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Public sector: Local bargaining claims must be addressed before talks on new deal

Inflation-busting increases vital to combat price pressures Public sector workers will not tolerate being leapfrogged by other interests At a meeting to decide Unite’s priorities ahead of talks on a new public sector pay deal, Unite shop stewards were adamant … Continue reading

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Unite survey highlights cost-of-living crisis facing public sector workers

Shock new figures must frame talks on new agreement Outstanding local bargaining increases must be paid now As trade unions prepare for talks on a successor to the Public Service Agreement, due to expire at the end of June, trade … Continue reading

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National Ambulance Service: Ballot continuing despite resolution of appointment and transfer issues

Unite slams six-year delay in implementing ‘Roles and Responsibilities Review’ recommendations Management must ditch piecemeal approach and address all outstanding issues Trade union Unite, which represents members working for the National Ambulance Service (NAS), today (Wednesday) welcomed confirmation by NAS … Continue reading

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Northern Ireland Executive must ringfence public sector apprenticeship funding

Skills shortages looming as Translink fails to confirm restoration of suspended apprenticeship scheme because of funding squeeze Unite which represents frontline workers across the public sector in Northern Ireland has called on the executive to ring-fence funding in the budget … Continue reading

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Time for Stormont to end exclusion of public sector from apprenticeship funding

To mark the beginning of Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week 2026 (today, Monday 2 February), Unite has released a report highlighting the current exclusion of public bodies from funding for apprenticeships. Northern Ireland is the only region in the UK which … Continue reading

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