Category: Unite in the Community
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In context of political failure, local councils must act to safeguard poor and homeless during cold snap
In absence of political action, numbers dying in winter in Northern Ireland unnecessarily has risen 130 percent in three years to 1,500 Poverty leaves many reliant on old, dangerous or un-serviced heating devices for heating or going to bed early and visiting public places to avoid the cold Albert Hewitt, Unite Community Coordinator called on…
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NI Audit Office report confirms that Universal Credit mitigation package has failed most vulnerable
Uptake of mitigations funds falls £136 million below Executive target leaving claimants to face full brunt of Tory welfare reform package Only 82 percent of Universal Credit claimants paid on time with more than half drawing down advance payment to avoid six week delay January 17th: Albert Hewitt, Unite Community Coordinator said that the Northern…
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Protest at Department for Communities, Belfast tomorrow as part of Unite’s national day of action against Universal Credit
Campaigners to gather outside Department for Communities building on Bedford Street, Belfast Albert Hewitt explained why his union’s community members will be protesting against Universal Credit outside the Department for Communities buildings in Belfast tomorrow at 2pm: “While Universal Credit has been an unmitigated disaster for working-class people across the UK, it’s impact in Northern Ireland…
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Unite the union community members to erect ‘suicide awareness’ signs at Cave hill country park
Grassroots initiative taken as number of deaths from suicide in Northern Ireland in 20 years since peace agreement exceeds those from the 30 year Troubles Twelve permanent Unite in the community ‘suicide awareness’ signs to go up on all pathways into Cave Hill October 15th: Albert Hewitt, Regional Community Coordinator explained that Unite in the…
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Universal Credit causing misery and hardship for families in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland households claiming the new all-in-one benefit, Universal Credit are being plunged into misery and hardship Westminster government must stop the roll out of Universal Credit before even more families are forced into poverty 23rd May: As part of a UK-wide Day of Action, Unite Community members and campaigners will be demonstrating from 3-4pm…
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United Workers march to demand Belfast City Council take back control of outsourced Leisure Centres
Pricing policy under Greenwich Leisure Ltd (GLL) pricing low-income communities out of ‘centres of excellence’ GLL two-tier workforce policy threatens continued T&Cs downgrading for former Belfast City Council employees April 6th: Unite Regional Officer, Michael Keenan, spoke ahead of his union’s participation in a United Workers march at 1pm on Saturday. “Since Belfast City Council…