'We have some workers having to rely on foodbanks, workers not able to make their rent, and not able to pay their mortgages'
Belfast councillors have given a round of applause to striking workers from the Dunmurry-based manufacturer Survitec.
David Magee, employee at Survitec for 25 years, told the chamber: “The workforce morale is at an all time low, the union has a 100 percent vote for industrial action. People joining our union would never have considered joining in the past, that's how much they believe we deserve an inflationary pay rise from the employers.
“We would like a bit of support from councillors - we have had a bit of media and people from the DUP and People Before Profit. But we want to get it out there, and hurt them because they are hurting us, in our pockets, as we try to keep our homes.” She added: “It’s not a lot to ask with the profits that company is making.”
“We can appreciate the costs are increasing, but the electric bill still gets paid in Dunmurry, the rent still gets paid in Dunmurry, the increased cost for material still gets paid, but yet workers have to take the cuts for the cost of production, the cost of living, and the cost of greed crisis.
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