Tag: fightback
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New Unite Regional Secretary: workers refuse to just survive but will fightback and win through their trade unions
Susan Fitzgerald calls on the trade union movement to draw the lessons from workers’ struggle and hit back hard at government Punishing budget cuts will devastate public services in Northern Ireland and are an attempt to make working-class people pay for the latest capitalist crisis Speaking ahead of the annual May Day rally organised by…
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Workers commence 24-7 work-in occupation of Regina Coeli House in West Belfast
Staff and residents at hostel for homeless women demand urgent intervention by Communities’ Minister Deirdre Hargey Unite industrial and community members establish a solidarity camp outside the Regina Coeli Workers at Regina Coeli House have commenced a 24-7 ‘work-in’ occupation of the hostel to demand Ministerial intervention to save the facility. The house faces closure…
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Caterpillar must engage fully in redundancy consultation as Unite seeks to mitigate job losses
While Caterpillar global profits exceed $17 billion last year, the business’ corporate management seeks to impose a penny-pinching caps on voluntary redundancy offered to Larne workforce George Brash, Unite Regional Officer challenged Caterpillar management to engage meaningfully in the ongoing consultation over proposed job-losses at its Larne site. “Unite has engaged in the 90-day consultation…
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Shipyard workers’ successful occupation remains a shining example to workers facing assault on livelihoods, pay and terms and conditions
One year ago today, Harland & Wolff workers moved to occupy their workplace to defend jobs and skills, and secure a future for the shipyard Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, speaking today said that the example of Harland & Wolff workers who this time last year occupied their shipyard to defend their industry can…
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Workers at Allied Bakeries vote to accept improved pay offer and end industrial action
Result confirms that union-organised workforces can win Susan Fitzgerald, Regional Coordinating Officer for Unite, commended the workforce at Allied Bakeries in Northern Ireland whose decisive and powerful strike action on Sunday won a significantly improved pay offer which was subsequently accepted by the workforce, ending the industrial dispute. “The workers at Allied Bakeries have voted…