Monthly Archives: April 2016

Workers at eleven Belfast City Council leisure centres balloted on strike action

Industrial action ballot opens today (Wednesday April 20th) and will remain open for two weeks Union highlights Greenwich Leisure Ltd’s (GLL) broken commitments on pensions guarantee and wider health and safety concerns April 20th: Davy Edmont, Unite officer for workers … Continue reading

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Strong public interest in Unite-sponsored husting events in Larne and Ballymena

Public meetings to be chaired by UTV business editor, Jamie Delargy, and have a focus on job creation policies First husting event will take place in Larne Townhall at 7.30pm on Thursday 21st April with a second at ‘The Braid’, … Continue reading

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Trussell Trust statistics reflect NI Executive failure to promote Living Wage and protect those dependent on benefits

Numbers receiving on emergency food aid in Northern Ireland hits record high as demand surges by 47% Northern Ireland figures strongly linked to poverty pay and increasing proportions of working poor April 15th: Speaking in response to figures released by … Continue reading

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Escalation of Waterford ambulance action will not affect patient care

City and county ambulance staff frustrated at failure to address concerns April 14th: Trade union Unite today announced that members working for the Waterford City and County ambulance service are set to escalate their industrial action, which to date has … Continue reading

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Castle Court cleaners to be balloted on strike action over night shift redundancies

Robinson’s Services workers to be balloted following eight unnecessary redundancies Under management proposals cleaners on minimum wage would be expected to pay for taxis home at 3am April 14th: Davy Edmont, Unite officer for Robinson’s cleaning staff working in the … Continue reading

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