Unite in action
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Expanded ‘Right Care, Right Person’ policy increases risk to paramedic first responders
Latest serious attack on a paramedic in the Foyle area highlights the mounting risk to emergency responders Unite has challenged the decision to roll out phase two of the Right Care Right Person programme in Northern Ireland. In the second phase of the programme [which commenced on November 1st 2026] the PSNI no longer call out…
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Public sector: Unite reps agree to suspend Wednesday strike pending talks outcome
New deal must deliver no-strings cost-of-living pay increase Unite, which organises workers across the public sector and is a member of the ICTU Public Services Committee, said today (Monday) that a meeting of the union’s reps in the public sector has agreed to suspend Wednesday’s strike action. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said:
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Message to government clear: No more business as usual
Inflation-beating pay rise must be front and centre of any new public sector deal Private sector workers must also organise to defend living standards Trade union Unite, which represents public sector workers in a range of workplaces, has said that today’s strong and united picket lines demonstrate the determination of workers to defend their living…
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Unite public sector members set for picket lines tomorrow
Strike reflects workers’ frustrations at cost-of-living pressures and broken promises Government must gain workers’ trust As Unite members in the public sector prepare to take to the picket lines across the country tomorrow, the union said that the strike reflects workers’ frustration at cost-of-living pressures and the government’s failure to honour previous commitments. Unite also…
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Public Sector: Unite finalises plans for Wednesday strike
Minister’s eleventh-hour letter “written with eye to media rather than eye to workers” Government inaction forcing workers onto picket lines Unite, which represents public sector workers across Ireland, today held a meeting of the union’s National Dispute Committee to finalise plans for Wednesday’s national strike. The dispute committee comprises Unite shop stewards from across the…
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Government betrays lowest-paid by scrapping ‘living wage’ pledge
Move highlights need for collective bargaining legislation Unite, which represents workers throughout the economy, today (Wednesday) blasted the government’s decision to scrap plans for a statutory ‘living wage’ to replace the current national minimum wage. The introduction of a new ‘living wage’ equating to 60 per cent of median earnings was originally scheduled for 2026. …