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Government betrays lowest-paid by scrapping ‘living wage’ pledge
Move highlights need for collective bargaining legislation Unite, which represents workers throughout the economy, today (Wednesday) blasted the government’s decision to scrap plans for a statutory ‘living wage’ to replace the current national minimum wage. The introduction of a new … Continue reading
Flahavan’s pay packets boosted by up to 21.5 per cent
New pay parity deal brings bakery operatives into line with mill workers Unite win illustrates importance of collective organisation Unite, which represents workers at Flahavan’s in Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford, said today (Sunday) that members have voted to accept a new … Continue reading
Balcas workers set for week-long strike action from tomorrow
Unite warns seven-day strike at Balcas will impact timber supplies across Northern Ireland Approximately 150 Unite members employed at Balcas will take a week of strike action in an escalating industrial dispute at the Enniskillen sawmill. The strike will commence … Continue reading
Ambulance dispute: Strike action to proceed tomorrow
Resolution of dispute up to management as workers wait over six years for recognition Trade union Unite, which represents members at the National Ambulance Service, has confirmed that members working as emergency medical technicians, paramedics, advanced paramedics, paramedic specialists and … Continue reading
May Day warning: Workers won’t be shortchanged
Speaking ahead of International Workers’ Day (May Day – Friday 1 May), Unite’s Irish secretary Susan Fitzgerald warned both public and private sector employers that workers will not tolerate being shortchanged and said that Unite members across Ireland are determined to … Continue reading










