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Tag Archives: Belfast City Council
Welcome for Belfast City Council u-turn on lay-off of 140 casual workers employed at Waterfront & Ulster Hall, reversing a decision branded as ‘shambolic’ by councillors
Funding is provided by council to meet wage supports needed by Government’s job support scheme guaranteeing workers’ income to end of current tax year As a result of other decisions taken at tonight’s council meeting, Unite will demand Greenwich Leisure … Continue reading
Belfast City Council must intervene to ensure livelihoods of 140 casual workers employed by council-owned company at Waterfront & Ulster Hall
Councillors cannot wash their hands of this decision – they must intervene to secure jobs of Waterfront and Ulster Hall workers Decision to lay off 140 workers made when employers had to contribute 33 percent of wages – it must … Continue reading
Secretary of State challenged over government inaction on Harland & Wolff as trade unionists rally at shipyard gates
Speakers at rally reiterate call for nationalisation and contrast government inaction with leadership shown by workforce and trade union movement Secretary of State for NI, Julian Smith MP grilled over failure to safeguard jobs at Harland and Wolff and the … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged #Unite4Jobs, #Unite4Manufacturing, apprentices, Belfast City Council, Davy Thompson, Harland and Wolff, jobs, Julian Smith MP, manufacturing, Manufacturing Strategy, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Skills, Susan Fitzgerald, T Levels
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In context of political failure, local councils must act to safeguard poor and homeless during cold snap
In absence of political action, numbers dying in winter in Northern Ireland unnecessarily has risen 130 percent in three years to 1,500 Poverty leaves many reliant on old, dangerous or un-serviced heating devices for heating or going to bed early … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Unite in the Community
Tagged #politicalfailure, #UniversalCredit, Albert Hewitt, Belfast City Council, Fuel Poverty, Homelessness, mitigations, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, political failure, Unite in the Community, winter excess deaths
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