Tag Archives: health and safety

Family of Matthew Campbell deserve answers and justice

Court judgement highlights need for health and safety legislation to be strengthened for increased incidence of extreme weather events Unite the union welcomed this afternoon’s sentencing hearing at Newry Crown Court of Health and safety failings admitted by Newry, Mourne and … Continue reading

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Unite warns Caterpillar that attempts to break strike threaten health and safety of workers

Strike by Caterpillar workers at Larne and Belfast results in huge impact to production on site Unite, the union representing Caterpillar workers who commenced strike action yesterday [Monday 11 April], has hit out at management whose failed attempts to undermine … Continue reading

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Hospitality workers’ health and safety must be guiding principle for new Stormont pandemic measures

Unite members in hospitality call for reintroduction of social distancing, strengthening of mask mandate and introduction of Covid hazard pay with 100 percent furlough and sick pay Workers challenge confusing moves to introduce covid passports while social distancing and absence … Continue reading

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Content moderators must be protected by proposed Online Safety Legislation

Unite highlights health and safety risk posed by distressing content Responding to this week’s publication by the the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Tourism, Culture, Arts, Sport and Media of the report on the proposed Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill,  Unite – … Continue reading

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Driving Instructors to protest outside Finglas Test Centre on Thursday 4 November

Road Safety Authority continues to refuse access to shelter and hygiene November 1st: Nineteen months on from the start of the pandemic, the Road Safety Authority is still refusing driving instructors access to test centres in order to wash their … Continue reading

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