pay increase at Hovis, the leading Belfast Bakery. Under trade union law, emergency cover will still be provided and staff can leave the picket lines to attend. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:Unites members overwhelmingvotefor strike actionsignals their determination tosecurea cost of living pay increase and safe staffing for patients. In Scotland, teachers rejected a 5% increase and a subsequent offer of up to 6.85%. RMT union members voted to strike after their demand for a 7% pay rise was rejected in favour of a 3% offer, and an initial three days of industrial action were scheduled for 21, 23 and 25 June, with further disruption taking place in July and August, and over the following autumn and winter. Some staff at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and Ulster University (UU) will also strike on 21 February in a dispute over pay. unions said this would not settle the dispute as it was lower than inflation. Teachers in the Midlands and eastern regions of England begun strike action on 1 March in a long-running dispute over pay. Colin Quinn from Downshire psychiatric hospital in Downpatrick, County Down, said "something needs to be done" to help healthcare workers affected by the cost-of-living crisis. Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. "Our aim is to disrupt the administration of the service, not to disrupt the patients but obviously it will impact to some extent," Mr McAdam said. TENS of thousands of teachers launched three days of strike action today in their continuing battle for fair pay and funding for schools. Roads Service workers pay is dependent on a productivity-based payment which is subject to the determination of managers. 3 min. While workers have watched their disposable incomes collapse with the surge in inflation, Hovis has enjoyed bumper sales during the Covid pandemic and in its aftermath. Workers at Newry, Mourne & Down District Council prepare to return to industrial action for fairtreatment. In January, more than 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland took part in a one-day strike. The Department of Education has pointed out that the education budget is under real pressure. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. would not settle the dispute as it was lower than inflation. "If we don't take a stand we wont have a health service. Action by RMT and Aslef unions over pensions and staffing will hit service on day of budget Tube workers in the RMT union will strike on 15 March, joining Aslef in a 24-hour stoppage that will . Two waves of strike action already taken place in Northern Ireland so far, with strikes in December including members of the Royal College of Nursing. The strike is a result of the failure to deliver a cost of living pay increase. Road Workers demand productivity payment be integrated into payscales to remove potential mechanism for pay victimization. The move from Unite, Unison and Nipsa members, will involve some nurses, ambulance and hospital support staff. Roads Service maintenance workers in Unite commence one week strikeaction. 27 Feb 2023 10:54:04 Teachers in Northern Ireland are at "breaking point", a leading trade union official has said. "This time we're fighting this out to the point where we get decent pay, decent mileage and staffing we need for the health service.". Change). A NIAS spokesman said the service had talked to unions to identify what services would be exempt from strike action so the most clinically urgent patients could still be seen. Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham pledged her unions full support for the Roads Service workers: No worker should be subject to bullying and harassment in their place of work. (LogOut/ Unite confirms all out strike action will commence at Belfast Bakery from 6am on Sunday, March 5 Unites health and social care members will picket at hospitals across NIfrom 07:00hours. Four teaching unions took part in a half-day strike over pay - their first walkout in six years - with most schools closed until midday. STRIKE action by health workers in Northern Ireland has been moved to next week to coincide with industrial action with teachers. 4000 Unite members to strike on 26 January, February 16 ,17 and 23, 24. Turnover rose 8 percent in 2020 and rose marginally further in 2021 to 361.2 million. The responsibility for the impact of this strike resides with the intransigence of management.. A further day of strike action will now take place on March 16. However, he said challenges were expected on Thursday and the NIAS would maintain the safety of patients with the greatest needs. Special school transport faces strike disruption "These employers need to. Change). Roads Service maintenance workers out on the picket lines across Northern Ireland this morning as a week of strike action commences! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). "I'm pleased to report that we have now made a decisive breakthrough," Sunak said . 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