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  • Unite the union community members to erect ‘suicide awareness’ signs at Cave hill country park

    Grassroots initiative taken as number of deaths from suicide in Northern Ireland in 20 years since peace agreement exceeds those from the 30 year Troubles Twelve permanent Unite in the community ‘suicide awareness’ signs to go up on all pathways into Cave Hill October 15th: Albert Hewitt, Regional Community Coordinator explained that Unite in the…

  • Extern: Unite calls on Minister Zappone to treat all care workers equally

    Union slams Minister’s ‘double standards’ on union recognition Minister again asked to meet with Extern workers March 12th: Unite, which represents staff working for social care provider Extern, today slammed what it termed Minister Katherine Zappone’s ‘double standards’ regarding union recognition. Extern, which enjoys significant state contracts including contracts worth nearly €5 million from Tusla,…

  • Extern: Unite briefs Oireachtas members on social care provider’s anti-union stance

    NI-based social care provider won’t recognise union south of border Extern in receipt of multi-million Euro state contracts, refuses to engage with WRC March 4th: Trade union Unite, which represents close to 60% of staff working for social care provider Extern, last week briefed Oireachtas members on the organisation’s repeated refusal either to recognise Unite…

  • NI-based charity refusing to engage with Unite in Republic

    Union organises 70% of workers in youth charity Extern ‘forum’ designed avoid union recognition July 30th: Unite has today accused leading youth charity Extern – which receives state funding from the HSE and TUSLA among others – of discriminating against employees in the Republic. The claim follows the repeated refusal by the Northern Ireland-based charity…