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Warning: Northern Ireland strike action on 18 January
In what is being labelled as a ‘generalised day of action’, multiple unions in Northern Ireland are planning widespread walkouts on 18 January in what's expected to be the biggest strike in the region's history.
The source of the industrial action is a public sector pay dispute over a lack of renumeration parity with counterparts in the rest of the UK and strikes are expected by the following:
• Unison – which has a NI membership of 42,075
• GMB – 9,839 (about half of whom are public sector)
• Society of Radiographers – 1,335
• National Association of Head Teachers – 761
• NIPSA – 41,206
• Royal College of Medicine – 1,322
• Unite – 34,279 (about half of whom are public sector)
• National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers – 12,853
• Irish National Teachers’ Organisation – 7,085
• Charted Society of Physiotherapists – 1,769
• Ulster Teachers’ Union – 5,378
• British Dietetic Association – 433
• Royal College of Nurses – 15,000
With over 150,000 workers potentially out on strike, knock-on effects for the logistics industry are to be expected. Logistics UK remains in close contact with DAERA on potential impacts at NI ports and what mitigations can be put in place.
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Published On: 11/01/2024 14:00:00
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