Tag Archives: Northern Ireland

Department of Infrastructure failure to address workforce pay inequality leaves winter service understaffed

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Transport NI failure to respond to union’s warnings about consequences of pay disparity blamed on absence of Infrastructure Minister A fixed ‘rate for the job’ for road gritting duties is only way to ensure continued equality of cover for all … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #politicalfailure, #Unite4Services, austerity cuts, Department of Infrastructure, Gareth Scott, gritting, Northern Ireland, pay equality, Road Safety, Roads Maintenance, Roads Service, Roads Service NI, Transport NI, winter service | Leave a comment

Unite accuses government of ‘raising the white flag’ in Bombardier tariff fight

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Unite the union NI

January 10th: The UK and Ireland’s largest union, Unite warned the UK government that it was ‘raising the white flag’ without a fight to save Bombardier jobs today (Wednesday 10 January) as it said it was demanding an urgent meeting … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #backBombardierjobs, Boeing, Bombardier, CSeries, jobs, Karen Bradley, Northern Ireland, President Trump, Protectionism, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Steve Turner, Susan Fitzgerald, UK government | Leave a comment

US Trade Commission urged to set aside ‘job crushing’ Bombardier tariffs

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Unite the union NI

December 20th: Britain and Ireland’s largest union, Unite called on the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to set aside today’s (Wednesday 20 December) final determination by US Commerce Department to recommend ‘job crushing’ tariffs of almost 300 per cent on … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #backBombardierjobs, #Unite4Jobs, Boeing, Bombardier, jobs, Northern Ireland, President Trump, Protectionism, Steve Turner, Susan Fitzgerald, Tariffs, US Department of Commerce, US International Trade Commission, USA | Leave a comment

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

#backBombardierjobs delegation to address Belfast City Council ahead of vote on C Series motion

Posted on December 4, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Workers from across Bombardier’s five production sites in Northern Ireland will gather this evening at Belfast city hall ahead of a vote on a motion seeking support for the union’s #backBombardierjobs campaign. A delegation of three workplace reps will address … Continue reading →