Tag Archives: Jimmy Kelly

Trussell Trust statistics reflect NI Executive failure to promote Living Wage and protect those dependent on benefits

Posted on April 16, 2016 by unitetheunion

Numbers receiving on emergency food aid in Northern Ireland hits record high as demand surges by 47% Northern Ireland figures strongly linked to poverty pay and increasing proportions of working poor April 15th: Speaking in response to figures released by … Continue reading →

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NIC-ICTU biennial delegates’ conference backs Unite proposal to bring Energy sector back into local ownership and accountability

Posted on April 12, 2016 by unitetheunion

Conference also endorses call for a British-Irish rail interconnector and rail electrification April 12th: Speaking after the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Biennial Delegates’ Conference in Derry/Londonderry endorsed his union’s radical economic proposals, Jimmy Kelly, … Continue reading →

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Employment assumption crucial to ending bogus self-employment crisis

Posted on April 3, 2016 by unitetheunion

Unite submission also calls for new public procurement rules to curb abuses April 3rd: Trade union Unite today (Sunday April 3rd) called for a suite of new measures to tackle bogus self-employment, which is particularly prevalent in the construction sector.  … Continue reading →

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Social wage crucial in addressing gender pay gap

Posted on March 8, 2016 by unitetheunion

Women would be among main beneficiaries of increased Employer’s PRSI March 8th: In a statement released to coincide with International Women’s Day, Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly said today that increasing Employer’s PRSI to average EU levels could fund the … Continue reading →

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Unite saddened at death of Frank Gallagher

Posted on March 7, 2016 by unitetheunion

Lifelong trade unionist and socialist will be missed in Drogheda and beyond Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly today (Monday March 7th) expressed sadness at the death of former Councillor Frank Gallagher, a long-time Unite activist who has died following a … Continue reading →

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