Category: Unite in the Community
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Unite in the community activists launch North Antrim Anti-Drugs initiative with support of Billy Burns
Billy Burns, father of drugs victim Jamie Burns, and initiator of the #OnePillWillKill campaign attends launch event in Ballymoney #OnePillWillKill leaflets distributed to housing estates in towns across North Antrim February 8th: Unite Community Coordinator, Albert Hewitt, welcomed the initiative of Unite in the community members in North Antrim who over the last weekend launched…
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Christmas cancelled for tens of thousands of Northern Ireland families being forced onto flawed Universal Credit regime
As part of Unite’s nationwide day of action against Universal Credit a protest is set for Department of Communities on Saturday December 2nd at 1pm. This year Christmas will be cancelled for thousands of families in Northern Ireland who will be forced to claim the Tory government’s flawed all-in-one benefit, Universal Credit. The rollout…
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Unite in the community launch campaign to defend library access
Union warns of possibility that temporary cut to library summer opening hours may become permanent 38 Degrees online petition demands a Functioning Executive reverse cuts to library opening hours June 5th: Speaking on the launch of Unite in the Community’s campaign to defend public library opening hours across Northern Ireland, the union’s Community Coordinator, Albert…
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#1PillWillKill Mural to be unveiled today on Twaddell Avenue in Belfast
Unite-sponsored mural highlights dangers of drugs at interface junction Unveiling event will be addressed by Vinny Hurrell and Frank Mitchell as well as Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly June 1st: Speaking ahead of the event Unite Regional Community Coordinator, Albert Hewitt, expressed his hopes the mural would reinforce awareness of the dangers of drugs and…
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Economy, workers’ rights centre stage as Unite Policy Conference kicks off
Workers must not pay price for Brexit, says Jimmy Kelly Unite’s Fourth Irish Policy conference kicked off this morning (Tuesday May 23rd) with debates on the economy and workers’ rights. The agenda is available for download here, and below are selected remarks. Introducing the economic debate, Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly highlighted the challenges posed by…
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“Hands Off Daisy Hill” Mural to be unveiled in Canal Street, Newry today
Union call on public to attend Saturday rally Albert Basin, Newry at 11am on Saturday [May 13th] Continued public pressure the only way to guarantee delivery on promises to retain services in Daisy Hill May 12th: Speaking ahead of the unveiling of his community branch’s latest contribution to the ‘Hands Off Daisy Hill’ campaign, Martin…