Tag Archives: Belfast City Council

Secretary of State challenged over government inaction on Harland & Wolff as trade unionists rally at shipyard gates

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Unite the union NI

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 | 1 Comment

Unite shop stewards at Bombardier have a second meeting with council party leaders to raise threat of compulsory redundancies and outsourcing

Posted on March 14, 2019 by Unite the union NI

After current round of redundancies Northern Ireland workforce will be one-third what it was eight years ago Union blasts Bombardier corporate plan to make five thousand workers redundant globally to increase operating profits by $250 million March 14th: Susan Fitzgerald, … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #backBombardierjobs, Ards & North Down Borough Council, Belfast City Council, Bombardier, Compulsory Redundancies, job losses, shipbuilding, shipyard | Leave a comment

In context of political failure, local councils must act to safeguard poor and homeless during cold snap

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Unite the union NI

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 | Leave a comment

Plans to outsource Craigavon leisure centre threatens unacceptable cost to communities and staff

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Unite joins NIPSA and GMB to seek meetings with all political groups on Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council Experience of outsourcing of Leisure in Belfast must be a warning to service users and staff January 17th: On Monday evening … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services, Uncategorized | Tagged #No2Privatisation, Armagh, Armagh Banbridge Craigavon Borough Council, Banbridge, Belfast City Council, Council, Craigavon, Gareth Scott, GMB, Greenwich Leisure Ltd, NIPSA, outsourcing, Privatisation | Leave a comment

Trade unions come together to launch Shipbuilding Charter in Belfast with aim of securing a future for shipyard jobs and skills

Posted on October 4, 2018 by Unite the union NI

After tour of the shipyard, a high level delegation including Gavin Robinson MP, Manufacturing NI and senior trade union figures from Northern Ireland and Britain will then launch the Shipbuilding Charter at the Connor Room, Belfast City Hall tomorrow at … Continue reading →