Category Archives: Campaigns
Women have borne brunt of austerity, Unite women’s conference told
Minimalist Minimum Wage increases North and South inadequate response to in-work poverty Strategies need to make Ireland a Living Wage island October 2nd: Unite’s Regional Women’s Conference is being held today. Issues of concern to working women in both the … Continue reading
Right to choose is a trade union issue says Unite
“Cash in your pocket must not determine access to medical treatment” September 26th: Unite members will be taking part in today’s Fourth Annual March for Choice. Unite is a member of the Trade Union Campaign to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, … Continue reading
An economic development strategy based on corporation tax race-to-bottom will fail to deliver growth
Report fails to offer anything for manufacturing sector facing unsustainable energy costs and needing investment support Committee threatens to open up skills provision to private sector but silent on need for increased funding for Further & Higher Education September 7th: … Continue reading
Schivo: Unite refreshes management’s memory of Maydown union recognition agreement
Former Maydown employees and union members to provide copy of recognition agreement and staff handbook references to collective bargaining Union confirms legal challenge in process and promises to escalate protest campaign September 3rd: Unite activists and former Maydown employees will … Continue reading
Protests in Derry and Waterford demand Schivo Chief Executive meets union over Maydown job losses and union-busting
Fifteen redundancies announced at Maydown Precision Engineering since transfer to Schivo Management withhold approximately £10,000 of union membership dues paid by workforce August 27th: Trade union Unite has led protests at Waterford and Derry over union-busting behaviour at Derry-based Maydown … Continue reading









