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Authentic Food Company: Unite meets liquidators, says serious questions surround closure announcement

Union slams management refusal to engage with workers Retention of Dundalk jobs and protection of taxpayer must be priorities October 19th: Unite, which represents workers at Dundalk’s Authentic Food Company site, has today met with the liquidators appointed by the … Continue reading

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Bord na Mona: Government must step in to ensure workers do not pick up decarbonisation tab

European role in achieving ‘Just Transition’ must be investigated October 17th: Unite, which is part of the Bord na Mona Group of Unions, today (Wednesday) called on the Government to intervene following the company’s announcement that the Midlands alone will … Continue reading

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Brendan Ogle: Ideological Budget puts enriching the few above the needs of the many

Package offers little for working people Unite’s Senior Officer in the Republic of Ireland, Brendan Ogle, has said that Tuesday’s Budget was an “ideologically driven package” which offers little to working people and “further embeds the pattern of public crises … Continue reading

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Public housing must be centrepiece of Budget 2019

Unite calls for broadening of tax base, massive investment in public housing October 7th: Unite today issued a Pre-Budget Comment outlining the union’s priorities for Budget 2019.  Pointing out that the Government has not only declined to use all its … Continue reading

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Health & safety concerns raised only days after Belfast City councillors refuse to bring leisure centres back in-house

Sinn Fein council group leader cites £16-20 million shortfall and threat of a 10% rate increase cost as unacceptable cost for ending privatisation  Unite the union members highlight latest health & safety issues at Ozone as cutbacks by outsourced management … Continue reading

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