Tag Archives: Jackie Pollock

Irish Life: Decision to close pension scheme down to greed rather than need

Posted on April 24, 2018 by unitetheunion

Jackie Pollock says workers backed by Unite strike fund amounting to tens of millions April 24th: Speaking on the Irish Life picket line in Dublin today, Unite Regional Secretary Jackie Pollock said the decision by Great West Lifeco and Irish … Continue reading →

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Political failure means Northern Ireland risks missing out on Heathrow hubs investment

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Heathrow long-list of 65 locations, includes six in Northern Ireland, for off-site hub as part of £16 billion airport development project Scottish government has secured hub site for Scotland to create 16,000 jobs – Northern Ireland must get its fair … Continue reading →

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Collective bargaining must be centrepiece of response to in-work poverty

Posted on March 20, 2018 by unitetheunion

Responding to SJI figures, Unite also highlights need to tackle precariousness, achieve Living Wage March 20th: Responding to figures published by Social Justice Ireland showing that the number of working poor in Ireland has continued to rise despite the economic … Continue reading →

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Mandate and Unite say Capita, Forever 21 cases highlight deficiencies in collective bargaining provision

Posted on February 4, 2018 by unitetheunion

Workers must have right to negotiate collectively through union of their choice February 4th: Unite Regional Secretary Jackie Pollock and Mandate General Secretary John Douglas today said that recent redundancy cases in retail outlet Forever 21 (part of a US … Continue reading →

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Capita crisis: Time to call time on outsourcing culture

Posted on January 31, 2018 by unitetheunion

Outsourcing giant’s profit warning should ring alarm bells says Unite Is Capita set to be Ireland’s Carillion? January 31st: Unite today called on the Government to impose a moratorium on outsourcing pending a risk assessment of major contractors. The call … Continue reading →