"We're not going to be down the same track again in another three or four years' time," he said. But unions said that due to changes in pay scales many teachers would get less than 3.2%. Workers of Unite the union have voted by a margin of more than 95 percent for strike action in pursuit of a cost of living pay increase at Hovis, the leading Belfast Bakery. 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. Lead regional officer for roads service workers Gareth Scott explained the context for the strike: Our members in Roads Service are dependent on the allocation of productivity-based duties in order to make bonus, which leaves them subject to potentially less favourable treatment from managers. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Our members are seeing the NHS eroded before their eyes and patients lives are being placed at risk due to chronic underfunding. "I have a warning for the government, we're not finished, we're not going anywhere, we have just started," she added. The company can well afford to increase the pay of these workers to provide some protection from the surge in inflation. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Teachers on demo march after members of the National Education Union stage their first day of strike action over pay and conditions. Road Workers demand productivity payment be integrated into payscales to remove potential mechanism for pay victimization. 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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Explosive found in check-in luggage at US airport, Fungus case forces Jack Daniels to halt construction, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, West Africans to leave Tunisia after race row, Dozens of girls treated after new Iran poisonings, Fire knocks out half of Argentina's power grid. "There are no negotiations in Northern Ireland, there's no-one to talk to. "Our members are not prepared to stand by while their pay packets shrink and their living costs rise," he said. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 4000 members of Unite the union will join strike action tomorrow (Tuesday) at health and social care workplaces, across Northern Ireland. This is the only way we can get our message through to government regionally and nationally.". When are the next strikes and what pay do workers want? 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. HOT. Sunak and von der Leyen sign the Northern Ireland Protocol deal. Road Workers demand productivity payment be integrated into payscales to remove potential mechanism for pay victimization. 3 min. Unite confirms all out strike action will commence at Belfast Bakery from 6am on Sunday, March 5 Teachers in Northern Ireland are at "breaking point", a leading trade union official has said. In the absence of action to address our members pay claim, we have been left with no alternative but to notify employers of strike action.. 24H. Subsequent strike dates which Unite has notified to employers are February 16 and 17, and February 23 and 24. 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. Workers, including ambulance service workers, are fighting for a fair pay rise and urgent action to avert an ` existential crisis' in the service. 2023 BBC. Northern Ireland subreddit. Unite members across all five health trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service returned an average 87 per cent vote in favour of strike action. The Unite Union, which represents around 4,000 health workers, had planned 48 hours of strike for today and tomorrow as well as on February 23 and 24. 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 lead representative for the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) Norman Cunningham said stalemate at Stormont is not helping to resolve the issues. The announcement comes as talks as discussion with the UK health secretary failed to make any progress on the 2022/23 pay claim. 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. Workers, including ambulance service workers, are fighting for a fair pay rise and urgent action to avert an `existential crisisin the service. To give some background, Council workers from all four unions took part in a number of successful industrial action campaigns in 2021 and 2022. In Northern Ireland, around 4,000 NHS workers in the Unite union have planned two 48-hour strikes on February 16-17 and 23-24. 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. "I'm pleased to report that we have now made a decisive breakthrough," Sunak said . As a result, there will be a reduced level . In Scotland, teachers rejected a 5% increase and a subsequent offer of up to 6.85%. 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. In January, 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland, including ambulance staff and nurses, took part in a one-day strike as part of a dispute over pay. Union warns strike is likely to impact bread supplies on shelves across Northern Ireland. 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. THOUSANDS of health workers will once again join picket lines tomorrow over an existential crisis facing the NHS. "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 action by health workers in Northern Ireland has been moved to next week to coincide with industrial action with teachers. Commenting, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: Cargotecs success is due to the commitment and expertise of its workforce in Dundalk and elsewhere. "We want safe staffing levels because one nurse can not do the job of three people, it is totally unsafe," she said. (LogOut/ 12 weeks for 12. Credit: PA Images UNISON's health. 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. In the absence of a new pay offer, a further day of strike action has now been planned on March 16. This union will not accept any attempt to undermine our members terms and conditions now or in the future. 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. Teachers in Northern Ireland from four different unions are planning a half-day strike tomorrow after concerns over teacher pay. Without a Stormont executive and extra money in the education budget it's hard to see how the teachers' pay dispute can be resolved. Trusts have been in contact with patients who will be affected and further details are available on trusts' websites. Change). 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. Union warns strike is likely to impact bread supplies on shelves across Northern Ireland. Union ballots pharmacists in Northern Ireland on strike action for the . "They're stripping it down piece by piece," Orlaigh explained. The pay offer would mean another real terms pay cut and comes after eleven years of pay freezes. In Northern Ireland teachers were offered a 3.2% rise spread over two years from 2021 to 2023. These strikes are being taken as an absolute last resort. News Sport Finance At Belfast City Hall, teacher Emer Bloomer described the strike as a "show of solidarity". The College's work includes raising awareness of the impact of low incomes on health outcomes but bosses have imposed a 2.5 per cent pay increase on its own staff which is a significant . Ambulance workers will be among those returning to the picket lines over pay demands and safer staffing levels. . Turnover rose 8 percent in 2020 and rose marginally further in 2021 to 361.2 million. In the recent year roads workers at some hubs have taken strike action over allegations of bullying and harassment and are now seeking to close down a mechanism which potentially leaves them subject to victimization by managers. Mr Mulholland said meetings had been held between management and trade unions to ensure "life and limb" was protected during strike action and called on politicians to invest more money in healthcare services. Healthcare in Northern Ireland, Scottish airports and some UK government services will all be affected by strike action today (Picture: Metro.co.uk) Today's another busy day of strikes, with ambulance drivers and civil servants among those picketing over pay and working conditions. Their action on 15 March, which is budget day, is likely to coincide with a strike by PCS union members in the civil service and other public sector workers, taking the number of civil servants . With chronic low pay making it impossible torecruit and retainessentialhealth workers, the health service in Northern Ireland is facing an existential crisis. Northern Ireland has a policy of pay parity with England HSC workers covered by the Agenda for Change framework.". "This might be a short term pain but we need to make sure these services are protected for the public. 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. National Education Union (NEU) members mobilised on picket lines and in regional protests and rallies in northern England while Education Institute of Scotland (EIS) and NASUWT members struck in Scotland. TENS of thousands of teachers launched three days of strike action today in their continuing battle for fair pay and funding for schools. In Northern Ireland many teachers were offered 3.2% for 2021/22 and 2022/23. 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.. As we approach February, unions, including teaching unions, are planning a joint hit. Members of Unite employed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) are preparing for strike action in a dispute over "pitiful pay.". It is understood union representatives are to meet the Department of Education later this week for further talks. (LogOut/ BBC First ballot results. 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. STRIKE action by health workers in Northern Ireland has been moved to next week to coincide with industrial action with teachers. Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. More than 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland have begun a one-day strike as part of a pay dispute. The NASUWT has been calling for a 12% increase in salaries, following deadlock over a pay deal for the past year. The dispute follows the companys refusal to engage meaningfully at the Workplace Relations Commission and the Labour Court regarding their proposal to transfer workers under what Unite describes as a fake TUPE, meaning established jobs, pay and conditions could come under future attack. Our members will be joining members of other health trade unions on the picket lines tomorrow, and Unite has already notified employers that we will also be taking action on 16, 17, 23 and 24 February. "At the end of the day, it has to be safe for patients". VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, How fake copyright complaints are muzzling journalists, How 10% of Nigerian registered voters delivered victory, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Unite represents 4,000 workers across the health and social care trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). Thursday's strike is for 24 hours as opposed to 12 which will have place more strain on patients and management. Members in Northern Ireland, like their colleagues elsewhere, deserve a fair increase paid quickly." Learn more. Change). Action by Unite members continues 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. They appealed to the public to only call in life-threatening emergencies. Unions are pacing themselves they know they are in for the long haul. (LogOut/ Teachers, civil servants, driving examiners and Amazon workers are all taking strike action (Picture: Metro.co.uk . Striking healthcare workers say they are underpaid and their departments do not have enough staff. "The Department of Education and employers must bring forward a substantially improved pay offer if they want to see an end to this dispute.". 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". 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). UK and European Union seal a deal to resolve post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland. 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Standing alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a news conference in Windsor, Sunak said the two sides . 4000 members of Unite the union will join strike action tomorrow (Tuesday) at health and social care workplaces, across Northern Ireland. 4000 Unite members to strike on 26 January, February 16 ,17 and 23, 24. Mr McKeever said workers' disposable income was being "eaten up by food inflation", adding that some Hovis employees had been forced to use foodbanks. VideoAt the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece, Havana Syndrome unlikely to have hostile cause - US, How 10% of Nigerian registered voters delivered victory, Sake brewers toast big rise in global sales, The Indian-American CEO who wants to be US president, Blackpink lead top stars back on the road in Asia, Exploring the rigging claims in Nigeria's elections, 'Wales is in England' gaffe sparks TikToker's trip. Teachers in the Midlands and eastern regions of England begun strike action on 1 March in a long-running dispute over pay. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Bread supplies across Northern Ireland are likely to be affected by planned industrial action, a union has warned. Health workers in the Nipsa and Unison trade unions will also be taking part in. 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. 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. 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. In the recent year roads workers at some hubs have taken strike action over allegations of bullying and harassment and are now seeking to close down a mechanism which potentially leaves them subject to victimization by managers. Read about our approach to external linking. Four teaching unions took part in a half-day strike over pay - their first walkout in six . From 7am, around 4,000 members of Unite including ambulance workers will strike over pay and staffing levels. Workers of Unite the union have voted by a margin of more than 95 percent for strike action in pursuit of a cost of living pay increase at Hovis, the leading Belfast Bakery. While strike action to date has hit a nerve - they know future action will have to cause a lot more pain. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Workers at Newry, Mourne & Down District Council prepare to return to industrial action for fairtreatment. From 7am, around 4,000 members of Unite including ambulance workers will strike over pay and staffing levels. Required fields are marked *. 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. But the statement said negotiations were taking place at a time of growing and unprecedented financial pressures within the education sector. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. "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.". 25 January: Members of Unite, which represents 4,000 health and social care workers across Northern Ireland, will be joining members of other health unions in taking industrial action tomorrow (Thursday 26 January). Read about our approach to external linking. The statement added: "The industrial dispute is a national dispute which is only resolvable at national level. Change). Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Emergency cover will still be in place during the strikes, meaning paramedics will be able to leave to cover the most serious calls. Border Force staff are also striking at the ports of Calais, Dunkirk and Dover and at the Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal, with . 22 February: Unite, which represents over 200 workers at the Cargotec (formerly Moffett Engineering) facility in Dundalk, today (Tuesday) announced that a ballot of members had returned an overwhelming 93 per cent vote in favour of industrial action, starting with a one-day stoppage on 10 March. Unites health and social care members will picket at hospitals across NIfrom 07:00hours. There's no health minister. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 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Workers at the Royal Victoria hospital went on strike in January, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Unite members across all five health trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service returned an . Roads Service workers pay is dependent on a productivity-based payment which is subject to the determination of managers. The Unite union, which represents workers at the bakery, said the strike would shut down bread production if talks with Hovis management were unsuccessful. Thousands of health and education workers are on strike in Northern Ireland today. "If we don't take a stand we wont have a health service. "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. the majority of teachers will hold a half-day strike. "All unions are uniting to say none of us are happy at the minute, it can't continue like this and something has to be done," she added. 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. Unites Northern Ireland officer, Kevin McAdam, told the BBC: "We felt it was really important to move the dates to the (February 21) to coincide with teachers to demonstrate that there are two important things in life, one is health and the other is education.". In January, more than 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland took part in a one-day strike. 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 . As with all health service strikes, Unites members will be providing emergency cover during the period of the strike. Successful negotiations between the government and trade unions will be key to their resolution. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak struck a new 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 . Workers were told they would get a 2022-23 pay award of 1,400, but unions said this would not settle the dispute as it was lower than inflation. On Tuesday, the union said its members working for BBC England had backed industrial action over the proposals, with 83% voting in favour of strikes, and 92% voting in support of action short of a strike, with a 69% turnout rate. Budget day coverage to be hit by BBC strike. Unite has notified management of a series of dates for a campaign of industrial action at Caterpillar in Northern Ireland. The strike action by industrial staff who work on the roads network is due to commence on Monday (27 February). 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The strike action by members of the Unte trade union had a varied impact across Northern Ireland's 11 local councils, with some reporting all services up-and-running while others were forced to . They mustget on and do so without delay., 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, Hovis workforce votes overwhelmingly for industrial action in pursuit of cost of living payincrease. The industrial action follows a ballot of Unite members which returned a 95.30 percent vote for strike. Roads Service maintenance workers in Unite commence one week strikeaction. Workers, including ambulance service workers, are fighting for a fair pay rise and urgent action to avert an ` existential crisis' in the service. Thousands of education and health workers in Northern Ireland have taken part in strike action on Tuesday. Over the past year NHS staff, rail workers, teachers, postmen and others have all taken strike action demanding better pay and conditions amid the cost-of-living crisis. Staff at the plant are seeking a 13.4% wage increase. Unite says it is determined to ensure workers pay and conditions do not come under attack, Action at Dundalk facility set to start on 10 March. A further day of strike action will now take place on March 16. Secondly, it was decided to carry out a ballot for industrial action, to include both action short of a strike as well as strike action. In the absence of a functioning Stormont executive, the responsibility for resolving this disputefalls tothe UK government. "Given that policy position, the absence of ministers and current budgetary realities, there is no scope for a resolution at local level. The workers seek changes to their terms and conditions meaning the integration of a . 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