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Secretary of State budget cuts threaten to devastate water quality and pose public health risk

Department for Infrastructure equality impact screening document countenances end of waste water cleansing and likelihood of sewers exploding into homes, businesses and onto public streets Unite the union has condemned punitive budget cuts enforced by the Secretary of State for … Continue reading

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Campaigners to demand NI Water intervene with their contractor Murphy International to reinstate ‘Murphy 4’

Press Notice What: Campaigners to leave in letter to NI Water demanding intervention When: 10.30am Monday 15th May Where: NI Water HQ, Westland Road, Belfast Campaigners seeking the restoration of four Unite members, including a shop steward dismissed by he … Continue reading

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Executive must bring forward water infrastructure investment across NI

Regional Development committee briefing paper on drainage identifies need for large investment in NI Water infrastructure as previously called for by Unite NI Executive could finance investment through ring-fencing portion of higher council tax receipts December 22nd: Jimmy Kelly, Ireland … Continue reading

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NI Water workers forced to take industrial action by management

December 19: Management leave workers with no alternative to industrial action Industrial action to commence Monday 22nd December UNITE officer representing the union’s members in NI Water, Joanne McWilliams, expressed her disappointment at the unwillingness of management to reverse proposals … Continue reading

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