Monthly Archives: July 2015

Understaffing and underfunding are the main barriers to Seven Day NHS in Northern Ireland

Healthcare professionals walking away in their droves over pay and pressures Northern Ireland only part of UK where workers have not received a recommended one percent pay increase July 17th: Unite National Officer with responsibility for health, Kevin McAdam, responded … Continue reading

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Strike action at Tata averted as management retain pension scheme

British Steel Pension scheme will now be retained Members of Unite vote 72% to accept management offer July 16th: Unite has confirmed that industrial action at Tata steel has been called off after management reversed course on previous proposals which … Continue reading

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Unite seminar on precarious work, Thursday July 23rd

July 16th: From low hour contracts via workfare to bogus self-employment, precarious work is one of the major challenges facing the trade union movement in Ireland today. This half-day seminar will examine the experiences of those caught in the precarious … Continue reading

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Bulmers: Strike action suspended as company to honour 2009 agreement in respect of member made redundant, engage further with Unite

July 14th: Unite today announced that the strike action at Bulmers’ Clonmel brewery scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday July 15th) will not now take place. The decision follows the company’s agreement to honour the terms of a 2009 collective agreement in … Continue reading

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Bulmers: Workers joining Unite in advance of Wednesday strike

Managerial grades seeking union protection following breach of redundancy agreement In advance of the strike by Unite members at the Bulmers Clonmel brewery, scheduled for Wednesday July 15th, the union has received a number of membership applications from workers concerned … Continue reading

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