Tag: equality
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Campaign must continue until women in Northern Ireland secure full equal access to free, safe and legal abortion
UK Government moves to meet costs of Northern Ireland women seeking abortions in GB welcome but leaves women here as second-class citizens Local politicians responsible for system where NI women are forced into exile to access essential healthcare services Unite Regional Equality Officer, Taryn Trainor, welcomed the announcement that women from Northern Ireland seeking abortions…
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Unite welcomes launch of ‘Abortion as a Workplace Issue’ report
Pioneering research will help inform union’s campaigning on abortion October 19th: Unite today welcomed the publication of Abortion as a Workplace Issue, based on a quantitative and qualitative survey of trade union members commissioned by five trade unions including Unite, as well as Alliance for Choice (Northern Ireland) and the Trade Union Campaign to Repeal…
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Victory for campaign for free access to English NHS abortions for Northern Ireland women
This is only a stop-gap solution; Northern Ireland women deserve full equality Westminster must legislate for proper reproductive healthcare including abortion and respect NI women’s human rights June 29th: Taryn Trainor, Unite Equality Officer, welcomed the commitment by the Westminster government for a plan for financial support for women from Northern Ireland who are forced…
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Latest CSO figures explode public sector pay premium myth
Time to debate on basis of fact March 15th: Unite has welcomed today’s report from the CSO which dispels popular myths about public-private sector pay differentials and instead shows that, overall, public sector workers are paid slightly less than comparable workers in the private sector. Commenting, Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly said: “Public sector workers…
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European Social Charter: Government must move to address criticisms
February 26th: Unite today called on the Government to address recent Council of Europe/ECSR criticisms which found Ireland to be in breach of several provisions of the Social Charter. The breaches range from the lack of legislation ensuring that overtime work is paid at a higher rate, to the limited protection against unfair dismissal for…