Monthly Archives: April 2019

Department of Health must nationalise Four Seasons nursing homes for benefit of staff and clients

Posted on April 30, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Three thousand five hundred workers and seventeen hundred vulnerable and elderly persons in Northern Ireland face threat as company enters administration Questions must be asked about role of private sector in the provision of social care and how the NHS … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #No2Privatisation, Department of Health, Four Seasons, health and social care, Kevin McAdam, NHS, outsourcing, private sector, Privatisation | 1 Comment

Bombardier bosses agree union demand to end compulsory redundancies in face of industrial action ballot

Posted on April 29, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Company confirm that they will suspend all compulsory redundancies and those workers affected in the most recent round will be offered their jobs back. Talks between unions and management on securing work and growth for Northern Ireland sites will now … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #backBombardierjobs, #Unite4Jobs, Belfast, Bombardier, Compulsory Redundancies, jobs, Steve Turner, Susan Fitzgerald, Unite winning | Leave a comment

Engineers at Dundonald International Ice Bowl to be balloted on industrial action in end of May

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Industrial action likely to coincide with first Northern Ireland bowling open to be held in Dundonald in twelve years Blame for escalation lies squarely with approach of management in Lisburn & Castlereagh City council in pay equality talks Davy McMurray, … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, ballot, Bowls Open, Castlereagh, fair pay, Industrial disputes, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council, Northern Ireland, pay equality | Leave a comment

Dale Farm decision to close Fivemiletown Creamery is a blatant case of asset stripping leaving eighteen workers facing redundancy

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Decision to move production of some specialist Fivemiletown brand cheeses to other sites is driven by desire to maximise profit Unite seeks further investment from Dale Farm to safeguard more than one hundred years of milk processing at the Fivemiletown … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4Jobs, Agri-Foods, cheese manufacture, Dale Farm, Fermanagh, Fivemiletown, job losses, Liam Gallagher, Tyrone | Leave a comment

Moy Park strike ballot called by Unite in defence of workforce terms and conditions

Posted on April 15, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Strike ballot of more than three thousand Unite members in largest Northern Ireland employer will proceed in coming weeks April 15th: Sean McKeever, Unite Regional Officer representing Unite’s members at Moy Park sites across Northern Ireland confirmed that the union … Continue reading →