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At today’s Executive Council meeting of the ICTU unanimous support was voiced for all our Northern Ireland affiliate unions engaging in industrial across Northern Ireland tomorrow.

 

DO I HAVE TO STRIKE?

 

BELFAST

 

 

12 Noon Rally at Belfast City Hall departing as follows:

11am      BCH, Lisburn Road

11.15am RVH, Grosvenor Road

11.30am Mater, Crumlin Road

 

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VENUE

 

12 Noon Rally at Belfast City Hall departing as follows:

11am      BCH, Lisburn Road

11.15am RVH, Grosvenor Road

11.30am Mater, Crumlin Road

 

 

BELFAST    

 

All pickets will be from 9am to 10.30am and then will join Health branches to march to the rally as indicated.

 

North Belfast

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UNISON members throughout support services in Education and the Health services are preparing for a big day of Industrial action.

For more than 12 months now members in Health Trusts and arms length bodies have led the way in industrial action.

Thursday will be your sixth day of strike for pay parity. You have never given up  and have steadfastly pursued your demands. UNISON is proud of the determination of  our members in the Health service to secure pay parity.

Preparation is well underway for all out strike action next week among thousands of UNISON health and education workers.

Industrial action committees meeting at UNISON Northern Ireland HQ today heard detailed reports of plans for extensive picket lines on January 18 at all the acute and community main health facilities.  EA school based and headquarter staff will also mount pickets right across the region.

Anne Speed Head of Bargaining and Representation said,

 

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NIC-ICTU EDUCATION GROUP CALL FOR EXTENSION OVER SUMMER OF FREE SCHOOL  MEALS PAYMENTS | UNISON NI

 

Trade Unions call for immediate support to resolve strike actions, with long-term transformation of NI Finance

 

Today at Hillsborough Castle, talks on local finances will commmence between the five main NI political parties and the Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris, albeit with fewer expectations than yesterday.

 

NIC-ICTU EDUCATION GROUP CALL FOR EXTENSION OVER SUMMER OF FREE SCHOOL  MEALS PAYMENTS | UNISON NI

 

Trade Unions call for immediate support to resolve strike actions, with long-term transformation of NI Finance

 

Today at Hillsborough Castle, talks on local finances will commmence between the five main NI political parties and the Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris, albeit with fewer expectations than yesterday.

 

 

Health Unions met with Shadow Secretary of State Hilary Benn today, attending the ICTU seminar "25 years of the Good Friday Agreement - Achievements, Reflections and Challenges."

Delegates from UNISON, NIPSA, SOR, CSP and FDA had the chance to raise with him the failure of the UK government to release funding to restore pay parity for NHS workers in Northern Ireland.

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