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Minister must end unsafe staffing at NI ambulance control centre, Unite
Three workers left to answer 999 calls from across the entire region, reporting up to 82 calls on hold Unite is warning the staffing crisis in Northern Ireland’s ambulance service is pushing workers beyond breaking point. Members working at the … Continue reading
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School support staff still on temporary engagement forms despite ministerial commitment to end practice
Union calls for use of temporary engagement forms in Northen Ireland to be restricted and all school staff working temporary for four years to automatically made permanent Unite has revealed statistics showing that 1,315 school transport and catering workers continue to be … Continue reading
Unions lodge notice of first 24-hour strike by workers at Belfast council leisure services
Joint UNITE-NIPSA press release Belfast leisure workers are lowest paid in Northern Ireland and are seeking a one pound an hour increase to the current pay offer Talks ended without management company Greenwich Leisure Limited making any improved pay offer … Continue reading
Belfast GLL leisure workers vote for industrial action
Largest council in Northern Ireland has worst pay for leisure workers Industrial action to commence Tuesday 15 July with a work to rule at outsourced leisure centres and gyms Members of Unite and NIPSA employed at Belfast’s municipal leisure centres have … Continue reading
New data exposes shortfalls in night-time ambulance and rapid response cover
Unite demands 45-minute maximum ambulance waiting times outside emergency departments to reduce pressures on service Unite has released data revealing the crisis in night-time shift cover in Northern Ireland’s Ambulance Service (NIAS). The figures cover a 30 day period from … Continue reading
