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Hospitality workers in Northern Ireland denied fair tips rights provided in England, Scotland and Wales

Unite demands Stormont legislate for “fair tips” for Northern Ireland hospitality workers From tomorrow workers in the hospitality sector in Great Britain will have legal protections to receive 100 per cent of tips paid by customers in restaurants, cafes, hotels … Continue reading

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Seagate engineering specialists vote for representation by Unite

Second historic vote by workers for union recognition at Springtown-based hard-drive manufacturer Around 270 workers employed as engineering specialists by Seagate, at Springtown in Northern Ireland have voted overwhelmingly for collective representation by Unite. The vote is the second by … Continue reading

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Draft Government Programme considers applause and platitudes good enough for workers

June 19th: Unite, which represents workers in all sectors throughout Ireland, has said that the draft programme for government negotiated by Fine Gael, Fianna Fail and the Green Party would see Ireland continuing to be run in a manner that … Continue reading

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