Tag: Simon Hamilton
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Incoming DUP Health Minister must address concerns of healthcare staff
Unions waiting more than a month to see Minister Hamilton Northern Ireland now only part of UK where workers have not received a recommended one percent pay increase October 21st: Unite Regional Officer, Kevin McAdam, has called on Simon Hamilton to prioritise meeting unions representing healthcare staff and address their concerns: “Representatives of the Healthcare…
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Junior Doctors’ protest at City Hall is an opportunity for public to demonstrate their support for the NHS
Union confirms its discussing resumption of industrial action over Health Minister’s failure to address issue of poverty pay Northern Ireland now only part of UK where healthcare workers have not received a recommended one percent pay increase October 15th: Unite Regional Officer, Kevin McAdam, called on the public to come out and support a protest…
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Minister Farry must intervene on University proposals which threaten compulsory redundancies
University of Ulster has told Unite that unless they can secure sufficient voluntary redundancies, they too will require compulsory redundancies Announcement of forced job losses at Queen’s makes nonsense of NI Executive promises that public sector Exit Scheme would be voluntary September 17th: Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, called upon Minister Farry to take action…
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Understaffing and underfunding are the main barriers to Seven Day NHS in Northern Ireland
Healthcare professionals walking away in their droves over pay and pressures Northern Ireland only part of UK where workers have not received a recommended one percent pay increase July 17th: Unite National Officer with responsibility for health, Kevin McAdam, responded to comments by the Minister for Health, Simon Hamilton, in which he welcomed the prospect…
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Minister Hamilton must intervene to address concerns of industrial workers in Civil Service
Unite members will not pay the price for a recession they didn’t cause Monday, February 2nd: Unite Officer with responsibility for the Industrial civil service, Gareth Scott, challenged the DFP Minister, Simon Hamilton, to intervene to address the concerns of the union’s members in the industrial civil service: “We are balloting our members in the…