Tag Archives: Susan Fitzgerald
NDP must yield workers’ dividend or risk missing targets
Unite warns poor conditions shrinking construction labour supply Quarter-trillion Euro package must be used to drive ‘race to the top’ Trade union Unite, which represents construction workers throughout Ireland, today (Sunday) warned that the National Development Plan (NDP), which envisages … Continue reading
New billboards tell Starmer ‘Don’t sell us Short’
Campaign highlights workers’ jobs plan for Northern Ireland aerospace landmark Government must broker a deal between Airbus and Bombardier to secure NI jobs and skills New billboards are being rolled out across Northern Ireland this week telling Keir Starmer to … Continue reading
Stormont must ensure health and safety legislation keeps pace with reality of climate change
Unite launches ‘extreme weather’ policy demands Trade union Unite launched its Workers in the Eye of the Storm report in Stormont’s Long Gallery this afternoon (Monday 16 June). The report details the results of a survey of Unite members on … Continue reading
Stormont must immediately extend Labour’s winter fuel U-turn to pensioners in Northern Ireland
Responding to the UK government’s decision to partially reverse the cut in winter fuel payments, Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Commonsense has finally prevailed as the winter fuel cut is reversed for most pensioners in England and Wales. We … Continue reading
Jones Engineering drops case against Unite shop stewards as union awarded costs
Trade union Unite, which represents construction workers throughout Ireland, today (Monday) welcomed the decision by Jones Engineering to drop its High Court case against the union and three shop stewards. Jones has also been ordered to pay Unite’s costs. Jones … Continue reading









