Tag Archives: Arlene Foster

Unite the union, First Minister and deputy First Minister, along with First Ministers of Scotland and Wales, issue joint call for ‘urgent intervention’ by Prime Minister Johnson to save aerospace jobs and skills

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Unite the union NI

Devolved authorities and unions issue joint demand for creation of a UK Aerospace Taskforce Jackie Pollock Regional Secretary of Unite was signatory to a letter involving the leaders of the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland devolved authorities to Prime Minister, … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Aerospace, Arlene Foster, Boris Johnson, coronavirus job retention scheme, Covid-19, Executive Office, Jackie Pollock, Michelle O'Neill | Leave a comment

Unite writes to First Minister and Deputy First Minister to demand testing for workers as Covid-19 clusters emerge in poultry and meatpacking sector and Moy Park employee dies

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Unite the union NI

Urgent action needed from Stormont Executive on meat processing sector to avoid repeat of crisis and fatalities in care home sector If necessary, sites must be temporarily shut for testing of workers, and family members, with full pay to enable … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Arlene Foster, Covid-19, crisis, Infection Control, Jackie Pollock, meatpacking, Michelle O'Neill, Moy Park, poultry sector, Residential Care Homes | Leave a comment

Management must work with union to mitigate impact of latest Bombardier jobs blow

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Plans for ninety-five redundancies in core workforce confirmed Separately, Unite meet DUP leader, Arlene Foster, to seek to leverage Boeing over its legal threat to Bombardier’s CSeries September 15th: Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, responded to news that Bombardier … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Arlene Foster, Belfast, Boeing, Bombardier, Compulsory Redundancies, Davy Thompson, DUP, Redundancies, Westminster | Leave a comment

Executive must deliver warm homes for Northern Ireland pensioners

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Unite the union NI

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 →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Uncategorized | Tagged Arlene Foster, Ferrari, Fuel Poverty, Jonathan Bell, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, Renewable Heating Incentive, Taryn Trainor., Taryn Trainor. equality, Warm Homes | Leave a comment

Limerick MABS: Minister Varadkar must intervene to protect vital service

Posted on May 24, 2016 by unitetheunion

Funding must be reinstated pending engagement with all stakeholders May 24th: Unite, which represents staff working in the Limerick Money Advice and Budgeting Service, today called on Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar to intervene urgently to ensure that Limerick MABS … Continue reading →