Tag Archives: austerity

Belfast City Council must intervene to defend services and staff at outsourced Leisure Centres

Posted on June 20, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Unite has yet to receive management report over Health & Safety impact of corner-cutting policies Growing use of casual working is leaves increasing numbers of leisure centre staff in poverty-pay trap June 20th: Unite Regional Officer, Michael Keenan, has called … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged austerity, austerity cuts, Belfast City Council, Greenwich Leisure Ltd, health and safety, Leisure Centres, Michael Keenan, outsourcing, Privatisation, service cuts | Leave a comment

HSCT Pre-Consultation document a cynical attempt to secure support to justify Stroke unit closures

Posted on June 13, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Unite calls for stroke services to be delivered across all acute hospitals with specialist treatments at a few onward treatment centres Stroke services need investment with skilled staff deployed to meet local demand June 13th: Kevin McAdam, Unite Regional Officer … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #HandsOffNHS, austerity, austerity cuts, Centralisation, Daisy Hill Stroke, HSC, Kevin McAdam, NHS, Northern Ireland, Rationalisation, Stroke Services | Leave a comment

UK Parliamentary election result is a decisive rejection of failed austerity politics

Posted on June 9, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Unite will continue to campaign against Tory cuts and for a programme of economic investment Young voters responded to Labour’s progressive manifesto which offered hope for a generation abandoned by politicians for far too long June 9th: Jimmy Kelly, Unite … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Campaign for Decent Pay, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #ToriesOut, austerity, Conservative Party, Election 2017, General Election, Government, Labour Party, Neoliberalism, Progress, Tory Party, UK, Young Vote, Youth | 1 Comment

Unite in the community launch campaign to defend library access

Posted on June 5, 2017 by Unite the union NI

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Unite in the Community | Tagged Albert Hewitt, austerity, austerity cuts, DUP, Libraries NI, Neoliberalism, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, Opening Hours Cut, public services, Sinn Fein, Unite in the Community | Leave a comment

Southern Health & Social Care Trust must guarantee future of Daisy Hill Emergency Unit

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Concerns mount that health trust may justify Emergency Department closure on grounds of inability to recruit consultants Union warns against sleight-of-hand attempt to close facility through ‘temporary closure’ announcement, meaning no public consultation March 30th: Kevin McAdam, Unite Regional Officer … Continue reading →