Tag Archives: Belfast City Council

Council must take back control of Leisure Centres, not conduct another delaying review

Posted on April 10, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Unite in discussions with NIPSA on next steps in workforce campaign to reverse outsourcing After success of Falls and Shankill United Workers March, action not more words needed from Belfast City Council April 10th: Unite Regional Officer, Michael Keenan, welcomed … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Belfast, Belfast City Council, Falls Road, Greenwich Leisure Ltd, Leisure Centres, Michael Keenan, NIPSA, Shankill Road, Unite, Unite the union, United Workers March | Leave a comment

United Workers march to demand Belfast City Council take back control of outsourced Leisure Centres

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Pricing policy under Greenwich Leisure Ltd (GLL) pricing low-income communities out of ‘centres of excellence’ GLL two-tier workforce policy threatens continued T&Cs downgrading for former Belfast City Council employees April 6th: Unite Regional Officer, Michael Keenan, spoke ahead of his … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services, Unite in the Community | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, #Unite4Services, Belfast, Belfast City Council, cost-cutting, Falls Road, Greenwich Leisure Ltd, Michael Keenan, NIPSA, outsourcing, peacelines, race-to-the-bottom, Redundancies, Shankill Road, terms & conditions, Unite the union | 1 Comment

Belfast City Council must vindicate employment rights of outsourced Leisure workers

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Outsourced management company Greenwich Leisure Ltd effectively threatens 49 leisure workers around city with redundancy unless they accept reduced T&Cs contracts In addition more than twenty former Andersonstown Road Leisure Centre staff seeking right to return on same conditions of … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, Belfast, Belfast City Council, Greenwich Leisure Ltd, Industrial Dispute, Leisure Centres, Michael Keenan, outsourcing, Privatisation, two-tier workforce, ] | Leave a comment

#backBombardierjobs delegation to address Belfast City Council ahead of vote on C Series motion

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Workers from across Bombardier’s five production sites in Northern Ireland will gather this evening at Belfast city hall ahead of a vote on a motion seeking support for the union’s #backBombardierjobs campaign. A delegation of three workplace reps will address … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #backBombardierjobs, #Unite4Jobs, Belfast, Belfast City Council, Boeing, Bombardier, Closure, job losses, jobs, manufacturing, Northern Ireland, Protectionism | Leave a comment

SIPTU and Unite to ballot staff at Waterfront and Ulster Halls for strike action

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Belfast City Council owned ‘arms-length’ body fails to honour commitment to workforce Outsourced management seek to create two-tier workforce introducing poverty pay and attacking terms & conditions October 19th: Speaking together for their respective unions, Niall McNally, SIPTU Organiser; and … Continue reading →