Category Archives: Solidarity
Campaigners to demand NI Water intervene with their contractor Murphy International to reinstate ‘Murphy 4’
Press Notice What: Campaigners to leave in letter to NI Water demanding intervention When: 10.30am Monday 15th May Where: NI Water HQ, Westland Road, Belfast Campaigners seeking the restoration of four Unite members, including a shop steward dismissed by he … Continue reading
Attempt by NAMA receiver to evict homeless from Apollo House reminiscent of worst excesses of Victorian-era landlordism
Unite Regional Secretary blasts NAMA receivers for ‘No Room at the Inn’ attitude Forcing homeless back onto streets in the heart of winter will result in more deaths amidst government inaction December 20th: Speaking ahead of the court case [tomorrow, … 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
Over one million women North and South experiencing poverty or social exclusion
Low wages, precarious work and low social protection supports among factors contributing to crisis Over one million women throughout the island of Ireland are experiencing poverty and social exclusion according to a Unite briefing note released today (5 March 2015) … Continue reading
Remarks by Jimmy Kelly at Gaza Solidarity rally
July 26th: Speaking outside the Israeli Embassy in Dublin today, Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly said the Irish Government’s decision to abstain on last Thursday’s UNHCR vote to establish an independent commission of enquiry into human rights abuses in Gaza … Continue reading









