Tag: DLR

  • 227: Northern Ireland workers ballot for joint March 13th strike

    227: Northern Ireland workers ballot for joint March 13th strike

    From the website of the Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance trade union (NIPSA):- Dispute over Pay and/or Staffing Cuts – Industrial Action Ballot (23 January) You will be aware from previous circulars that the NIPSA Civil Service Group Executive Committee recommended that members employed in the NI Civil Service and related NDPBs, including Cross Border…

  • NSSN 176 – Local government cuts: Protest AND then strike

    NSSN 176 – Local government cuts: Protest AND then strike

    Since May 2010 407,000 jobs have been lost in local government and some of the biggest cuts are yet to bite. In adjoining counties in the east midlands, 2 county councils, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire – both Labour controlled, are planning cuts of £157m and £154 respectively over the next 3 years. These are examples not…