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Bombardier bosses must remove threat of compulsory redundancies hanging over Northern Ireland workforce

Posted on March 10, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Up to a hundred compulsory redundancies planned despite large numbers having their applications for voluntary redundancy rejected Workforce are questioning why Northern Ireland sites are facing the threat of compulsory redundancy while in Canada workers are being ‘reclassified’ rather than … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #backBombardierjobs, #Unite4Jobs, #Unite4Manufacturing, Belfast, Bombardier, Compulsory Redundancies, jobs, jobs threat, manufacturing, Northern Ireland, voluntary redundancies | Leave a comment

National Apprenticeship Week is an opportunity to get serious about decent training for young workers and our economy

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Apprenticeship levy has not worked in Northern Ireland, we need a return to an employment-led, partnership approach to skills Young workers must receive decent pay and conditions from day one in a workplace apprenticeship with a firm expectation of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #NAW2019, #Unite4Manufacturing, apprentices, Apprenticeship Levy, employer-led training, Growth, industrial policy, manufacturing, Manufacturing Strategy, Northern Ireland, Skills, skills gap, youth exploitation | Leave a comment

In context of political failure, local councils must act to safeguard poor and homeless during cold snap

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Unite the union NI

In absence of political action, numbers dying in winter in Northern Ireland unnecessarily has risen 130 percent in three years to 1,500 Poverty leaves many reliant on old, dangerous or un-serviced heating devices for heating or going to bed early … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Unite in the Community | Tagged #politicalfailure, #UniversalCredit, Albert Hewitt, Belfast City Council, Fuel Poverty, Homelessness, mitigations, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, political failure, Unite in the Community, winter excess deaths | Leave a comment

Departmental spending of additional health transformation funds on internal recruitment is leading to longer in-patient waits

Posted on December 18, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Waiting times across the board in Northern Ireland’s Health & Social Care Service are being increased further by focus on internal recruitment Unite has challenged Department of Health to prioritise transformation funding on external recruitment to address acute staffing pressures … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged confidence-and-supply, Department of Health, health crisis, Healthcare, internal recruitment, Kevin McAdam, Northern Ireland, staffing shortage | Leave a comment

Department of Education review on school bus transport threatens child safety, parental choice and low-income households

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Unite launches online petition challenging ‘sham consultation’ that fails to consider alternative options including increased funding for education services December 17th: Unite Regional Officer, Gareth Scott, announced the launch of his union’s online petition opposing the current ‘Review of Home … Continue reading →