Category Archives: Just Transition

Stormont must legislate on upper working temperature limits

Posted on June 26, 2026 by Unite the union NI

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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Wrightbus workforce skills are key to just transition and sustainable public transport policy

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Wright family must do the right thing and ‘hand back the land’ to protect jobs and skills Regional Secretary Jackie Pollock reiterated his union’s commitment to securing a future for the workforce in light of headline announcements due to be … Continue reading →

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Professor John Barry of Queens University launches an open letter in support of Harland & Wolff workforce

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Calls by unions for nationalisation of the shipyard are perfectly consistent with action on climate John Barry, Professor of Green Political Economy at Queens University Belfast today launched an open letter urging academics, politicians and the wider public to back … Continue reading →

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