Icy weather didn't deter these workers from attending the picket line at schools across Co Armagh. Hundreds of school support staff from unions such as Unison, Unite, GMB and NIPSA joined the strike – one of the biggest strikes among non-teaching unions in years. The ongoing industrial dispute is over the failure to deliver a pay and grading review to education workers as part of a negotiated resolution of the 2022 pay dispute.
The strike is causing significant disruption to many schools with a large membership of unions in a variety of roles taking part in the industrial action. Some schools have closed as it is causing disruption to school bus transport, catering, administration, cleaning, classroom assistants and other roles.
5. Workers at Drumgor PS on strike
On the picket line at Drumgor PS, Craigavon, Co Armagh. Hundreds of school support staff from unions such as Unison, Unite, GMB and NIPSA joined the strike on the second day in what will be one of the biggest strikes among non-teaching unions in years. The ongoing industrial dispute is over the failure to deliver a pay and grading review to education workers as part of a negotiated resolution of the 2022 pay dispute. Photo: Photo courtesy of NIPSA
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On the picket line in Lurgan, Co Armagh. Hundreds of school support staff from unions such as Unison, GMB and NIPSA – joined the strike on the second day in what will be one of the biggest strikes among non-teaching unions in years. The ongoing industrial dispute is over the failure to deliver a pay and grading review to education workers as part of a negotiated resolution of the 2022 pay dispute. Photo: Photo courtesy of NIPSA
7. Picket at Lurgan's Lough Road Learning Centre
Members of NIPSA on the picket line at Lough Road Learning Centre in Lurgan, Co Armagh. Hundreds of school support staff from unions such as Unison, Unite, GMB and NIPSA joined the strike on the second day in what will be one of the biggest strikes among non-teaching unions in years. The ongoing industrial dispute is over the failure to deliver a pay and grading review to education workers as part of a negotiated resolution of the 2022 pay dispute. Photo: Photo courtesy of NIPSA
8. Braving the cold at Lismore College in Craigavon
Just some of the school workers on the picket line outside Lismore College in Craigavon, Co Armagh. Hundreds of school support staff from unions such as Unison, Unite, GMB and NIPSA joined the strike on the second day in what will be one of the biggest strikes among non-teaching unions in years. The ongoing industrial dispute is over the failure to deliver a pay and grading review to education workers as part of a negotiated resolution of the 2022 pay dispute. Photo: Carmel Robinson