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NIPSA Broad Left
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Civil servants to demand real payrise
The failure of the DUP and Sinn Féin to agree a basis to re-establish an Executive has hampered and delayed the annual round of pay negotiations for civil servants. When it became clear that there was little prospect of the two main parties returning to partnership in government, and having consulted with members, public sector union NIPSA reluctantly entered formal pay negotiations with the NI civil service (NICS) management, submitting a 5% pay claim in July 2017. This reflected the anger of members at 7 years of pay awards below inflation.
NIPSA General Council Elections 2018: Vote Broad Left!
2018 has opened with a crisis across our entire health service. Working people are both worried and…
Trade union rights under attack in civil service
NIPSA trade union activists in the civil service are currently engaged in a struggle to defend what is known as “facility time” to continue to effectively represent their members and to engage in the internal activities necessary to the democracy of any trade union.
Civil service bosses attack trade union reps
By Brian Booth The management of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) is attempting to severely curtail the…
NIPSA Conference: Union Takes Bold Stand
NIPSA is Northern Ireland’s largest trade union, representing public sector workers. Socialist Party members in the union take…