The CWU’s Branch Manager and Regional Secretary attended picket lines across the North over the past two days in solidarity with its members. BT imposed a £1,500 pay offer but we need a pay rise that will reflect the rising cost of living.’’ ‘‘The dispute is over pay, with the cost of living increasing there is a particular focus on those on the lower pay grade, it is very important that everyone gets a decent pay rise due to the cost of renting and energy bills. The strike is very solid, very few have passed the picket line. Patrick Meehan who was a marshal on the picket line said: ‘‘There’s a great atmosphere, people are bringing dogs down, there’s BBQ’s. We spoke with union members Patrick Meehan and Raymond McDonnell who were on the picket line up in The Cutts in Dunmurry today.īig Thanks to our politicians and who came out to support the BT/openreah workers day 2 strike over fair pay. The employees on strike form the majority of the telecommunications infrastructure including mobile phone connection, broadband internet, and back-up generators to national health systems, cyber security and data centres. The Union has stated that this is a ‘‘dramatic real-terms pay cut when compared to inflation levels of over 11 per cent.’’ The strike focuses on BT imposing a pay settlement on employees for £1,500 per annum. According to the union, 95.8 per cent of Openreach engineers voted for action and members within BT had a 91.5 per cent majority for the walkout.
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