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Traveller accommodation: Unite members in community sector and Traveller CDPs urge immediate implementation of Traveller Accommodation Plans

Resources spent on Louth evictions would have been better spent on making site safe February 5th: Trade union Unite today expressed serious concern at the plight of twenty-three Traveller families in the Dundalk area whom Louth Co. Council, citing health … Continue reading

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Unite finance members hear calls for next Government to move on statutory union recognition, reversal of pension changes

February 4th: ‘Fair Play for finance workers’ was the theme of a conference today  of Unite members working in the finance sector. Opening the event, Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly said: “As politicians come knocking on our doors, we need … Continue reading

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James Nesbitt joins Liam Neeson in backing call for Investment and Jobs for Ballymena

James Nesbitt: “We have highly-skilled and dedicated workers, great infrastructure, and the heart…we just need to Unite” February 4th: Regional Secretary of Unite, Jimmy Kelly welcomed the support for the demand for investment and jobs which was offered by the … Continue reading

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Invest NI assurance on proactively attracting investment to Ballymena will be judged on delivery

Ireland Secretary Jimmy Kelly welcomes Invest NI u-turn on Manufacturing sector February 3rd: In response to a Invest NI press release in which their Chief Executive Officer, Alistair Hamilton sought to reassure companies and workers that they had not ‘thrown … Continue reading

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Ballymena Borough Chamber fully supports Unite the union’s Rally For a Future

Business representative body calls on Invest NI to proactively seek foreign-direct investment February 2nd: Welcoming support coming from the Ballymena Chamber of Commerce, Jimmy Kelly, Unite Regional Secretary, said that this demonstrated the unanimity of local economic interests in seeking … Continue reading

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