• Blog: Health workers in Northern Ireland need all our support

    Hats, gloves and big coats accompany health workers in Northern Ireland as they’re braving minus temperatures to line the entrances of all NI major hospitals and the ambulance trusts they work at. They’re protesting over the state of their pay packets and the state of the wards inside the hospital doors.
    A 24-hr strike, escalating from a period of action short of strike, could have been avoided with a decent pay award. But even the paltry award they were promised – the same &po
  • Environment Agency staff start industrial action over pay, says UNISON

    Thousands of Environment Agency workers in England will stop attending incidents such as floods, water pollution, spills, waste fires and fly-tipping in December and over Christmas, as they begin industrial action from today (Monday), says UNISON.
    From this morning, staff will start a work to rule for an indefinite period. This means they will do only their contracted hours, taking all scheduled breaks and rest in full between shifts, and will not accept any unpaid work at this busy time of year

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