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  • Workers’ rights must be protected in Brexit process, by a functioning local Assembly

    Parties must recommit themselves to power-sharing in order to ensure Northern Ireland’s interests secured Union calls for all Assembly parties to commit to retaining all EU protections for workers and to rescind oppressive anti-union legislation March 31st: Unite Ireland Secretary, Jimmy Kelly, has called on all parties to the Assembly to redouble their efforts to…

  • Unite disappointed as Bombardier could cut sixty agency staff jobs

    Union will continue engagement with company to seek to safeguard Belfast employment January 7th: Davy Thompson, Regional Coordinating Officer with responsibility for the workforce expressed his regret that Bombardier announced that up to sixty agency jobs could be lost in the company’s Complementary Labour Force: “These job losses would be another blow for the Northern…

  • Employment Tribunal finds obese workers eligible for disability protections

    Decision by Tribunal upholds European Court decision Obese workers can pursue employers for humiliating, degrading or violating treatment February 10th: Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly welcomed the decision of the Tribunal which has been made public yesterday (Monday 9th February): “This Tribunal decision in favour of a worker employed by Randox Laboratories confirms that obesity…