Unite has notified the employer that continuous (that is all-out) strike action . Workers, including ambulance service workers, are fighting for a fair pay rise and urgent action to avert an `existential crisisin the service. 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 hospitals are choc-a-block. Comment. 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. Firstly, it was decided to call for a vote of no confidence in the current Chief Executive. Four teaching unions took part in a half-day strike over pay - their first walkout in six . Bus drivers with Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 561 have been . Today, members of the National Education Union (NEU) in . 92 per cent voted in favour of action short of strike, 8 per cent voted against action short of strike. 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. The move from Unite, Unison and Nipsa members, will involve some nurses, ambulance and hospital support staff. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Strike action by the union was scheduled to take place on Thursday and Friday, as well as 23 and 24 February. GMB members are continuing action short of strike. Roads Service maintenance workers in Unite commence one week strikeaction. "We were out on strike in December, we're back here again today," he said. 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. 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. "They [the Department of Education] need to think outside the box, they need to see where money can be saved so that the heart of education - the teachers - are remunerated properly," she said. HOT. Credit: PA Images UNISON's health. 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 27 th February.. Striking healthcare workers say they are underpaid and their departments do not have enough staff. In Northern Ireland teachers were offered a 3.2% rise spread over two years from 2021 to 2023. Union ballots pharmacists in Northern Ireland on strike action for the . 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. "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. 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.". 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. It said that in some front-line social work teams 42% of posts are unfilled, leaving staff with "unsustainable caseloads". 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. STRIKE action by health workers in Northern Ireland has been moved to next week to coincide with industrial action with teachers. "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. The local council . There was a ballot and the "Up to and including strike action" passed. Unite represents 4,000 workers across the health and social care trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). 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. The industrial action follows a ballot of Unite members which returned a 95.30 percent vote for strike. Re-export of Products of Animal Origin of European Union or Northern Ireland origin back to the European Union or Northern Ireland after storage in Great Britain: certificate 8461 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) POAO imported into GB from the EU that undergoes further processing and is exported to the EU as a new product. "If we don't take a stand we wont have a health service. 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). The NEU has estimated that around 200,000 members across England and Wales . "The Department of Education and employers must bring forward a substantially improved pay offer if they want to see an end to this dispute.". As with all health service strikes, Unites members will be providing emergency cover during the period of the strike. 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. So there's negotiations going on at the minute but I don't see anything happening but a strike. 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? 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. This action could last months. 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. The Department of Education has pointed out that the education budget is under real pressure. Strike action: What do rail workers, nurses and others want? Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:Unites members overwhelmingvotefor strike actionsignals their determination tosecurea cost of living pay increase and safe staffing for patients. Last month, around 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland took also took part in a one day strike. "At the end of the day, it has to be safe for patients". 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 . Alan Philson, a nurse in Londonderry and Unite representative, told BBC Radio Foyle healthcare workers "can't deliver the care without investment". Health workers in the Nipsa and Unison trade unions will also be taking part in. 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. Unison members on the picket line outside Antrim Area Hospital, Colin Quinn says healthcare workers have "had enough", Deirdre Murphy has been a staff nurse at Daisy Hill hospital for over 24 years, More than 20,000 NI healthcare staff are on strike, Striking health service workers say they want better pay and increased staffing levels, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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. The Department of Health said the strikes would undoubtedly impacts patient care. 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. Without a Stormont executive and extra money in the education budget it's hard to see how the teachers' pay dispute can be resolved. Workers at the south Belfast bakery last walked out in 2021, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. 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.". In January, more than 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland took part in a one-day strike. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Unite members across all five health trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service returned an . Four teaching unions took part in a half-day strike over pay - their first walkout in six years - with most schools closed until midday. (LogOut/ He is currently in the US on trade talks. It has a responsibility to treat this workforce with dignity and respect. 4000 members of Unite the union will join strike action tomorrow (Tuesday) at health and social care workplaces, across Northern Ireland. Leo Varadkar was speaking as speculation mounts that a deal may be . Nipsa spokesperson Patrick Mulholland told BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme staff can no longer continue working under current conditions. . 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. But the statement said negotiations were taking place at a time of growing and unprecedented financial pressures within the education sector. 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. 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. A senior minister and former hardline rebel on Brexit fought back tears last night as he backed Rishi Sunak's Northern Ireland deal - and revealed the toll the past seven years have taken on his . Roads Service workers pay is dependent on a productivity-based payment which is subject to the determination of managers. Change). 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. Paramedics on strike will still be on standby to respond to the most serious calls. N. egotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol are "inching towards conclusion", the Irish Taoiseach has indicated. The Department of Education said guidance had been issued to help principals assess and prepare for strike action. the majority of teachers will hold a half-day strike. This union will not accept any attempt to undermine our members terms and conditions now or in the future. But unions said that due to changes in pay scales many teachers would get less than 3.2%. 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. "This is the only way we can get our message through to government regionally and nationally.". 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. In the absence of a functioning Stormont executive, the responsibility for this strike lies squarely with Rishi Sunak who has failed to show leadership and ensure that NHS bosses made a realistic offer to the workers who keep our health and social care services running. Our members are seeing the NHS eroded before their eyes and patients lives are being placed at risk due to chronic underfunding. Roads Service maintenance workers out on the picket lines across Northern Ireland this morning as a week of strike action commences! unless the union has a strike fund to cover wages. 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. 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. Instead, members will now walk out on Tuesday February 21, when the majority of teachers are taking part in a half-day strike. Unite has established a 70 million strike fund which we are deploying to back workers in struggle. 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. ", Health staff set dates for action over pay dispute. (LogOut/ "I'm pleased to report that we have now made a decisive breakthrough," Sunak said . Ambulance staff includes paramedics, call handlers and support workers. Workers at Newry, Mourne & Down District Council prepare to return to industrial action for fairtreatment. He said that ambulance staff will be among those taking part in the strike. She said Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris should be in Northern Ireland "talking about the crisis in our health service". Trade publication Deadline reported the strikes could coincide with the King's Coronation. 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. . 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. Staff at the plant are seeking a 13.4% wage increase. 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. Unite stands fully behind our members in Roads Service who are striking for dignity in their place of work.. 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. 12 weeks for 12. The workers seek changes to their terms and conditions meaning the integration of a productivity bonus into their payscales. 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. Some staff at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and Ulster University (UU), 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland, including ambulance staff and nurses, took part in a one-day strike, 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. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 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. Striking teachers hold a rally . "We're not going to be down the same track again in another three or four years' time," he said. 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. Roads Service maintenance workers in Unite commence one week strikeaction, 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. 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. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:Unites members overwhelmingvotefor strike actionsignals their determination tosecurea cost of living pay increase and safe staffing for patients. Processing means any action . The workers feel that management have weaponised the bonus scheme, a situation which is intolerable. The result means the TSSA will formally accept the offers and notify the train companies that ballots for continuing industrial action have been withdrawn. 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 . Your email address will not be published. Strike action: What do rail workers, nurses and others want? Teachers in Northern Ireland are at "breaking point", a leading trade union official has said. 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). Successful negotiations between the government and trade unions will be key to their resolution. In January, more than 20,000 healthcare staff, Harry and Meghan told to 'vacate' Frogmore Cottage, Fungus case forces Jack Daniels to halt construction, Rare Jurassic-era bug found at Arkansas Walmart, China and Belarus call for peace in Ukraine, NFL hopeful accused of racing in deadly car crash, Beer and wine sales in Canada fall to all-time low, Ed Sheeran says wife developed tumour in pregnancy. 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. Budget day coverage to be hit by BBC strike. This action's for them, not just us.". 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 . 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