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Category Archives: Solidarity
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
Posted in Campaigns, Press Releases, Republic of Ireland news, Solidarity
Tagged 1916, Apollo House, Dublin, Eviction, Homelessness, housing, Jimmy Kelly, NAMA
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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
Posted in Austerity, Benefits Reform, Campaigns, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Republic of Ireland news, Solidarity
Tagged #Unite4Jobs, Davy Thompson, Derry/Londonderry, job losses, Maydown Precision Engineering, protest, Schivo, union recognition, Waterford, workers' rights
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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
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Tagged Gaza, Jimmy Kelly, Palestine, solidarity, Unite ROI
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[From the Unite ezine] December 9th: Amid the avalanche of tributes paid to Nelson Mandela since his death last Thursday, our fellow trade unionists in the Congress of South African Trade Unions put it best when they noted that he … Continue reading
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