Category Archives: Austerity

Latest healthcare cuts mean it is a bad time to be sick in Northern Ireland

Unite the union strongly opposed to £70 million further cuts to healthcare Proposals seek to undermine the founding principles of the NHS – free at the point of delivery Unite members and representatives in the health service across Northern Ireland … Continue reading

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Trade unions being drawn into a game of bluff over brutal cuts to Health budgets

Health trade unions invited to teleconference with Department of Health financial officials ahead of coordinated Extraordinary Trust meetings Unite Regional Officer with lead responsibility for Health, Kevin McAdam, spoke ahead of his attendance at the Belfast Trust meeting tomorrow [Thursday]: … Continue reading

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

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

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

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 voluntary exit scheme impacting staff morale and quality of services – NI Audit Office

Report recommends cost-benefit analysis should take account of natural wastage, cost of increased agency working and temporary consultancy work Unite Regional Officer, Gareth Scott, who represents the union’s members working in the industrial civil service in Northern Ireland, welcomed the … Continue reading

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