Tag Archives: NI Executive

Workers maintaining roads and water courses are being denied fair holiday pay

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Unite questions whether failure to address payments irregularity is due to absence of an Executive Minister At least one thousand workers across Roads Service, Rivers Agency and Forestry Service denied holiday pay based on Working Time Regulations act December 13th: … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, DUP, fair pay, Forestry Service, Gareth Scott, industrial civil service, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, political failure, Rivers' Agency, Sinn Fein, Transport NI | Leave a comment

Politicians to hear workers’ concerns over Schlumberger closure proposal

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Workers from Schlumberger’s production facility in Newtownabbey will raise their concerns directly with local political leaders at an event organised by Unite the union. December 6th: Under corporate management plans, Schlumberger’s site in Northern Ireland is scheduled for closure … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4Jobs, #Unite4Manufacturing, Closure, job losses, jobs, manufacturing, Manufacturing Strategy, NI Executive, Offshoring, outsourcing, Schlumberger | Leave a comment

Northern Ireland’s health service must benefit from budget bonus with, or without, Executive

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Chancellor of Exchequer announces £2.8 billion increase to UK NHS funding Moves to break one percent pay cap must be extended to all Northern Ireland healthcare workers Responding to the UK budget announcement of an additional £2.8 billion for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Campaign for Decent Pay, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, #Unite4NHS, Conservative Party, HSC, Kevin McAdam, NHS, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, Phillip Hammond, political failure | Leave a comment

Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey pledges to raise issue of Boeing’s failure to engage Canadian government with sister unions

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Unite the union NI

The government, DUP and Sinn Fein must step up to defend right to invest in vital manufacturing sector and fully use their leverage to defend Belfast jobs September 18th: Unite the union’s General Secretary Len McCluskey added his support to Bombardier’s Belfast … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Belfast, Boeing, Bombardier, Canada, DUP, Jimmy Kelly, job losses, Len McCluskey, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, State investment, state-aid, UK | Leave a comment

Prime Minister Theresa May must use full leverage on Boeing to safeguard Belfast jobs

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Unite the union NI

UK government must defend its right to invest in critical manufacturing sectors of the economy Local political parties must find way to be relevant in dispute threatening thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland September 12th: It was reported last night … Continue reading →