Union urges members to vote yes for 10 per cent after strong rejection of employers' insulting 1.75 per cent pay offer. 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). Under trade union law, emergency cover will still be provided and staff can leave the picket lines to attend. 4000 members of Unite the union will join strike action tomorrow (Tuesday) at health and social care workplaces, across Northern Ireland. However, he said challenges were expected on Thursday and the NIAS would maintain the safety of patients with the greatest needs. 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. (LogOut/ 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. The strike is a result of the failure to deliver a cost of living pay increase. In Northern Ireland teachers were offered a 3.2% rise spread over two years from 2021 to 2023. Fionnuala McTaggart, who has been teaching in north Belfast for three years, said there has been a noticeable increase in her workload that can be "really overwhelming at times". They appealed to the public to only call in life-threatening emergencies. Action by Unite members continues in Northern Ireland. The pair hold a press conference later in the afternoon. The industrial action follows a ballot of Unite members which returned a 95.30 percent vote for strike. 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. (LogOut/ Bus drivers with Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 561 have been . 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. Those taking strike action perform a vital role maintaining road standards and safety. Workers, including ambulance service workers, are fighting for a fair pay rise and urgent action to avert an ` existential crisis' in the service. So there's negotiations going on at the minute but I don't see anything happening but a strike. Subsequent strike dates which Unite has notified to employers are February 16 and 17, and February 23 and 24. Teachers were joined at a number of rallies across Northern Ireland by striking workers from the health unions. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. The NASUWT has been calling for a 12% increase in salaries, following deadlock over a pay deal for the past year. 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 . 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. 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.. Unions are pacing themselves they know they are in for the long haul. TENS of thousands of teachers launched three days of strike action today in their continuing battle for fair pay and funding for schools. 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. 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 . The local council . Brooke Davies Tuesday 28 Feb 2023 12:01 am. Standing alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a news conference in Windsor, Sunak said the two sides . Commenting, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: Cargotecs success is due to the commitment and expertise of its workforce in Dundalk and elsewhere. She said it was "completely broken" with A&E patients lying on floors, waiting days for a bed. At Belfast City Hall, teacher Emer Bloomer described the strike as a "show of solidarity". Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Anne Speed, from Unison, said the dispute was about more than pay. "This a national dispute which is only resolvable at national level. Thousands of health and education workers are on strike in Northern Ireland today. They also have to keep members' morale up and the public on board. 4000 members of Unite the union will join strike action tomorrow (Tuesday) at health and social care workplaces, across Northern Ireland. 2023 BBC. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. This productivity payment must be integrated into workers pay and not subject to the whims of managers. "They're stripping it down piece by piece," Orlaigh explained. (LogOut/ . BBC First ballot results. Massive 87 per cent average vote for strike action across Northern Ireland trusts. 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. 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. Unite represents 4,000 workers across the trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). 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. Staff, who have just brought us through a global pandemic, are feeling weary, disheartened even exasperated. are to join nurses in taking strike action on 6 February in what will be the biggest NHS walkout in this dispute. Unite confirms all out strike action will commence at Belfast Bakery from 6am on Sunday 5th March, Union warns strike is likely to impact bread supplies on shelves across Northern Ireland. Email: barckley.sumner@unitetheunion.org Northern Ireland subreddit. The group posted pre-tax profits of almost 50 million in 2021 and is a well-funded business with a strong balance sheet. 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. This may be the first action of many but with no ministers in place it's hard to see who is listening. These strikes are being taken as an absolute last resort. Unite represents 4,000 workers across the health and social care trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). Ambulance workers will be among those returning to the picket lines over pay demands and safer staffing levels. The pay offer would mean another real terms pay cut and comes after eleven years of pay freezes. "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. Staff at the plant are seeking a 13.4% . 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. 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. 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 responsibility for the impact of this strike resides with the intransigence of management.. Unites health and social care members will picket at hospitals across NIfrom 07:00hours. In Scotland, teachers rejected a 5% increase and a subsequent offer of up to 6.85%. It is understood union representatives are to meet the Department of Education later this week for further talks. That mood is fuelled by an absence of local government and a feeling that no-one actually cares or even wants to engage. A union representing bakery workers in Belfast has warned that upcoming strike action could impact bread supplies across Northern Ireland. While there has always been a sense of general fed up-ness, the mood is much more discontented - making staff even more determined. 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. 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. Northern Ireland representative Kevin McAdam said 87% of Unite's members had rejected. 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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 ballot follows a survey carried out by the PDA in December 2022, to which 80% of its members in Northern Ireland responded; 94% of whom called [] Sunak and von der Leyen sign the Northern Ireland Protocol deal. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. "I'm pleased to report that we have now made a decisive breakthrough," Sunak said . Required fields are marked *. 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. In a statement it said the department remained "extremely concerned at the scale of the current pressures on health and social care services - and the impact this is having on patients, service users, carers and staff". Teachers' strike. To give some background, Council workers from all four unions took part in a number of successful industrial action campaigns in 2021 and 2022. Unison, Nipsa and GMB members last took part in a one-day strike in December. 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. 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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. 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), Ashtown attack on migrant workers highlights need forsolidarity, 4,000 Unite NHS members to strike across NItomorrow. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. STRIKE action by health workers in Northern Ireland has been moved to next week to coincide with industrial action with teachers. Unite's Northern Ireland Officer Gareth Scott said employers were to blame for the resumption of strike action. Some staff at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and Ulster University (UU) will also strike on 21 February in a dispute over pay. Of those balloted, 83 per cent voted in favour of strike action,17 per cent voted against strike action. Unite the union has confirmed that it has given the Northern Ireland Housing Executive seven day notice of a strike action over pay. 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 . The Cargotec workers have Unites full and unstinting support in this battle to defend their jobs., Union warns of `existential crisis for health service as NI wages fall further behind. 2023 BBC. The Department of Health said it fully understood the frustration and deep concern of staff. Healthcare workers Orlaigh Sewell and Lisa Heaney said they were striking "to save the NHS". Not registered yet? Road Workers demand productivity payment be integrated into payscales to remove potential mechanism for pay victimization. "We want respect and that respect should be reflected in getting an honest day's pay for an honest day's work, which we're not getting and which we haven't got. "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. National Education Union (NEU) members in England will walk out on Tuesday 28 February in the North, North West, and Yorkshire and the Humber, and Wednesday 1 March in the East . There was a ballot and the "Up to and including strike action" passed. 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 . 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. 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. Posted on February 20, 2023 by Unite the union NI Union warns of `existential crisis' for health service as NI wages fall further behind 4000 members of Unite the union will join strike action tomorrow (Tuesday) at health and social care workplaces, 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. 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. 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. "If we don't take a stand we wont have a health service. More than 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland have begun a one-day strike as part of a pay dispute. STRIKE action by health workers in Northern Ireland has been moved to next week to coincide with industrial action with teachers. 4000 members of Unite the union will join strike action tomorrow (Tuesday) at health and social care workplaces, across Northern Ireland. Trusts have been in contact with patients who will be affected and further details are available on trusts' websites. Sign Up here . 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. Read about our approach to external linking. "While these people make the bread, they also have to buy it," he told the BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme. The strike action by industrial staff who work on the roads network is due to commence on Monday (27 February). 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. 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. N. egotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol are "inching towards conclusion", the Irish Taoiseach has indicated. Our members are seeing the NHS eroded before their eyes and patients lives are being placed at risk due to chronic underfunding. 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. 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. In January, 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland,. She said Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris should be in Northern Ireland "talking about the crisis in our 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). The union representing transit operators in the Fraser Valley plans to significantly escalate its job action on Monday. Trade publication Deadline reported the strikes could coincide with the King's Coronation. 27 Feb 2023 10:54:04 In January, more than 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland took part in a one-day strike. But unions said that due to changes in pay scales many teachers would get less than 3.2%. He is currently in the US on trade talks. Nipsa spokesperson Patrick Mulholland told BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme staff can no longer continue working under current conditions. In the absence of a functioning Stormont executive, the responsibility for resolving this disputefalls tothe UK government. Rees-Mogg defended the Northern Ireland protocol bill, which No 10 seems happy to shelve, saying it has the support of "the person who had a mandate from the British voters" - ie, Boris Johnson. 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. For media enquiries ONLY please contact Unite senior communications officer Barckley Sumner on 07802 329235 or 0203 371 2067. 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. The industrial action in Northern Ireland involves over 4,000 workers employed across the health and social care sector including ambulance workers. Unite has notified management of a series of dates for a campaign of industrial action at Caterpillar in Northern Ireland. . Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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. The majority of teachers and school leaders in the region took part in a 12 -hour strike on. 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. 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. the majority of teachers will hold a half-day strike. 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. Change). 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. 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. News Sport Finance Emergency cover will still be in place during the strikes, meaning paramedics will be able to leave to cover the most serious calls. Staff at the plant are seeking a 13.4% wage increase. The Unite Union, which represents around 4,000 health. The Pharmacists' Defence Association (PDA) has launched its first ever strike ballot of pharmacists employed by the NHS under Agenda for Change terms and conditions in Northern Ireland. Unite represents 4,000 workers across the health and social care trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). Ambulance staff includes paramedics, call handlers and support workers. The NEU has estimated that around 200,000 members across England and Wales . "The hospitals are choc-a-block. When are the next strikes and what pay do workers want? Unite has notified the employer that continuous (that is all-out) strike action . This action's for them, not just us.". Read about our approach to external linking. "We want safe staffing levels because one nurse can not do the job of three people, it is totally unsafe," she said. Thursday's strike is for 24 hours as opposed to 12 which will have place more strain on patients and management. The result means the TSSA will formally accept the offers and notify the train companies that ballots for continuing industrial action have been withdrawn. The statement added that members were not only taking action over pay but in protest at staffing levels and travel reimbursement. (LogOut/ Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. BBC News NI has contacted Hovis for comment. Union warns strike is likely to impact bread supplies on shelves across Northern Ireland. 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. BEST. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. last took part in a one-day strike in December. As we approach February, unions, including teaching unions, are planning a joint hit. This action could last months. 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. Leo Varadkar was speaking as speculation mounts that a deal may be . 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. 92 per cent voted in favour of action short of strike, 8 per cent voted against action short of strike. 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 . With chronic low pay making it impossible torecruit and retainessentialhealth workers, the health service in Northern Ireland is facing an existential crisis. He said "a huge amount" of healthcare workers had recently joined unions, which he hoped sent "a strong message out to the government that their attacks on unions isn't working". 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. From 7am, around 4,000 members of Unite including ambulance workers will strike over pay and staffing levels. In the absence of a functioning Stormont Executive, prime minister Rishi Sunak needs to show someleadership,bang some headstogether, make surethatwe can get back to negotiations and offer NHS workers inNorthern Ireland a better deal.. Roads Service workers pay is dependent on a productivity-based payment which is subject to the determination of managers. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is not involved in Thursday's strike, but almost 8,000 nurses who are members of Unison will take part. 2023 BBC. Workers, including ambulance service workers, are fighting for a fair pay rise and urgent action to avert an `existential crisisin the service. A further day of strike action will now take place on March 16. As with all health service strikes, Unites members will be providing emergency cover during the period of the strike. 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