Monthly Archives: January 2016

Ministerial panel on Health Reform must be expanded to include frontline staff representatives

Posted on January 7, 2016 by unitetheunion

Expert Panel to oversee health reform needs to have an understanding of local issues January 7th: Unite Regional Health lead, Kevin McAdam, expressed his concerns at the proposed team selected by DHSSPS Minister, Simon Hamilton, to form an ‘expert panel’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Health Reform, health sector, Kevin McAdam, Mairead McAlinden, Simon Hamilton, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Ministers must legislate to extend same protections and reproductive rights to women in Northern Ireland

Posted on January 7, 2016 by unitetheunion

One thousand women from Northern Ireland travel to Britain to get a termination January 7th: Responding to a statement by incoming First Minister, Arlene Foster, that she would not be supporting the extension of the abortion rights to women in … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Equalities, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged abortion, equality, Northern Ireland, Taryn Trainor., Taryn Trainor. equality, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Unite disappointed as Bombardier could cut sixty agency staff jobs

Posted on January 7, 2016 by unitetheunion

Union will continue engagement with company to seek to safeguard Belfast employment January 7th: Davy Thompson, Regional Coordinating Officer with responsibility for the workforce expressed his regret that Bombardier announced that up to sixty agency jobs could be lost in … Continue reading →