Category Archives: Austerity

Devastating cuts to Roads Service maintenance budget will compromise Road Safety

Posted on March 30, 2015 by unitetheunion

Reduction proposed to inspections regime, range of potholes patched and materials budget  Unite is consulting workers on response to management proposals March 30: Unite’s Regional Officer with responsibility for employees at the Roads Service, Gareth Scott has warned about the … Continue reading →

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Rally for Daisy Hill Stroke Department shows huge public support

Posted on March 30, 2015 by unitetheunion

Time for parties to ‘serve the community’ and stop jostling for self-promotion March 30: Local chair of the Unite in the Community branch, Martin McKeown, welcomed the massive demonstration of support for the Stroke Department but urged all parties to … Continue reading →

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Call for Minister to rethink Translink’s sham consultation process

Posted on March 26, 2015 by unitetheunion

Consultation sessions offer no opportunity for public to voice concerns over bus service reductions Unite consulting on further dates of strike action ahead of May election March 26: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for the public transport provider Translink, Davy … Continue reading →

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Belfast Metropolitan College management warn staff of up to 113 full-time job losses

Posted on March 25, 2015 by unitetheunion

Scale of redundancies will have devastating impact on quality of educational provision Union blasts attack on educational provision that will undermine future economic growth March 24: The Regional Chair of Unite, Liam Gallagher, expressed his union’s disgust at the threatened … Continue reading →

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Stormont must listen as tens of thousands of workers say ‘enough is enough’

Posted on March 19, 2015 by unitetheunion

Unite delighted at turnout across Northern Ireland People demanding an alternative to Stormont political consensus for austerity March 13th: Workers across Northern Ireland engaged in a one-day strike to say ‘enough is enough – hands off our public services’. Today’s … Continue reading →

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