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Press conference as trade unions launch Women Demand Better campaign
Rally and protest to be held Saturday Campaign demands supported accommodation for homeless women and action on the cost of living crisis What: Launch of Women Demand Better campaign When: 11am, Thursday 27th October 2022 Where: Unite the union offices, … Continue reading
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Trussell Trust figures show a staggering 214 percent increase in demand for emergency food supplies over five years in Northern Ireland
Unite community will raise demand for scrapping of Universal Credit as a core issue of concern in upcoming election Food bank stats expose total inadequacy of ‘fig-leaf’ mitigations package negotiated by Northern Ireland Executive parties Albert Hewitt, Unite Community Coordinator … Continue reading
Departmental spending of additional health transformation funds on internal recruitment is leading to longer in-patient waits
Waiting times across the board in Northern Ireland’s Health & Social Care Service are being increased further by focus on internal recruitment Unite has challenged Department of Health to prioritise transformation funding on external recruitment to address acute staffing pressures … Continue reading
Translink workers stand ready to defend public transport services against impact of austerity cuts
Northern Ireland’s public transport faces a ‘perfect storm’ between private sector cherry-picking of profitable routes and chronic underfunding Union seeks urgent meeting with Translink management and Department for Infrastructure officials to identify status of threat to bus routes January 23rd: … Continue reading
Christmas cancelled for tens of thousands of Northern Ireland families being forced onto flawed Universal Credit regime
As part of Unite’s nationwide day of action against Universal Credit a protest is set for Department of Communities on Saturday December 2nd at 1pm. This year Christmas will be cancelled for thousands of families in Northern Ireland who … Continue reading
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