Emergency cover will still be in place during the strikes, meaning paramedics will be able to leave to cover the most serious calls. Northern Ireland Health and Social Care workers strike for improved pay. The University and College Union (UCU) has said that strike action has been "paused". Unite has notified the employer that . He said that ambulance staff will be among those taking part in the strike. BEST. As we approach February, unions, including teaching unions, are planning a joint hit. If and when the strikes will end is unclear. The strike is a result of the failure to deliver a cost of living pay increase. Staff, who have just brought us through a global pandemic, are feeling weary, disheartened even exasperated. Special school transport faces strike disruption "These employers need to. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:Unites members overwhelmingvotefor strike actionsignals their determination tosecurea cost of living pay increase and safe staffing for patients. 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. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Teachers in the Midlands and eastern regions of England begun strike action on 1 March in a long-running dispute over pay. Union urges members to vote yes for 10 per cent after strong rejection of employers' insulting 1.75 per cent pay offer. He is currently in the US on trade talks. Teachers were joined at a number of rallies across Northern Ireland by striking workers from the health unions. Teachers, civil servants, driving examiners and Amazon workers are all taking strike action (Picture: Metro.co.uk . Strike action: What do rail workers, nurses and others want? The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. 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. Standing alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a news conference in Windsor, Sunak said the two sides . From 7am, around 4,000 members of Unite including ambulance workers will strike over pay and staffing levels. 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. "Given that policy position, the absence of ministers and current budgetary realities, there is no scope for a resolution at local level. There is a furious new attitude among health workers and it's being felt not only on strike days but every day at work. Health workers in the Nipsa and Unison trade unions will also be taking part in. 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. 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. (LogOut/ BBC First ballot results. Anne Speed, from Unison, said the dispute was about more than pay. The industrial action follows a ballot of Unite members which returned a 95.30 percent vote for strike. 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. "If we don't take a stand we wont have a health service. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. It said that in some front-line social work teams 42% of posts are unfilled, leaving staff with "unsustainable caseloads". Unite represents 4,000 workers across the health and social care trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS). last took part in a one-day strike in December. The Department of Education said there had been active engagement between managers and teachers about pay. Without a Stormont executive and extra money in the education budget it's hard to see how the teachers' pay dispute can be resolved. Change). Those taking strike action perform a vital role maintaining road standards and safety. Thousands of health and education workers are on strike in Northern Ireland today. 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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:Unites members have voted overwhelmingly for strike action and rejected the governments derisory pay offer, which is a real terms pay cut. The Unite union, which represents healthcare staff in Northern Ireland, has moved a planned strike to coincide with industrial action by teachers. The workers seek changes to their terms and conditions meaning the integration of a productivity bonus into their payscales. 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 Department of Education said guidance had been issued to help principals assess and prepare for strike action. Members of Unite employed by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) are preparing for strike action in a dispute over "pitiful pay.". 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. The Unite union, which represents workers at the bakery, said the strike would shut down bread production if talks with Hovis management were unsuccessful. TENS of thousands of teachers launched three days of strike action today in their continuing battle for fair pay and funding for schools. Thousands of education and health workers in Northern Ireland have taken part in strike action on Tuesday. Paramedics on strike will still be on standby to respond to the most serious calls. 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Your email address will not be published. This may be the first action of many but with no ministers in place it's hard to see who is listening. There's no health minister. Required fields are marked *. For media enquiries ONLY please contact Unite senior communications officer Barckley Sumner on 07802 329235 or 0203 371 2067. "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. 92 per cent voted in favour of action short of strike, 8 per cent voted against action short of strike. 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. Workers, including ambulance service workers, Continue reading The pair hold a press conference later in the afternoon. Nurses represented by the largest nursing union, the Royal College of Nursing, have paused strike action to enter talks with the government over pay, but the state-run NHS still faces a planned . Credit: PA Images UNISON's health. Hovis has previously said its Belfast operation produces 35% of all bread sold in Northern Ireland. This union will not accept any attempt to undermine our members terms and conditions now or in the future. At time of writing, communication from the unions to the Northern Ireland secretary has had no response. Union warns strike is likely to impact bread supplies on shelves across Northern Ireland. She said it was "completely broken" with A&E patients lying on floors, waiting days for a bed. Workers, including ambulance service workers, are fighting for a fair pay rise and urgent action to avert an ` existential crisis' in the service. Pickets will be established at the following eleven depots: Ballykeel Roads Depot, 190 Larne Link Road, Ballymena; Woodburn Roads Depot, 1a Crescent Road, Derry/LDerry; County Hall, Drumragh Avenue, Omagh; Silverhill Roads Depot, 53a Shore Road, Enniskillen; Carn Roads Depot, Carn Road, Carn Industrial Estate, Portadown; Armagh Roads Depot, 44 Seagoe Industrial Estate, Craigavon; Newry Roads Depot, Springhill Drive, Carnbane Industrial Estate, Newry; Sprucefield Roads Depot, Sprucefield Roundabout, Lisburn; Airport Road Roads Depot, Airport Road, Belfast; Bangor Roads Depot, 72 Balloo Road, Bangor; Sandyknowes Roads Depot, 543 Antrim Road, Newtownabbey. Unite has notified management of a series of dates for a campaign of industrial action at Caterpillar in Northern Ireland. GMB members are continuing action short of strike. She said Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris should be in Northern Ireland "talking about the crisis in our health service". 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. Brooke Davies Tuesday 28 Feb 2023 12:01 am. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. It has a responsibility to treat this workforce with dignity and respect. 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. "If we don't take a stand we wont have a health service. 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. Daily update for February 28. are to join nurses in taking strike action on 6 February in what will be the biggest NHS walkout in this dispute. Under trade union law, emergency cover will still be provided and staff can leave the picket lines to attend. They said ambulances would still be available but patients with less clinically urgent needs could face long delays. 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. 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. Road Workers demand productivity payment be integrated into payscales to remove potential mechanism for pay victimization. In January, 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland,. Workers at a Hovis bakery in south Belfast are due to walk out on Sunday in a dispute over 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. The Pharmaceutical Journal The Department of Health said it fully understood the frustration and deep concern of staff. Unison RVH Branch secretary Conor McCarthy said the union was calling for direct negotiations with the British government. The industrial action follows a ballot of Unite members which returned a 95.30 percent vote for strike. 4000 Unite members to strike on 26 January, February 16 ,17 and 23, 24. 0 coins. Workers, including ambulance service workers, are fighting for a fair pay rise and urgent action to avert an `existential crisisin the service. 2023 BBC. Some staff at Queen's University Belfast (QUB) and Ulster University (UU) will also strike on 21 February in a dispute over pay. 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. "We want safe staffing levels because one nurse can not do the job of three people, it is totally unsafe," she said. "The hospitals are choc-a-block. News Sport Finance 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.". 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). However, he said challenges were expected on Thursday and the NIAS would maintain the safety of patients with the greatest needs. Northern Ireland has a policy of pay parity with England HSC workers covered by the Agenda for Change framework.". The majority of teachers and school leaders in the region took part in a 12 -hour strike on. The strike was ended after staff accepted an 8% pay increase. 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 . "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.". 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. 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.". Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Read about our approach to external linking. 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. Workers at the Hovis factory in South Belfast are set to . Health and social care workers determined to defend living standards. 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. Striking teachers hold a rally . BBC News NI has contacted Hovis for comment. "There are no negotiations in Northern Ireland, there's no-one to talk to. Unite's Northern Ireland Officer Gareth Scott said employers were to blame for the resumption of strike action. 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. Bread supplies across Northern Ireland are likely to be affected by planned industrial action, a union has warned. 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. Read about our approach to external linking. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Further strike action will happen on 16 March. 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). Northern Ireland teachers' unions INTO and UTU, as well as . Unite members across all five health trusts and the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service returned an average 87 per cent vote in favour of strike action. Every day they put their shoulder to the wheel and go above and beyond for patients and the public needing health care. "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. These strikes are being taken as an absolute last resort. Teachers' strike. Road Workers demand productivity payment be integrated into payscales to remove potential mechanism for pay victimization. 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. "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. Video, At the crash site of 'no hope' - BBC reporter in Greece. Members of the Royal College of Midwives are currently. In January, more than 20,000 healthcare staff in Northern Ireland took part in a one-day strike. "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. Health workers in the Nipsa and Unison trade unions will also be taking part in strike actions at varying times. "Our members are not prepared to stand by while their pay packets shrink and their living costs rise," he said. In the absence of a functioning Stormont executive, the responsibility for resolving this disputefalls tothe UK government. The workers seek changes to their terms and conditions meaning the integration of a productivity bonus into their payscales. 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. "Everybody's speaking with a clear voice here today, everybody's saying the same thing. 4000 members of Unite the union will join strike action tomorrow (Tuesday) at health and social care workplaces, across Northern Ireland. 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 [] Northern Ireland has a policy of pay parity with England HSC workers covered by the Agenda for Change framework," the department said. ", Health staff set dates for action over pay dispute. "This is the only way we can get our message through to government regionally and nationally.". In the absence of a new pay offer, a further day of strike action has now been planned on March 16. 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. 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.. Union warns strike is likely to impact bread supplies on shelves across Northern Ireland. So there's negotiations going on at the minute but I don't see anything happening but a strike. However, Unite members have well-founded concerns that the company is engaging in a fake TUPE process. "The NHS is in a terrible state and nowhere is worse than in Northern Ireland," she said. 28 Feb 2023. Union ballots pharmacists in Northern Ireland on strike action for the . Road users have been urged to be extra careful and prepare for potential delays in the event of unforeseen incidents ahead of planned industrial action by members of the GMB and Unite unions. Email: barckley.sumner@unitetheunion.org Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 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. STRIKE action by health workers in Northern Ireland has been moved to next week to coincide with industrial action with teachers. Your email address will not be published. Unite has established a 70 million strike fund which we are deploying to back workers in struggle. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: With chronic low pay making it impossible to recruit and retain essential health workers, the health service in Northern Ireland is facing an existential crisis.. Cargotec is a successful multinational, generating over 4 billion in revenue during 2022. Four teaching unions took part in a half-day strike over pay - their first walkout in six . Workers at the Apollo Road factory last walked out in 2021 in industrial action which lasted 11 days. Two meetings of Council staff were held last week in Newry and Downpatrick, hosted by the four trade unions representing workers of all grades NIPSA, SIPTU, GMB and Unite. Staff at the plant are seeking a 13.4% . 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. Action by Unite members continues in Northern Ireland. Teachers are staging a 12-hour strike, due to end at midday, in a dispute over pay and the future of the profession. It is part of 18 planned days of industrial action. Of those balloted, 83 per cent voted in favour of strike action,17 per cent voted against strike action. Union warns of `existential crisis for health service as NI wages fall further behind. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. (LogOut/ 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. This action could last months. 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". "I'm pleased to report that we have now made a decisive breakthrough," Sunak said . With chronic low pay making it impossible torecruit and retainessentialhealth workers, the health service in Northern Ireland is facing an existential crisis. Teachers in Northern Ireland are at "breaking point", a leading trade union official has said. 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. Roads Service maintenance workers out on the picket lines across Northern Ireland this morning as a week of strike action commences! Sunak makes a House of Commons statement setting out the UK-EU agreement. Union officials added that 80% of management grade staff and 60% of general grade members voted to accept the offers. Under trade union law, emergency cover will still be provided and staff can leave the picket lines to attend. 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 . Roads Service workers pay is dependent on a productivity-based payment which is subject to the determination of managers. The local council . The company can well afford to increase the pay of these workers to provide some protection from the surge in inflation. Unions are pacing themselves they know they are in for the long haul. Unite the union has confirmed that it has given the Northern Ireland Housing Executive seven day notice of a strike action over pay. The statement added: "The industrial dispute is a national dispute which is only resolvable at national level. Roads Service maintenance workers in Unite commence one week strikeaction. 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