Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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. Under trade union law, emergency cover will still be provided and staff can leave the picket lines to attend. Processing means any action . Cargotec is a successful multinational, generating over 4 billion in revenue during 2022. The industrial action follows a ballot of Unite members which returned a 95.30 percent vote for strike. Change). "There are no negotiations in Northern Ireland, there's no-one to talk to. 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. The industrial action follows a ballot of Unite members which returned a . 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. The workers seek changes to their terms and conditions meaning the integration of a productivity bonus into their payscales. 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. STRIKE action by health workers in Northern Ireland has been moved to next week to coincide with industrial action with teachers. 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 amidst an unprecedented cost of living crisis. 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. "We need valued, we need paid appropriately and we've had enough and this is going to continue unless they do something about it.". In Scotland, teachers rejected a 5% increase and a subsequent offer of up to 6.85%. In Northern Ireland teachers were offered a 3.2% rise spread over two years from 2021 to 2023. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. In Northern Ireland, 4000 social care workers and health professionals in Northern Ireland under union Unite are participating in their final day of strike action due to the effects of inflation . That mood is fuelled by an absence of local government and a feeling that no-one actually cares or even wants to engage. GMB members are continuing action short of strike. The strike did not impact Northern Ireland. Unison RVH Branch secretary Conor McCarthy said the union was calling for direct negotiations with the British government. The Unite union, which represents workers at the bakery, said the strike would shut down bread production if talks with Hovis management were unsuccessful. Leo Varadkar was speaking as speculation mounts that a deal may be . Roads Service workers pay is dependent on a productivity-based payment which is subject to the determination of managers. Workers at Newry, Mourne & Down District Council prepare to return to industrial action for fairtreatment. Change). 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. 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. The first strike will occur for the four day production period on Monday 11 April and be followed up the week after Easter with a further four day stoppage on 25 April. The Unite Union, which represents around 4,000 health. With chronic low pay making it impossible torecruit and retainessentialhealth workers, the health service in Northern Ireland is facing an existential crisis. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:Unites members overwhelmingvotefor strike actionsignals their determination tosecurea cost of living pay increase and safe staffing for patients. 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. 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. Massive 87 per cent average vote for strike action across Northern Ireland trusts. The strike is a result of the failure to deliver a cost of living pay increase. last took part in a one-day strike in December. 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. The Unite union, which represents healthcare staff in Northern Ireland, has moved a planned strike to coincide with industrial action by teachers. Unions are pacing themselves they know they are in for the long haul. The NEU has estimated that around 200,000 members across England and Wales . 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. The strike pickets will be established at 8am on Monday 27 February and will last seven days and affect roads maintenance work across Northern Ireland. Our members will be joining members of other health trade unions on the picket lines tomorrow and, unless sense prevails and our members are made a better offer, there will be a second day of strike actionon March 16th.. 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Under trade union law, emergency cover will still be provided and staff can leave the picket lines to attend. STORY: Standing alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a news conference in Windsor, Sunak said the two sides had agreed to ease trade rules for the British province and give its lawmakers more control over the laws they have to follow. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. There's no health minister. STRIKE action by health workers in Northern Ireland has been moved to next week to coincide with industrial action with teachers. Staff, who have just brought us through a global pandemic, are feeling weary, disheartened even exasperated. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. THOUSANDS of health workers will once again join picket lines tomorrow over an existential crisis facing the NHS. Workers at Newry, Mourne & Down District Council prepare to return to industrial action for fairtreatment. 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. Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham expressed her unions support for the Hovis workers as they prepare to take strike action: Hovis has enjoyed huge success during the Covid pandemic and in the period following it. Her school, along with many others, opened from 12.00 GMT, to allow children to access free school meals. 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.". Not registered yet? From 7am, around 4,000 members of Unite including ambulance workers will strike over pay and staffing levels. Alan Philson, a nurse in Londonderry and Unite representative, told BBC Radio Foyle healthcare workers "can't deliver the care without investment". Teachers in Northern Ireland are at "breaking point", a leading trade union official has said. In January, 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland,. Thursday's strike is for 24 hours as opposed to 12 which will have place more strain on patients and management. However, he said challenges were expected on Thursday and the NIAS would maintain the safety of patients with the greatest needs. Four teaching unions took part in a half-day strike over pay - their first walkout in six . Read about our approach to external linking. Northern Ireland subreddit. (LogOut/ Daily update for February 28. Further strike action will happen on 16 March. Although the British Government has promised a 1,400 pay award for 2022-23, and have said they are willing to discuss pay levels in the new financial year, unions have said this still falls well below the rate of inflation. Commenting, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: Cargotecs success is due to the commitment and expertise of its workforce in Dundalk and elsewhere. Emergency cover will still be in place during the strikes, meaning paramedics will be able to leave to cover the most serious calls. 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. Your email address will not be published. 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. "It's not this easy job that people make it out to be, you're not just out colouring with kids all day, you're doing real work that's hard and meaningful and important," she told BBC News NI. Trade publication Deadline reported the strikes could coincide with the King's Coronation. 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. 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. 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.". However, Unite members have well-founded concerns that the company is engaging in a fake TUPE process. "We want safe staffing levels because one nurse can not do the job of three people, it is totally unsafe," she said. The workers feel that management have weaponised the bonus scheme, a situation which is intolerable. Credit: PA Images UNISON's health. Strike action: What do rail workers, nurses and others want? Unite represents 4,000 workers across the health and social care trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). 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Sign Up here . This action's for them, not just us.". Advertisement Coins. The strike action occurs after members rejected a pay offer from local government employers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland of just 1.75 percent for the year 2021-22. 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. 28 Feb 2023. Strikes Northern Ireland Monday 23 January 2023, 5:49pm The union says Ministers must drop their "resistance" to engage with health trade unions on 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. Schools across Wales will shut again this Thursday when . The NASUWT has been calling for a 12% increase in salaries, following deadlock over a pay deal for the past year. ", Health staff set dates for action over pay dispute. 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. Unite stands fully behind our members in Roads Service who are striking for dignity in their place of work.. This is the only way we can get our message through to government regionally and nationally.". Unite represents 4,000 workers across the health and social care trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). Workers, including ambulance service workers, are fighting for a fair pay rise and urgent action to avert an ` existential crisis' in the service. The Windsor Framework seeks to reset the fractious relationship between London and Brussels stemming from the Northern Ireland Protocol, the mechanism for preventing a hard border on the island of . "They're stripping it down piece by piece," Orlaigh explained. He said that ambulance staff will be among those taking part in the strike. Mr McKeever said workers' disposable income was being "eaten up by food inflation", adding that some Hovis employees had been forced to use foodbanks. This may be the first action of many but with no ministers in place it's hard to see who is listening. PDA Union has agreed how to proceed towards NHS Strike Action; What to do when faced with an industrial action picket line; PDA update on industrial action: why, how, and when strikes are called; Not yet a PDA member? Last month, around 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland took also took part in a one day strike. NUJ members working for BBC Local have overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action over the corporation's plans to cut local radio and have called a 24-hour strike starting at 11am on March 15, until the same time the following day, which will hit coverage of the Spring budget. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Union officials added that 80% of management grade staff and 60% of general grade members voted to accept the offers. . The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. While there has always been a sense of general fed up-ness, the mood is much more discontented - making staff even more determined. Special school transport faces strike disruption "These employers need to. Workers at the Apollo Road factory last walked out in 2021 in industrial action which lasted 11 days. Unite the union represents almost 4,000 health and social care workers across all five health trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service. 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