Monthly Archives: July 2015
Strike action at United Drugs/Sangers suspended after management offer workforce backdated pay improvement
Unite recommending pay offer be endorsed by membership Further talks on improving industrial relations to recommence after the summer July 9th: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for the union’s membership in United Drugs/Sangers, Sean Smyth, confirmed his union were suspending … Continue reading
Osborne’s onslaught on tax credits will disproportionately impact Northern Ireland
If adopted in Northern Ireland, plans to scrap student maintenance grants would exclude a generation of working class youth from higher education Unite will initiate a campaign to raise wages and maintain workers’ income through industrial action July 8th: Speaking … Continue reading
Women with crisis pregnancies among victims of two-tiered health system
July 8th: Speaking on Motion 35 (A Universal Health System – A Public Good) at the ICTU BDC, Unite’s Regional Equalities Officer Taryn Trainor today noted that women facing crisis pregnancies are among the victims of Ireland’s current two-tiered health … Continue reading
Workers at United Drug Sangers NI to take first day of strike action on Wednesday 15th July
Management pay offer rejected and strike action endorsed by large majorities Twenty-four hour stoppage likely to result in disruption of medical supplies to pharmacies and medical centres July 7th: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for the union’s membership in United … Continue reading
Welcoming 2015 Living Wage calculation, Unite reiterates call for €1 increase in Minimum Wage
July 6th: Unite today welcomed the released of the 2015 Living Wage figure for Ireland, calculated by the Living Wage Technical Group as €11.50 per hour. The union’s Ireland Secretary said that, since its launch last year, the Living Wage … Continue reading









