Category Archives: Austerity

Stormont Health Committee to hear of challenges facing NI Health & Social Care

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Unite’s Kevin McAdam to present on behalf of Unite and NIC-ICTU health committee Northern Ireland health workers have seen a 16% drop in pay over the past five years and are now the lowest paid in the UK October 5th: … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Conservative, health, HSC, job cuts, Kevin McAdam, NHS, NI, NI Assembly, NI Executive, NIC-ICTU, poverty pay, service cuts, Tory, Unite NI, Westminster | Leave a comment

Unite backs Belfast City Centre Anti-Austerity demonstration

Posted on September 27, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Protest coincides with People’s Assembly protest against Conservative Party conference in Birmingham Austerity part of an agenda seeking to transfer wealth from working-class to the wealthy September 27th: Jackie Pollock, deputy Irish Regional Secretary for Unite offered his union’s backing … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Benefits Reform, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services, Unite in the Community | Tagged #ToriesOut, austerity, Belfast, DUP, Jackie Pollock, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, People's Assembly, Sinn Fein, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Structural Roads Maintenance cuts leave road users at risk and will cost more in long-run

Posted on August 31, 2016 by unitetheunion

Budget for Structural Maintenance of Roads has fallen from £131 million to only £54 million in last three years Safety signage overgrown, sightlines impaired and roads left prone to flooding after budget cuts August 31st: Unite Regional Officer, Gareth Scott, … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Belfast, Department of Infrastructure, Gareth Scott, Investment, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, Roads Maintenance, Roads Service, Roads Service NI, Transport NI, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Executive must provide adequate funding for library services across Northern Ireland

Posted on June 19, 2016 by unitetheunion

Libraries play a vital role giving access to education and personal development as well as acting as hubs for service delivery Proposals to cut opening hours will impact vulnerable, disadvantaged and students most June 19th: Unite Regional Secretary, Jimmy Kelly, … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged austerity, austerity cuts, Bangor, Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Dungannon, DUP, Enniskillen, Jimmy Kelly, Libraries NI, Lisburn, Northern Ireland, Omagh, Paul Givan, public services, Unite NI | Leave a comment

NIC-ICTU biennial delegates’ conference backs Unite proposal to bring Energy sector back into local ownership and accountability

Posted on April 12, 2016 by unitetheunion

Conference also endorses call for a British-Irish rail interconnector and rail electrification April 12th: Speaking after the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Biennial Delegates’ Conference in Derry/Londonderry endorsed his union’s radical economic proposals, Jimmy Kelly, … Continue reading →