Tag: Tory
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ICTU BDC: Brexit, banking and healthcare among topics addressed by Unite delegates
Workers must not pay the price for a Tory Brexit says Jimmy Kelly July 5th: On the second day of the ICTU Biennial Delegate Conference in Belfast, Brexit was one of the topics dominating debate. Moving Unite’s motion on Brexit (Motion 29), Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly said that ‘workers must not pay the price for…
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Unite community branches protests against Tory Benefit Sanctions
Fresh Start deal allowed Tories to introduce benefit sanctions threatening devastating consequences for most vulnerable Unite in the Community will protest outside benefits offices across Northern Ireland at noon tomorrow [March 30th] March 29th: Albert Hewitt explained why his union’s community branches will be organising protests outside benefits offices across Northern Ireland, tomorrow [Thursday March…
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Levy will degrade Apprenticeships and should not be extended to Northern Ireland
Apprenticeship Levy threatens to penalise employers who already provide upskilling to workforce UK-wide target of three million apprenticeships a year unrealistic and will undermine quality and number of genuine placements January 31st: Speaking the day after his union organised a conference focussing on the needs of the Manufacturing sector in Northern Ireland, Unite deputy Regional…
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Executive parties must secure access to EU labour market and defend rights of migrant workers
Northern Ireland’s economy particularly at risk from Tory moves to impose a ‘hard Brexit’ Moves to restrict access to migrant labour threatens future sustainability of Northern Ireland’s Agri-Food sector October 7th: Sean McKeever, Regional Officer with responsibility for workers in the Agri-Food sector called on the parties in the Northern Ireland Executive to unite to…
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Stormont Health Committee to hear of challenges facing NI Health & Social Care
Unite’s Kevin McAdam to present on behalf of Unite and NIC-ICTU health committee Northern Ireland health workers have seen a 16% drop in pay over the past five years and are now the lowest paid in the UK October 5th: Kevin McAdam, Unite lead officer with responsibility for Health, spoke ahead of his appearance before…
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Unite community activists protest devastating impact of Tory austerity cuts
Changes to social welfare provision will mean most vulnerable face devastating income cuts Lowering corporation taxes will mean hundreds of millions in deeper cuts to public services November 27th: Speaking ahead of planned protests by Unite community branches outside DUP and Sinn Fein offices tomorrow (Saturday, 28th November 2015 at 1-2pm); Unite Community Organiser, Albert…