Category Archives: Campaigns

Stormont must legislate on upper working temperature limits

Workers need protection from excessive heat, in particular those involved in strenuous activity Responding to the current heatwave, Unite has called on the Stormont executive to introduce upper working temperature limits as a matter of urgency. The demand is included … Continue reading

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Stormont Executive must put protections for workers during extreme weather events in law

Workplace safety protections must catch up with a transformed world of work and climate science Ahead of International Workers’ Memorial Day (IWMD) [Tuesday 28 April], Unite has called on the Stormont Executive to introduce legislation to protect workers from health … Continue reading

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Stormont must deliver on protections for women and girls

More help and support for victims and survivors of domestic abuse and coercive control are urgently needed in Northern Ireland, according to leading trade union Unite Unite has challenged the Northern Ireland Executive to make real its Programme for Government … Continue reading

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Time for Stormont to end exclusion of public sector from apprenticeship funding

To mark the beginning of Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week 2026 (today, Monday 2 February), Unite has released a report highlighting the current exclusion of public bodies from funding for apprenticeships. Northern Ireland is the only region in the UK which … Continue reading

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Unite welcomes restoration of winter fuel payment by Stormont Executive

Unite has welcomed this afternoon’s announcement by communities minister Gordon Lyons that the winter fuel payment will be restored as a clear win for pensioners. The announcement will mean that the Northern Ireland Executive will restore the payment in line … Continue reading

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