Tag Archives: Michael Keenan
Unite lays blame for mounting repairs backlog firmly at employers’ door as NI Housing Executive strike enters ninth week
As Unite members employed by the NI Housing Executive enter their ninth week of strike action, the union has hit out at the employer’s failure to resolve the dispute, which is causing mounting problems for vulnerable tenants. According to Unite, … Continue reading
Unite survey of striking housing workers exposes shocking impact of poverty pay at NIHE
90% struggling to make ends meet, 73% borrowing to get by, one-in-three forced to use foodbanks A Unite the union survey of its members working for the Northern Ireland Housing Executive has exposed the scale of the financial pressures bearing … Continue reading
Housing Executive workers’ strike for improved pay to continue for a further four weeks
Absence of any movement from NIHE management on 1.75% offer “galling”. Unite the union confirmed that it had lodged notification that the four week strike action being taken by its members working in the Northern Ireland Housing Executive will continue for … Continue reading
Union issues strike notice after Northern Ireland Housing Executive fails to up pay offer.
Four week strike will have severe impact on housing services. Strike involving 300 Unite members will start on Monday 5 September. Unite the union has confirmed that it has given the Northern Ireland Housing Executive seven day notice of a … Continue reading
NI Executive must act to extend income guarantee to self-employed construction workers and shut down non-essential works
Unite the union backs Construction Employers’ Federation call for closure of all non-essential construction sites but demands concurrent protection for workers Unite Regional Officer, Michael Keenan, called on Executive Ministers in Stormont to extend protections to workers in the … Continue reading









