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Thousands of Northern Ireland Spirit workers left facing uncertainty after Airbus announces only partial buy out

Posted on April 28, 2025 by Unite the union NI

Potential break-up of Spirit constitutes an unprecedented threat to Northern Ireland aerospace, wider economy and society  Unite, the leading trade union at Spirit Aerosystems, has called on the UK government to intervene to secure employment and the future of Northern … Continue reading →

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International Workers’ Memorial Day: New survey highlights need for ‘Extreme Weather’ legislation 

Posted on April 28, 2025 by unitetheunion

Unite proposals include alert-dependent mandatory closures and ‘climate leave’ Time to climate-proof health and safety legislation  Union seeks meeting with Minister Peter Burke to discuss proposals Trade union Unite, which represents workers throughout Ireland, today (Monday 28 April – International … Continue reading →

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NI Ambulance workers vote for industrial action in shift dispute 

Posted on March 11, 2025 by Unite the union NI

Management proposals risk leaving areas without adequate ambulance cover and are an attempt to make paramedics pay the price for a staffing crisis they did not cause Paramedics and ambulance workers in Unite have voted decisively for industrial action in … Continue reading →

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HSE: Unite serves notice of industrial action over staffing crisis

Posted on March 10, 2025 by unitetheunion

Unite, which represents a range of grades across the Health Services Executive (HSE), said today (Monday) that it has served notice of industrial action over the staffing crisis resulting from the HSE’s ‘Pay and Numbers Strategy.’ Last year it emerged … Continue reading →

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Retired workers meet communities’ minister Gordon Lyons demanding reversal of winter fuel payment cuts

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Unite the union NI

Campaigners hand over thousands of submissions demanding restoration of universal payment and criticising after the fact DfC Equality Impact Assessment Thousands of consultation responses demanding the restoration of the universal Winter Fuel Payment (WFP) were today (27 February) handed over … Continue reading →

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