Category Archives: Benefits Reform

Trussell Trust statistics reflect NI Executive failure to promote Living Wage and protect those dependent on benefits

Posted on April 16, 2016 by unitetheunion

Numbers receiving on emergency food aid in Northern Ireland hits record high as demand surges by 47% Northern Ireland figures strongly linked to poverty pay and increasing proportions of working poor April 15th: Speaking in response to figures released by … Continue reading →

Posted in Benefits Reform, Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged food poverty, Jimmy Kelly, Living Wage, low pay, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, poverty pay, sectoral bargaining, Trussell Trust, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Outgoing NIC-ICTU chair challenges policy of ‘blood sacrifice’ of 20,000 public sector workers to pay for lowering corporation tax

Posted on April 12, 2016 by unitetheunion

Warns Stormont that it cannot turn the Trade Union movement on and off when there are difficulties with the Peace Process Trade union movement must apply methods of yesterday, in conditions of today, for a better tomorrow April 12th: Jackie … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Benefits Reform, Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Derry/Londonderry, Harland and Wolff, Jackie Pollock, NI Executive, NIC-ICTU, Northern Ireland, sectarian division, Stormont, Unite NI, welfare, Westminster, workers' rights | Leave a comment

Unite community activists protest devastating impact of Tory austerity cuts

Posted on November 27, 2015 by unitetheunion

Changes to social welfare provision will mean most vulnerable face devastating income cuts Lowering corporation taxes will mean hundreds of millions in deeper cuts to public services November 27th: Speaking ahead of planned protests by Unite community branches outside DUP … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Benefits Reform, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services, Unite in the Community | Tagged #UniteAgainstCuts, Albert Hewitt, austerity, austerity cuts, Ballymoney, Belfast, DUP, Newry, Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, Stormont, Tory, Unite in the Community, Unite NI | 1 Comment

Protests in Derry and Waterford demand Schivo Chief Executive meets union over Maydown job losses and union-busting

Posted on August 27, 2015 by unitetheunion

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 | Leave a comment

Osborne’s onslaught on tax credits will disproportionately impact Northern Ireland

Posted on July 8, 2015 by unitetheunion

If adopted in Northern Ireland, plans to scrap student maintenance grants would exclude a generation of working class youth from higher education Unite will initiate a campaign to raise wages and maintain workers’ income through industrial action July 8th: Speaking … Continue reading →