Tag: Tony Kelly
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University Hospital Waterford: Unite seeks referral of dispute with Momentum to Labour Court
March 5th: Unite today (Thursday) wrote to the Workplace Relations Commission seeking that the strike with service provider Momentum at University Hospital Waterford be referred to the Labour Court. The dispute is in its tenth day following the decision of Momentum to unilaterally change the working conditions of Unite members working at the hospital. Separately,…
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University Hospital Waterford: Unite warns dispute set to spread to all support staff
Up to 350 support staff employed by HSE to be balloted for action Threatened escalation follows HSE decision to apply for injunction March 2nd: Unite, which represents all support staff at University Hospital Waterford, today (Monday) announced that it will be balloting members directly employed by the HSE for industrial action. Over 125 Unite members…
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Waterford Hospital cleaners: strike continues following breakdown of talks with Momentum
HSE must take responsibility for company’s breach of industrial relations procedures February 27th: Over 125 Unite members working for cleaning services provider Momentum at University Hospital Waterford remain on strike today (Thursday) following the overnight breakdown of talks at the WRC. The dispute centres around unilateral changes to workers’ conditions imposed by Momentum after it…
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University Hospital Waterford: Cleaning staff to strike tomorrow (Tuesday)
Service provider Momentum told to clean up its act Workers concerned at unilateral changes to conditions February 24th: Over 125 Unite members working for cleaning services provider Momentum Support at University Hospital Waterford will take strike action tomorrow (Tuesday February 25th). Momentum took over the cleaning services contract at UHW from the ISS facility services…
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Unilateral Waterford Airport layoffs unacceptable says Unite
Union says suspension of new service down to management incompetence July 24th: Unite today (Monday) described a statement by Waterford Airport to the effect that it is placing four of its staff on temporary layoff as “unacceptable” and warned that Unite members will refuse to work additional hours to replace those laid off. In addition,…
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HSE must guarantee future of all services at Dungarvan’s St Joseph’s Hospital
Unite concerned at reported closure of Dungarvan unit Unite, which represents care workers in St Joseph’s Hospital in Dungarvan, today expressed concern at reports that the HSE intends closing one of the units in the hospital. Speaking ahead of a meeting tomorrow with the HSE, Unite Regional Officer Tony Kelly said that the hospital provides…