Tag: housing
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Attempt by NAMA receiver to evict homeless from Apollo House reminiscent of worst excesses of Victorian-era landlordism
Unite Regional Secretary blasts NAMA receivers for ‘No Room at the Inn’ attitude Forcing homeless back onto streets in the heart of winter will result in more deaths amidst government inaction December 20th: Speaking ahead of the court case [tomorrow, Wednesday December 21st] where NAMA’s receivers are to seek to evict homeless people from Apollo…
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Budget 2017: Unite calls for expenditure package of €2.8 billion
Unite’s proposals focus on investment and raising living standards Union seeks restoration of Social Protection payments, increased Employer’s PRSI to fund Social Wage September 12th: Unite today published its 2017 Pre-Budget Submission. Entitled 5 Steps to a Better Budget, the union’s proposals focus on investment in our social and economic infrastructure coupled with measures to…
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Bank bailout repayments should be used to fund Emergency Housing Investment Programme
Proposal included in Unite’s ‘economic manifesto’ published ahead of General Election January 31st: Trade union Unite has suggested that the anticipated €4 billion in bank bailout repayments due this year should be used to fund an Emergency Housing Investment Programme. The proposal is included in the union’s ‘economic manifesto’, Towards a Democratic Recovery for All,…
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Unite: Use bank bailout repayments to fund emergency housing programme
Proposal comes as latest figures show soaring number of homeless families September 21st: Commenting on new figures showing that the number of homeless families has risen by 76% since the start of the year, Unite’s Ireland Secretary Jimmy Kelly today called on the Government to use the forthcoming repayment of bank bailout funds to finance a…
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Issuing Pre-Budget Submission, Unite proposes €2 billion one-off social housing investment
Housing proposal to be funded by repayment of bank bailout funds Proposed measures also include increased Employer’s PRSI to fund range of benefits September 7th: Unite today published its proposals for Budget 2016. A summary of the proposals is available here. The total budgetary package being proposed by Unite amounts to €4.8 billion. On the…
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NIHE: Unite briefs Social Development Committee on public procurement concerns
Briefing document presented to Committee outlines abuses uncovered by union Workers treated like ‘pawns on NIHE’s procurement chessboard’ October 3rd: Trade union Unite today briefed the NI Assembly Committee on Social Development on Unite’s concerns regarding the NIHE’s Procurement Framework. The briefing document presented by Unite to the Committee outlines a number of abuses uncovered…