Category Archives: Austerity
Brazen admission by HSCB chief exposes irresponsible approach of management
Healthcare decisions being made to meet austerity budgets not patient need Commitment and loyalty of workers to public healthcare system being exploited by management July 23rd: Unite National Officer with responsibility for Health, Kevin McAdam, expressed his anger at comments … Continue reading
Unite’s proposals for Translink efficiency savings will protect bus and rail services from planned cuts
DRD and Translink agree union’s proposals will mean only minor service adjustments needed Union and management will form Efficiency Steering Group to implement off-setting savings July 22nd: Ireland Secretary, Jimmy Kelly, confirmed that his union had today agreed to work … Continue reading
Understaffing and underfunding are the main barriers to Seven Day NHS in Northern Ireland
Healthcare professionals walking away in their droves over pay and pressures Northern Ireland only part of UK where workers have not received a recommended one percent pay increase July 17th: Unite National Officer with responsibility for health, Kevin McAdam, responded … Continue reading
Osborne’s onslaught on tax credits will disproportionately impact Northern Ireland
If adopted in Northern Ireland, plans to scrap student maintenance grants would exclude a generation of working class youth from higher education Unite will initiate a campaign to raise wages and maintain workers’ income through industrial action July 8th: Speaking … Continue reading
Jimmy Kelly welcomes signals that NI Executive is unlikely to lower corporation tax
Race-to-the-bottom competition for tax haven status will not deliver Parties need to adopt a proactive approach to growing a productive, balanced economy Ireland Secretary for Unite, Jimmy Kelly, welcomed comments by DFP Minister Arlene Foster signalling that the NI Executive … Continue reading









