Tag Archives: Northern Ireland

Unite to launch ‘Give us the goss on your boss’ survey of hospitality sector workers

Posted on December 10, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Hospitality workers will be conducting survey by means street stalls, canvassing workplaces and online website Union hopes that survey will ‘lift the lid’ on rampant sexual harassment and youth work exploitation December 10th: Unite the union hospitality organiser Neil Moore, … Continue reading →

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Department of Health pay announcement is meaningless and delivers nothing to NI healthcare workers

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Return to NHS pay parity across all UK nations needed to guarantee integrity and sustainability of NHS services in Northern Ireland Funding for Agenda for Change restructuring must be extended as well as UK-wide pay increase November 22nd: Unite Regional … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, #Unite4NHS, fair pay, health sector, Healthcare, Kevin McAdam, NHS, Northern Ireland, pay parity | Leave a comment

Public transport remains the safest mode of transport for female passengers, but this needs to be true for workers as well

Posted on November 13, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Translink management must adopt a no tolerance approach to better support staff attacked in the workplace Figures confirm Translink employees continue to be on the receiving end of verbal and physical assaults November 12th: Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer … Continue reading →

Posted in Equalities, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #Unite4Equalities, assault, Attack on workers, Bus Drivers, Davy Thompson, Equalities, Northern Ireland, Public Transport, Taryn Trainor., train drivers, Translink, workers' rights | Leave a comment

Concerns that 5,000 Bombardier global jobs cull may once again cost Northern Ireland jobs

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Latest redundancy plans come despite mounting profits as company attempts ‘fire-sale’ to meet financial market demands Unite will engage with unions representing workers under threat in other countries to coordinate global trade union response November 8th: This afternoon, Bombardier announced … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #backBombardierjobs, Belfast, Bombardier, corporate greed, job losses, Northern Ireland, Susan Fitzgerald | Leave a comment

2018 NISRA Survey of Hours & Earnings confirms Northern Ireland employees work longer for less

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Private sector weekly earnings shows less than one percent real terms (RPI) increase primarily a result of statistic distortion caused by minimum wage jump Public sector pay continues to fall in real terms as austerity pay policies bite and absence … Continue reading →