Rathlin Island ferry workers will take strike action on four days each week until the end of January in a dispute about pay, UniteunionNI says
Strike action by Rathlin Island ferry workers will take place on all Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays this month, the Unite union says.
Unite has called for the department to "intervene and ensure workers on the ferry service receive a cost of living pay increase and avoid further disruption". Ferry workers "have committed to provide emergency cover should it be needed throughout", the union added.In a statement released on Friday, Brenda Stevenson of Unite urged the department to intervene and said Rathlin Island ferry workers "perform a vital role in sustaining a community and the economy of Northern Ireland's largest offshore island".
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