Tag Archives: Education

Derry and Strabane city deal will be judged ultimately on the decent jobs it delivers

Posted on May 8, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Union issues call for investment to be directed at manufacturing sector, education and skills development Unite Regional Officer, Liam Gallagher, issued the following reaction on behalf of his union to the recently announced Derry and Strabane city deal. “We welcome … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged city deal, Derry and Strabane District Council, Derry/Londonderry, Education, Investment, Liam Gallagher, manufacturing, Skills, Strabane | Leave a comment

Workers let down as Bruton washes hands of responsibility for English Language Teachers

Posted on June 22, 2017 by unitetheunion

Unite slams suggestion that Department has no role in securing workers’ rights June 22nd: Trade union Unite, which represents English Language Teachers, has reacted angrily to a suggestion by the Department of Education that it has no role in regulating … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Releases, Republic of Ireland news, Uncategorized | Tagged #UniteELT, Education, precarious work, Roy Hassey, Unite ROI | Leave a comment

Protest hears Bruton must talk to English Language Teachers

Posted on June 21, 2017 by unitetheunion

Protest hears Bruton must talk to English Language Teachers Precarious work and low pay feeding profits as ELT sector booms “English Language Teachers are teachers too” June 21st: Unite, which organises English Language Teachers, today held a protest outside the … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Releases, Republic of Ireland news, Uncategorized | Tagged #UniteELT, Education, precarious work, Roy Hassey, Unite ROI, wages | 1 Comment

Unite launch Belfast Left Book Club at Jimmy Brown Memorial Lecture event

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Author Neil Faulkner to speak on relevance of Russian Revolution 100 years on Event part of wider Belfast May Day weekend programme to be hosted at Unite Regional Office in Belfast today (Friday April 28th) at 2pm, April 28th: Unite … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged 1917, Belfast, Education, Jimmy Brown, Jimmy Kelly, Labour, Left Book Club, Russian Revolution, Socialism, Struggle, Trade Union, Unite, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Invest NI failing Northern Ireland workers by grant-aiding poverty pay jobs

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Figures show less than half jobs supported by Invest NI pay average Northern Ireland wage Falling global trade and investment trends show impossibility of growth strategy predicated on corporate tax cuts November 1st: Jimmy Kelly, Ireland Secretary for Unite challenged … Continue reading →