Tag: job cuts
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Stormont Health Committee to hear of challenges facing NI Health & Social Care
Unite’s Kevin McAdam to present on behalf of Unite and NIC-ICTU health committee Northern Ireland health workers have seen a 16% drop in pay over the past five years and are now the lowest paid in the UK October 5th: Kevin McAdam, Unite lead officer with responsibility for Health, spoke ahead of his appearance before…
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Sainsbury’s restructuring proposals threaten more than two hundred jobs in Northern Ireland
Unite will work with management in an attempt to minimise necessary redundancies UK restructuring will affect Unite members working in Holywood, West Belfast, Strand Road and Dungannon April 5th: Sean Smyth, Unite officer for Unite members in Sainsbury’s explained that UK-wide management plans to restructure nightshifts and reduce store trainers would mean that more than…
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Minister Farry must intervene on University proposals which threaten compulsory redundancies
University of Ulster has told Unite that unless they can secure sufficient voluntary redundancies, they too will require compulsory redundancies Announcement of forced job losses at Queen’s makes nonsense of NI Executive promises that public sector Exit Scheme would be voluntary September 17th: Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, called upon Minister Farry to take action…
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University of Ulster management must come clean on plans for redundancies and closures
Staff told plans include closure of Psychology department in Magee campus at cost of 14.5 jobs Failure to issue formal notice of consultation and engage union leaves staff to consider industrial action ballot September 10th: Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, raised concerns over the lack of clarity over the scale of job losses and faculty…
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University of Ulster announcement is latest blow to education and skills base
NI Executive parties must choose to invest in skills and education to secure long-term economic future Reducing places at local Universities further reduces access for working-class children June 18th: Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, Davy Thompson, expressed his union’s concerns over the announcement that the University of Ulster plans to slash 210 jobs and 1,200 student…
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Translink’s consultation on train service cuts another insult to travelling public
Travelling public offered a twelve-day consultation to approve unspecified cuts to train routes Unite bus and rail workforce reps gathering to agree campaign of industrial action to defend public transport Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for Translink workers, Davy McMurray, was highly critical of the proposed new consultation on train service cuts: “Translink will follow-up…