Tag Archives: Sharon Graham

Spirit Aerosystems sale: Government must create joint venture to save jobs

Unite warns Spirit break-up would threaten NI aerospace sector Union seeks urgent meeting with business and trade ministers to chart way forward Unite has written to both secretary of state Jonathan Reynolds MP and minister of state for business Sarah … Continue reading

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Pay for Northern Ireland health workers must keep pace with rest of NHS

Proposed increase doesn’t resolve long-term problems faced by HSC workers with staff shortages and cuts creating a toxic environment Unite has warned that the government’s pay proposal for NHS staff still fails to address the long-term issues of low pay … Continue reading

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Winter fuel: Stormont must ensure NI pensioners receive payments if Westminster fails to deliver 

Unite to continue campaigning for full restoration of universal winter fuel payments Following yesterday’s statement by prime minister Keir Starmer that the government plans to increase the number of pensioners eligible for the winter fuel payment, Unite has said Stormont … Continue reading

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Department of education statistics reveal nearly 15,000 low-paid education support workers on precarious temporary contracts

More than 2,500 general and special needs classroom assistants are not moving to permanent contracts despite more than four years of service Unite has called on education minister Paul Given to intervene to end precarious ‘temporary’ working among school support … Continue reading

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ASML refusal to engage highlights need for collective bargaining legislation

‘Case closed’ says WRC after Dutch tech giant refuses to engage Unite, which organises workers in ASML in Maynooth, today (Monday) said that the company’s refusal to engage collectively with the workforce highlights the need for legislation providing for statutory union … Continue reading

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