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Fujitsu staff in three-day strike | Fujitsu staff in three-day strike |
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Some Northern Ireland-based staff at Japanese technology firm Fujitsu have begun a three-day strike. | |
The strike is over job cuts, a pay freeze and pension changes. Last year the IT services unit of Fujitsu said it would cut up to 1,200 jobs in the UK. | The strike is over job cuts, a pay freeze and pension changes. Last year the IT services unit of Fujitsu said it would cut up to 1,200 jobs in the UK. |
About 30 members of the Unite union are on strike in Northern Ireland. | |
Workers at the north of England's headquarters in Risley near Warrington and the sites in Manchester and Crewe have also walked out. | Workers at the north of England's headquarters in Risley near Warrington and the sites in Manchester and Crewe have also walked out. |
A Unite spokesman said that weather permitting, staff would also form picket lines outside the company's buildings. | A Unite spokesman said that weather permitting, staff would also form picket lines outside the company's buildings. |
The company employs 700 people in two offices in Northern Ireland - one in Belfast, the other in Londonderry. | The company employs 700 people in two offices in Northern Ireland - one in Belfast, the other in Londonderry. |
Staff at Fujitsu held a one-day strike in December. | Staff at Fujitsu held a one-day strike in December. |
They will stage further strike action on 14 and 15 January. | They will stage further strike action on 14 and 15 January. |