Unite the Union

Workers at Glen Dimplex in Portadown, Co Armagh who started a 2 day strike over pay despite bitterly cold and snowy conditions.

Snow didn't stop striking workers

A stock image of a woman drinking a glass of milk

Industrial action at Dale Farm could lead to milk shortages

A crisis in shift cover in the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) has been highlighted by Unite the Union

Union demands action to improve ambulance service shift cover

Unite the Union has raised concerns over the future of Spirit Aerosystems’ operations in Northern Ireland, warning that a break up of the company could jeopardise thousands of jobs and the broader aerospace sector. Credit Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit Aerosystems break-up could threaten NI aerospace sector, Unite warns

Harland and Wolff employees Stephen Campbell and Gary Davison join the Lord Mayor of Belfast, councillor Micky Murray, Jamie Rigby, operations manager, and Clare Caulfield, project manager from Skills with Unite the Union, at the world-famous shipyard. The welders have received support to develop their skills through a partnership between Belfast City Council, Unite the Union and the yard’s owners Navantia UK. The upskilling programme has helped retain welding skills at the yard and is one of a number of employability initiatives underway across the city, funded by the council, to support skills development

Workers learn new welding skills to ensure future at Harland and Wolff shipyard

The Nipsa trade union is to ballot PSNI civilian staff on potential industrial action. Photo: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

'Under threat and undervalued' PSNI civilian staff to vote on industrial action

Brenda Doherty, whose mum Ruth Burke was the fourth person to die in Northern Ireland with Covid-19 leads families who lost loved ones to the inquiry. Picture By: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.:-

Workers in processing plants ‘particularly at risk’ during pandemic

Special needs schools ‘in particular’ will face the full brunt of industrial action when public transport and educational support staff strike go out on strike – beginning tomorrow.
Photo: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Special needs schools ‘in particular’ to be hit by latest strike action

A Translink train passing by the River Foyle

Pre-Christmas bus-and-rail strikes dubbed 'heavy-handed' by union rep

Unite the Union members at the picket line at St. Gerard's School in Belfast on Wednesday. Significant disruption to school transport is expected on Wednesday as four unions go on strike today. Almost 800 school support staff with Unite - the majority transport workers - are walking out as part of an ongoing dispute over a pay and grading review. On Thursday school staff from Unison, GMB and Nipsa will join the strike.
Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

‘Only Chris Heaton-Harris can resolve school strikes’

A mural on the old Unite building in central Belfast

Unite reveals plans for a two-day education strike mid-month in pay dispute

Workers at Kingspan in Portadown are taking part in strike action over pay.

Strike at Kingspan continues

UNITE pickets

Deal reached to allow street cleanup after Queen’s death

Bin collections across NI are being impacted by the strike action. Photo credit should read: Anthony Devlin/PA Wire

Two weeks of strikes to hit bin collection and other front line services

Coleraine's Aaron Traynor and Linfield's Chris Shields at the launch of the Unite the Union Cup back in October

Impasse continues over Unite the Union Champions Cup

NI council workers set to strike over offer of 1.75% pay hike
Unite the Union has said that council workers and Housing Executive staff are going to stage a week of strike action starting this coming Monday.
Adam Kula

The price of a first class stamp will rise by 10p from 4 April (Photo: Getty Images)

Royal Mail is hiking the cost of first and second class stamps from April

Conrad Kirkwood IFA President, Aaron Traynor (Coleraine), Graham Burke (Shamrock Rovers), Chris Shields(Linfield) and Gerry McAnaney FAI President pictured at the National Stadium at Windsor Park at the launch of The Champions Cup. Pic Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker

Unite the union Champions Cup ties postponed

UNITE pickets at the Lurgan Road entrance to Glen Dimplex on Wednesday morning. INPT45-200.

Day two of strike action at Glen Dimplex in Portadown

Tesco's giant south Belfast warehouse

Union warns of ‘bare shelves before Christmas’ as NI Tesco strike vote looms

Coleraine's Aaron Traynor and Chris Shields of Linfield pose with the Unite the Union Champions’ Cup

Unite the Union Champions’ Cup returns to football calendar

Bar staff ‘will not finish work until 4.45am’ under new law – with no extra pay

Barry Neilson CITBNI, Matlida Beattie and Jemma Lowry, Lowry Building and Civil Engineering

CITB NI supports NI Apprenticeship Week

Linfield and Dundalk competing in 2019 during the Unite the Union Champions Cup. Pic by Pacemaker.

Unite the Union tournament back with fresh four-team format

Translink have announced significant cuts

Translink to cut Ulsterbus Tours as part of £20m cost saving effort

At a tier meeting in Hyster observing the social distancing rules.

New social distancing system at work in Hyster

Up to 500 redundancies announced at NI aerospace firm
A large manufacturer of aerospace equipment has confirmed it plans to make up to 500 people redundant – around 40 per cent of its workforce.
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Moy Park Portadown (photo courtesy of Google)

Calls for Moy Park management to provide Covid-19 tests for employees

Moy Park factory, Dungannon.

NI meat factory worker dies after testing positive for COVID-19 - 'NI Executive...

Europa Hotel. Belfast, UK.

Job losses at NI hotel chain reversed following Chancellor’s guarantee

Linfield boss David Healy pictured at Oriel Park

David Healy says Dundalk at the benchmark for all clubs

Linfield boss David Healy pictured at Oriel Park

David Healy says Dundalk at the benchmark for all clubs

Shayne Lavery following his goal against Dundalk in Linfield's 1-1 draw. Pic by Pacemaker.

Shayne Lavery fires Linfield into lead but Dundalk battle back for Champions Cup...

ABP Meats Lurgan Photo courtesy of Google

Workers at NI meat packing factory to go on 24-hour strike

Wrightbus

Wrightbus recruitment to begin in coming weeks after sale completed

Wrightbus

Wrightbus recruitment to begin in coming weeks after sale completed

Pictured at the launch of the Unite the union Champions Cup were (from left) Dundalk's Chris Shields, Irish FA President David Martin, Unite Regional Secretary Jerry Pollock, Fran Gavin from the FAI and Linfield's Bastien Hery.

Linfield and Dundalk ready for Unite the Union Champions Cup clash

Protest held after redundancies

Wrightbus former employees to hold mass protest at Ballymena showgrounds

The famed 'Boris Bus' made by Wrightbus for London Transport. The company is now facing a very uncertain future.

Wrightbus process ‘still has hope for a solution’

UK flight disruption latest: airport strikes and walkouts - and how your flights...

Wrightbus has brought in consultancy firm Deloitte to find an investor

Wrightbus confirms it is seeking new investor

NIAS

Response times fall ‘outrageous’

Workers shelve industrial action after pay deal

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