Monthly Archives: June 2017

Bombardier’s Belfast workforce overwhelmingly agree multi-annual pay deal

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Unite hopes pay deal will stabilise company’s presence in Northern Ireland and allow for future employment growth June 15th: Davy Thompson, Regional Coordinating Officer for Unite expressed his hopes that the pay deal agreed by the union’s membership will safeguard … Continue reading →

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Northern Ireland workers must join a fighting union to secure pay increases and better work-life balance

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Northern Ireland men work longest hours in UK, women losing hours as part-time working grows Average UK wages after inflation lower than what it was twelve years ago, with Northern Ireland wages even lower June 14th: Jimmy Kelly, Unite Regional … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, austerity cuts, fair pay, Jimmy Kelly, Living Wage, low pay, poverty pay, work-life balance | Leave a comment

HSCT Pre-Consultation document a cynical attempt to secure support to justify Stroke unit closures

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Unite calls for stroke services to be delivered across all acute hospitals with specialist treatments at a few onward treatment centres Stroke services need investment with skilled staff deployed to meet local demand June 13th: Kevin McAdam, Unite Regional Officer … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #HandsOffNHS, austerity, austerity cuts, Centralisation, Daisy Hill Stroke, HSC, Kevin McAdam, NHS, Northern Ireland, Rationalisation, Stroke Services | Leave a comment

UK Parliamentary election result is a decisive rejection of failed austerity politics

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Unite will continue to campaign against Tory cuts and for a programme of economic investment Young voters responded to Labour’s progressive manifesto which offered hope for a generation abandoned by politicians for far too long June 9th: Jimmy Kelly, Unite … Continue reading →

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Public sector pay proposals: modest advances long overdue as workers wait 12 years for restoration

Posted on June 9, 2017 by unitetheunion

Unite to consult with members in advance of balloting June 9th: Trade union Unite said today that the ‘modest advances’ made during negotiations for a successor to the Lansdowne Road Agreement were long overdue given that, by the end of … Continue reading →