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Schivo NI, formerly Maydown Precision Engineering, enters administration; latest body blow to North West industrial base
Union asks whether work conducted in Derry has been outsourced by incoming management in a cynical ‘asset-stripping’ manoeuvre NI Executive parties must now reconsider their refusal to bring forward industrial strategy for balanced regional growth January 6th: Unite Regional Officer, … Continue reading
Ambulance crews experiencing three-and-a-half hour delays in Waterford
Dungarvan-based ambulances responding to Midleton calls Unite warned of crisis a year ago January 5th: Unite said today that Dungarvan-based ambulance crews are being delayed for up to three-and-a-half hours during shift and three hours after shift, putting pressure on … Continue reading
Health support workers left out in the cold says Unite
Union set to ballot members for industrial action January 2nd: Thousands of health workers providing essential services have been left out in the cold by the HSE according to Unite, which today announced that it is considering balloting its members … Continue reading
Executive must deliver warm homes for Northern Ireland pensioners
Northern Ireland only UK region where older persons unable to access £140 discount towards home heating costs December 16th: In light of the recent exposé of the Renewable Heating Incentive scandal, Unite Equalities Officer, Taryn Trainor, called on the Northern … Continue reading
Public sector pay: Selective leaking of Government submission to PSPC could undermine confidence in process integrity
December 14th: Unite today condemned what it termed “selective leaking of misleading data” from the Government’s submission to the Public Service Pay Commission, which the union said “could undermine confidence in the integrity of PSPC process”. Commenting, Unite Regional Coordinating … Continue reading









