Unite represents 4,000 workers across the trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). The industrial action follows a ballot of Unite members which returned a 95.30 percent vote for strike. 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. Northern Ireland has a policy of pay parity with England HSC workers covered by the Agenda for Change framework," the department said. If and when the strikes will end is unclear. The result means the TSSA will formally accept the offers and notify the train companies that ballots for continuing industrial action have been withdrawn. It has a responsibility to treat this workforce with dignity and respect. 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. Road Workers demand productivity payment be integrated into payscales to remove potential mechanism for pay victimization. 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. Workers at Newry, Mourne & Down District Council prepare to return to industrial action for fairtreatment. A union representing bakery workers in Belfast has warned that upcoming strike action could impact bread supplies across Northern Ireland. Workers at a Hovis bakery in south Belfast are due to walk out on Sunday in a dispute over pay. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. But it added that it fully understood the frustration of staff who continued to work in extremely challenging circumstances. The strike is a result of the failure to deliver a cost of living pay increase. Teachers, civil servants, driving examiners and Amazon workers are all taking strike action (Picture: Metro.co.uk . 3 min. Your email address will not be published. Successful negotiations between the government and trade unions will be key to their resolution. Special school transport faces strike disruption "These employers need to. 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. Cargotec is a successful multinational, generating over 4 billion in revenue during 2022. "I have a warning for the government, we're not finished, we're not going anywhere, we have just started," she added. Nipsa spokesperson Patrick Mulholland told BBC's Good Morning Ulster programme staff can no longer continue working under current conditions. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Workers at the Apollo Road factory last walked out in 2021 in industrial action which lasted 11 days. Unions are pacing themselves they know they are in for the long haul. 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. 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. 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 statement added: "The industrial dispute is a national dispute which is only resolvable at national level. 28 Feb 2023. "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. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The workers seek changes to their terms and conditions meaning the integration of a productivity bonus into their payscales. Striking teachers hold a rally . Comment. People are on corridors, and everyone's being overstretched and overworked," he told Good Morning Ulster from the picket line at the Royal Victoria Hospital. Read about our approach to external linking. Ambulance workers will be among those returning to the picket lines over pay demands and safer staffing levels. 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. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:Unites members overwhelmingvotefor strike actionsignals their determination tosecurea cost of living pay increase and safe staffing for patients. 12 weeks for 12. Teachers, nurses, ambulance and hospital staff have been taking to picket lines. Massive 87 per cent average vote for strike action across Northern Ireland trusts. Hovis has previously said its Belfast operation produces 35% of all bread sold in Northern Ireland. 4000 members of Unite the union will join strike action tomorrow (Tuesday) at health and social care workplaces, across Northern Ireland. (LogOut/ Required fields are marked *. unions said this would not settle the dispute as it was lower than inflation. 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. The workers seek changes to their terms and conditions meaning the integration of a productivity bonus into their payscales. 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. the majority of teachers will hold a half-day strike. Union officials added that 80% of management grade staff and 60% of general grade members voted to accept the offers. The workers seek changes to their terms and conditions meaning the integration of a . (LogOut/ "The NHS is in a terrible state and nowhere is worse than in Northern Ireland," she said. For health and public service unions Unite, Unison, Nipsa and GMB it was further action in a pay dispute. 2023 BBC. (LogOut/ "We were out on strike in December, we're back here again today," he said. The workforce in Hovis know that Unite has their back as they seek to win a cost of living increase from their employer.. 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.. 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 [] The industrial action follows a ballot of Unite members which returned a 95.30 percent vote for strike. "If we don't take a stand we wont have a health service. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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. 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. Bus drivers with Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 561 have been . 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. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. 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. Staff at the plant are seeking a 13.4% wage increase. From 7am, around 4,000 members of Unite including ambulance workers will strike over pay and staffing levels. 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The Unite union, which represents healthcare staff in Northern Ireland, has moved a planned strike to coincide with industrial action by teachers. 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. 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 Department of Health said the strikes would undoubtedly impacts patient care. STRIKE action by health workers in Northern Ireland has been moved to next week to coincide with industrial action with teachers. Staff at the plant are seeking a 13.4% . 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. She said it was "completely broken" with A&E patients lying on floors, waiting days for a bed. 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. Budget day coverage to be hit by BBC strike. 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. Workers, including ambulance service workers, are fighting for a fair pay rise and urgent action to avert an `existential crisisin the service. 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 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. 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. ", Health staff set dates for action over pay dispute. Unite members across all five health trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service returned an . 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 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. Unite stands fully behind our members in Roads Service who are striking for dignity in their place of work.. Read about our approach to external linking. Thursday's strike is for 24 hours as opposed to 12 which will have place more strain on patients and management. 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 . This is the only way we can get our message through to government regionally and nationally.". There was a ballot and the "Up to and including strike action" passed. Unites health and social care members will picket at hospitals across NIfrom 07:00hours. The move from Unite, Unison and Nipsa members, will involve some nurses, ambulance and hospital support staff. 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. News Sport Finance 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. Daily update for February 28. Her school, along with many others, opened from 12.00 GMT, to allow children to access free school meals. 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.". 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. Firstly, it was decided to call for a vote of no confidence in the current Chief Executive. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. In January, 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland,. The NASUWT has been calling for a 12% increase in salaries, following deadlock over a pay deal for the past year. 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. "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. "We want safe staffing levels because one nurse can not do the job of three people, it is totally unsafe," she said. 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. Commenting, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: Cargotecs success is due to the commitment and expertise of its workforce in Dundalk and elsewhere. Workers at Newry, Mourne & Down District Council prepare to return to industrial action for fairtreatment. Emergency cover will still be in place during the strikes, meaning paramedics will be able to leave to cover the most serious calls. 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 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. 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. Some staff at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and Ulster University (UU) will also strike on 21 February in a dispute over pay. The NEU has estimated that around 200,000 members across England and Wales . Ambulance staff includes paramedics, call handlers and support workers. Roads Service workers pay is dependent on a productivity-based payment which is subject to the determination of managers. Change). 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 . Teachers in Northern Ireland are at "breaking point", a leading trade union official has said. 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". The pair hold a press conference later in the afternoon. Road Workers demand productivity payment be integrated into payscales to remove potential mechanism for pay victimization. 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. Workers, including ambulance service workers, are fighting for a fair pay rise and urgent action to avert an `existential crisisin the service. Border Force staff are also striking at the ports of Calais, Dunkirk and Dover and at the Coquelles Channel Tunnel Terminal, with . "There are no negotiations in Northern Ireland, there's no-one to talk to. 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. "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.". Northern Ireland representative Kevin McAdam said 87% of Unite's members had rejected a "below inflation pay award" with a vote in favour of strike action. These strikes are being taken as an absolute last resort. 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. would not settle the dispute as it was lower than inflation. It is understood union representatives are to meet the Department of Education later this week for further talks. This action could last months. "The hospitals are choc-a-block. 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. There's no health minister. The strike was ended after staff accepted an 8% pay increase. Change). 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 . Civil servants have been placed in the unenviable position that they're having to implement decisions that they're not paid to do. Workers, including ambulance service workers, are fighting for a fair pay rise and urgent action to avert an ` existential crisis' in the service. This may be the first action of many but with no ministers in place it's hard to see who is listening. In Northern Ireland teachers were offered a 3.2% rise spread over two years from 2021 to 2023. "I'm pleased to report that we have now made a decisive breakthrough," Sunak said . 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 . Teachers' strike. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. (LogOut/ 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". 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. "Our members are not prepared to stand by while their pay packets shrink and their living costs rise," he said. With chronic low pay making it impossible torecruit and retainessentialhealth workers, the health service in Northern Ireland is facing an existential crisis. 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 . Sunak and von der Leyen sign the Northern Ireland Protocol deal. Workers at the Hovis factory in South Belfast are set to . 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. As with all health service strikes, Unites members will be providing emergency cover during the period of the strike. (c) Sky News 2023: Teachers' strike: 200,000 to walk out in three days of industrial action over pay To give some background, Council workers from all four unions took part in a number of successful industrial action campaigns in 2021 and 2022. "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. 4000 Unite members to strike on 26 January, February 16 ,17 and 23, 24. 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.. The statement added that members were not only taking action over pay but in protest at staffing levels and travel reimbursement. 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. 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. He said: Unitesnearly 4000 health members in Northern Ireland have returned a 87% rejection of the imposition of a below inflation pay award to health workers in the region. 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). Those taking strike action perform a vital role maintaining road standards and safety. NUJ members working for BBC England have voted overwhelmingly in favour 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. Last month, around 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland took also took part in a one day strike. The company can well afford to increase the pay of these workers to provide some protection from the surge in inflation. 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. Unite regional officer Sean McKeever said emergency talks were planned for Wednesday morning in an attempt to resolve the dispute. unless the union has a strike fund to cover wages. 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? The Department of Health said it fully understood the frustration and deep concern of staff. They appealed to the public to only call in life-threatening emergencies. STRIKE action by health workers in Northern Ireland has been moved to next week to coincide with industrial action with teachers. Unite the union has confirmed that it has given the Northern Ireland Housing Executive seven day notice of a strike action over pay. Unite represents 4,000 workers across the trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). Anne Speed, from Unison, said the dispute was about more than pay. 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. The strike did not impact Northern Ireland. Email: barckley.sumner@unitetheunion.org (LogOut/ Northern Ireland representative Kevin McAdam said 87% of Unite's members had rejected. "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. 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. 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. Strike action: What do rail workers, nurses and others want? The Unite union, which represents workers at the bakery, said the strike would shut down bread production if talks with Hovis management were unsuccessful. 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