Monthly Archives: March 2015
Call for Minister to rethink Translink’s sham consultation process
Consultation sessions offer no opportunity for public to voice concerns over bus service reductions Unite consulting on further dates of strike action ahead of May election March 26: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for the public transport provider Translink, Davy … Continue reading
Belfast Metropolitan College management warn staff of up to 113 full-time job losses
Scale of redundancies will have devastating impact on quality of educational provision Union blasts attack on educational provision that will undermine future economic growth March 24: The Regional Chair of Unite, Liam Gallagher, expressed his union’s disgust at the threatened … Continue reading
Greenmount college training department closure another blow to rural economy
Closure of training department will further erode productivity growth in agricultural sector March 23: Unite’s Regional Officer with responsibility for DARD employees, Gareth Scott warned about the impact of the decision of Greenmount college management to close their training department … Continue reading
Stormont must listen as tens of thousands of workers say ‘enough is enough’
Unite delighted at turnout across Northern Ireland People demanding an alternative to Stormont political consensus for austerity March 13th: Workers across Northern Ireland engaged in a one-day strike to say ‘enough is enough – hands off our public services’. Today’s … Continue reading
Workers and communities demand investment not cuts – Stormont must listen
Trade unions opposed to race-to-the-bottom competition for tax haven status Jimmy Kelly says fight to defend public services is ‘Fight of our Lifetimes’ March 13th: You cannot grow the economy by decimating public services. That was the strong message sent … Continue reading









