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Bank bailout repayments should be used to fund Emergency Housing Investment Programme

Proposal included in Unite’s ‘economic manifesto’ published ahead of General Election January 31st: Trade union Unite has suggested that the anticipated €4 billion in bank bailout repayments due this year should be used to fund an Emergency Housing Investment Programme.  … Continue reading

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Unite condemns criminalisation of women facing crisis pregnancies

Union says extension of 1967 Abortion Act to NI, repeal of 8th Amendment in ROI, crucial to protecting women’s health January 14th: Trade union Unite has today condemned the arrest and prosecution of women in Northern Ireland charged with procuring … Continue reading

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Unite joins with Translink and Women’s Aid in launching the White Ribbon campaign to end violence to women

Translink staff in Ulsterbus, Metro and NI Rail will wear white ribbons for sixteen days Campaign to be launched at Metro Station, Queen Street, Belfast tomorrow (Wednesday, 25th November) at 11.30am Unite Equality Officer, Taryn Trainor, welcomed the strength of … Continue reading

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Waterford Crystal pensions – update

November 20th: Unite has been informed that the payment of pensions is now moved from the Department of Finance for processing by the Department of Social Protection. We are assured that everything is now in hand for processing the pension … Continue reading

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Presentations to seminar on precarious work, 23 July

July 27th: Last week’s Unite seminar on precarious work – Strategies to End Precariousness: The Case for Decent Work – heard a number of speakers outline the extent of precarious work in Ireland and the impact on the workers concerned.  … Continue reading

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