Monthly Archives: May 2016
Limerick MABS: Welcoming meeting of stakeholders, Unite urges immediate funding restoration
May 27th: Unite, which represents staff working in the Limerick Money and Budgeting Advice Service, today welcomed the news that a meeting of key stakeholders will be held next Monday to discuss the issues which have resulted in a suspension … Continue reading
Limerick MABS: Minister Varadkar must intervene to protect vital service
Funding must be reinstated pending engagement with all stakeholders May 24th: Unite, which represents staff working in the Limerick Money Advice and Budgeting Service, today called on Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar to intervene urgently to ensure that Limerick MABS … Continue reading
Strong public support for strike at picket lines on all eleven former Belfast City Council managed leisure centres
Industrial action follows 97% ballot vote by UNITE members to defend right of young and new employees to full pension and to secure safe staffing levels Union official blasts ‘inappropriate’ intervention of Belfast City Council officer briefing against workforce on … Continue reading
Competitiveness about more than costs says Unite
Union submission to Competitiveness Frameworks Review highlights need to diversify from low-wage, low-value-added sectors May 19th: In its submission to the Competitiveness Frameworks Review being carried out by the NCC, trade union Unite has urged the National Competitiveness Council to … Continue reading
Moy Park workers welcome JBS decision to relocate international headquarters to Ireland
Financial media report that JBS, the largest global food manufacturer, has informed its shareholders that it will seek to relocate headquarters to Ireland Union representing workers in Moy Park says decision must mean additional jobs and investment to follow May … Continue reading









