Tag: public sector
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National Standards Authority: Workers set for industrial action following redundancy threat
NSAI accused of undermining public sector industrial relations Workers at the National Standards Authority of Ireland (NSAI) have voted overwhelmingly for industrial action over proposed job losses. The move by Unite members in the Medical Devices Division follows the NSAI’s decision to seek government sanction to impose compulsory redundancies contrary to established practice in the…
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Public sector pay: Unite to ballot members on strike action
Union warns industrial action inevitable unless meaningful pay offer tabled Trade union Unite, which organises workers in a wide range of public sector employments, said today that a meeting of the union’s public sector shop stewards has decided to launch a ballot for industrial action across the public sector. The decision follows the government’s failure…
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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 that outstanding issues, including local bargaining claims, must be addressed before starting negotiations on a…
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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 union Unite today (Monday 30 March) released the results of a new survey of Unite…
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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 management yesterday that Year 3 graduate paramedics will be offered permanent appointments and that management…
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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 for public sector and local council apprenticeships. Under current Stormont rules public sector and arms-length…