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Unanimous support for Unite proposal to reintroduce student maintenance grants and a Living wage for apprentices
NIC-ICTU Biennial Delegates Conference endorses union’s call for strict enforcement of working time directive to stop exploitation of apprentices Access to public procurement contracts and grant-aid should be contingent on paying a Living Wage and meeting a 10% apprentice threshold … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged apprentices, Education, EMA, Further & Higher Education, Liam Gallagher, Living Wage, Maintenance-grants, NI Executive, NIC-ICTU, Northern Ireland, Skills, Unite NI, Working Time Directive
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NIC-ICTU biennial delegates’ conference backs Unite proposal to bring Energy sector back into local ownership and accountability
Conference also endorses call for a British-Irish rail interconnector and rail electrification April 12th: Speaking after the Northern Ireland Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Biennial Delegates’ Conference in Derry/Londonderry endorsed his union’s radical economic proposals, Jimmy Kelly, … Continue reading
Outgoing NIC-ICTU chair challenges policy of ‘blood sacrifice’ of 20,000 public sector workers to pay for lowering corporation tax
Warns Stormont that it cannot turn the Trade Union movement on and off when there are difficulties with the Peace Process Trade union movement must apply methods of yesterday, in conditions of today, for a better tomorrow April 12th: Jackie … Continue reading
Posted in Austerity, Benefits Reform, Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services
Tagged Derry/Londonderry, Harland and Wolff, Jackie Pollock, NI Executive, NIC-ICTU, Northern Ireland, sectarian division, Stormont, Unite NI, welfare, Westminster, workers' rights
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Additional NHS funding is only a cynical pre-election promise
Health Minister Simon Hamilton promises to increase health sector pay after election after refusing to honour this year’s recommendation. Clarity is needed on how much of additional £70m health spending will go to private sector providers and how much will … Continue reading
Ballymena Rally For a Future initiative secures backing of leading training agency
Electrical Training Trust, CEO, Derek Thompson says “We need more foresight and less hindsight” to protect jobs February 1st: Speaking at the Electrical Training Trust offices in Ballymena, Jimmy Kelly, Unite Regional Secretary, welcomed the support expressed by the ETT’s … Continue reading
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