Monthly Archives: October 2016

Unite calls on Government to commit immediately to principle of pay equality

Posted on October 30, 2016 by unitetheunion

Public Sector pay inequalities require urgent resolution October 30th: Unite today called on the Government to give an unambiguous commitment to the principle of equal pay for equal work. Unite’s statement comes as ASTI members take industrial action over pay … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Releases, Republic of Ireland news, Uncategorized | Tagged equality, Jimmy Kelly, public sector, Richie Browne, Unite ROI, wages | Leave a comment

UK Government must provide Globalisation Adjustment funding to support Northern Ireland workers affected by large-scale redundancies

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Union makes call as Bombardier management confirms 1,080 job-losses initially planned over two years will be delivered in current year Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer responded to confirmation Bombardier management would seek to deliver an originally planned two-year redundancy … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Belfast, Bombardier, Davy Thompson, EGF, employment, European Union, HM Treasury, Industrial Strategy, James Brokenshire, job losses, Northern Ireland, Redundancies, Reskilling, Retraining, Shorts | Leave a comment

Outrage over Wiggle decision to close Chain Reaction operations

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Management restructuring threatens more than three hundred jobs and comes only months after acquisition October 26th: Unite Regional Officer, Davy Thompson, was scathing of a decision by Wiggle to close operations it inherited from Chain Reaction Cycles in Northern Ireland. … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged economy, Northern Ireland, job losses, NI Executive, Closure, asset-stripping, corporate greed, Wiggle, Chain Reaction Cycles, Ballyclare | Leave a comment

Union welcomes publication of Bengoa report heralding transformation of Health & Social Care

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Restructuring process must be underpinned by adequate budgets and must guarantee equality of outcome for all patients Priority given to co-production and collaborative approach involving staff is best approach to improve our Health Service October 25th: Unite Regional Officer Kevin … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged health, Health Reform, Kevin McAdam, Michelle O'Neill, Minister for Health, Northern Ireland, participation, social partnership | Leave a comment

Unions must avoid facilitating Government attempts to divide public sector workers

Posted on October 25, 2016 by unitetheunion

Unite expresses solidarity with ASTI members ahead of Thursday’s strike action Unions must unite to demand accelerated unwinding of FEMPI October 25th: Unite today warned that the trade union movement as a whole would pay the price if attempts to … Continue reading →