Derry City & Strabane District Council workers who are members of UNITE are among those across all 11 Councils and other sectors taking part in a week of industrial action.
Workers across all 11 Councils as well as some Education Authority and Housing Executive maintenance workers overwhelmingly voted for industrial action after rejecting a 1.75% government-set pay increase and talks failed to lead to a settlement.
Unite has called for localised talks and a more ‘realistic’ offer to its members.
Derry City & Strabane District Council has agreed to talks at a local level with representatives from various unions following this week’s action, which has impacted a number of services.
Unite has called for localised talks and a more ‘realistic’ offer to its members.
