‘Poor pay offer’ blamed as Armagh Banbridge and Craigavon Council workers to start strike on Monday

By Carmel Robinson
Published 12th Aug 2022, 11:26 BST
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Disruption to services across the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council area is expected on Monday as workers are set to strike.

The planned strike action had been postponed so that both the Council and representatives of three unions, Unite, GMB and NIPSA could attend mediation with the Labour Relations Agency.

However talks broke down yesterday with unions confirming that workers are due to begin industrial action on Monday.

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The three unions represent staff across many departments of the council, from refuse collection to street cleaning, from leisure services to parks, from secretarial to planning staff.

Craigavon Civic Centre in Craigavon, home of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council. Photo courtesy of Google.Craigavon Civic Centre in Craigavon, home of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council. Photo courtesy of Google.
Craigavon Civic Centre in Craigavon, home of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Council. Photo courtesy of Google.

A strike may impact bin collections, weddings, street cleaning, planning applications, leisure centres, park openings and community hubs.

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What the unions said

A spokesperson for the GMB union confirmed that council workers will begin a strike at 6am on Monday August 15.

A spokesperson said: “In the worst cost of living crisis for decades, working people at the council are asking for a decent pay rise.”