Tag Archives: Eoin Drummey

Ambulance outsourcing dispute: Unite to ballot for industrial action

Unite, which represents members working for the National Ambulance Service (NAS), today (Sunday) announced that it will be balloting members nationwide for industrial action following the unilateral decision to outsource inter-hospital ambulance transfers in the Greater Dublin area to a … Continue reading

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HSE: Unite serves notice of industrial action over staffing crisis

Unite, which represents a range of grades across the Health Services Executive (HSE), said today (Monday) that it has served notice of industrial action over the staffing crisis resulting from the HSE’s ‘Pay and Numbers Strategy.’ Last year it emerged … Continue reading

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Cork brown water: Unite demands action as tests confirm contamination ahead of protest

Iron and manganese levels render water unsuitable for human consumption Protest set for Grand Parade on Saturday Unite, which represents water service workers in Cork and around the country, today announced the results of tests carried out on Cork’s ‘brown … Continue reading

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HSE: Unite members vote for action over staffing crisis

Unite, which represents a range of grades across the Health Services Executive (HSE) said today (Wednesday) that members have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over the staffing crisis resulting from the HSE’s ‘Pay and Numbers Strategy’.  After the … Continue reading

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Cobh Heritage Centre refuses to implement WRC recommendation after 14-year pay freeze

Publicly-funded body accused of ‘setting new standard in meanness’ Trade union Unite, which represents workers throughout the economy, today (Sunday) slammed the Cobh Heritage Centre’s decision to disregard a Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) recommendation in May that a long-serving worker’s … Continue reading

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