Tag Archives: job cuts

Belfast City Council must reverse threats to Ballysillan and Shankill swimming pools

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Outsourced management company, Greenwich Leisure Limited, plan to close Shankill pool Staffing cuts planned at Ballysillan will force part of pool to be roped off meaning unsafe access for junior swimmers June 21st: Unite Regional Officer, Michael Keenan, has called … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #Unite4Jobs, austerity cuts, Ballysillan, Belfast, Belfast City Council, Greenwich Leisure Ltd, job cuts, Leisure Centres, Michael Keenan, outsourcing, Privatisation, Shankill Road | Leave a comment

Stormont Health Committee to hear of challenges facing NI Health & Social Care

Posted on October 5, 2016 by Unite the union NI

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: … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Conservative, health, HSC, job cuts, Kevin McAdam, NHS, NI, NI Assembly, NI Executive, NIC-ICTU, poverty pay, service cuts, Tory, Unite NI, Westminster | Leave a comment

Sainsbury’s restructuring proposals threaten more than two hundred jobs in Northern Ireland

Posted on April 5, 2016 by unitetheunion

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4Jobs, Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Dungannon, Efficiencies, Holywood, job cuts, job losses, Northern Ireland, Redundancies, Sainsbury's, Sean Smyth, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Minister Farry must intervene on University proposals which threaten compulsory redundancies

Posted on September 17, 2015 by unitetheunion

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Budget 2015, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #UniteAgainstCuts, austerity, Belfast, Coleraine, DEL, Derry/Londonderry, job cuts, Jordanstown, NI Executive, Queens University Belfast, Sean Smyth, Simon Hamilton, Stephen Farry, University of Ulster | Leave a comment

University of Ulster management must come clean on plans for redundancies and closures

Posted on September 10, 2015 by unitetheunion

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, … Continue reading →