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Department for Infrastructure officials must heed public opposition to opening bus lanes to private taxis
Thousands sign petitions hosted by bus drivers’ union Unite and sustainable transport lobby Concerns raised about absence of equality screening in consultation on opening of Belfast bus lanes to 4,500 private taxis July 6th: Speaking on the closing date of … Continue reading
Belfast City Council must vindicate employment rights of outsourced Leisure workers
Outsourced management company Greenwich Leisure Ltd effectively threatens 49 leisure workers around city with redundancy unless they accept reduced T&Cs contracts In addition more than twenty former Andersonstown Road Leisure Centre staff seeking right to return on same conditions of … Continue reading
Private sector cherry-picking of express bus routes threatens integrity of NI public transport
Public transport facing ‘perfect storm’ of threats as Hannon Coach targets profit-making bus routes across Northern Ireland License application will undermine cross-subsidisation model sustaining Northern Ireland’s public transport system January 11th: Unite the union’s Regional Secretary, Jackie Pollock, called on … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services
Tagged #No2Privatisation, Bus Drivers, Bus Eireann, Bus Services, cherry-picking, Citybus, cross-subsidisation, Davy Thompson, funding, Goldliner, Jackie Pollock, Metro, NI Rail, Privatisation, rural economy, Translink, Ulsterbus
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SIPTU and Unite to ballot staff at Waterfront and Ulster Halls for strike action
Belfast City Council owned ‘arms-length’ body fails to honour commitment to workforce Outsourced management seek to create two-tier workforce introducing poverty pay and attacking terms & conditions October 19th: Speaking together for their respective unions, Niall McNally, SIPTU Organiser; and … Continue reading
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Tagged ballot, Belfast, Belfast City Council, Belfast Waterfront and Ulster Hall Ltd, industrial action, Industrial disputes, Michael Keenan, Niall McNally, outsourcing, poverty pay, Privatisation, SIPTU, terms & conditions, Ulster Hall, Unite, Unite NI, Waterfront Hall
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Waste collection workers at Antrim & Newtownabbey Borough Council to leaflet households over outsourcing
Unite, GMB and NIPSA unions join together to warn outsourcing will diminish bin collection service and threatens bin charges Outsourcing a false economy – meaning lower pay, poorer health & safety and less reponsibility Speaking on behalf of the three … Continue reading
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