Tag Archives: Unite NI

Lidl must adopt Fair Play, Fair Pay policy for NI workers

Posted on September 23, 2015 by unitetheunion

Unite challenges Lidl statement that they pay all workers Northern Ireland a living wage of £7.85 September 23rd: Unite Regional Officer, Susan Fitzgerald, challenged Lidl on its policy of paying Northern Ireland workers less than the £8.20 an hour it … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, Discrimination, Lidl, Lidl NI, Living Wage, low pay, Northern Ireland, Susan Fitzgerald, Unite NI | 1 Comment

Unite to meet workers over union’s response to Lidl pay offer insult

Posted on September 18, 2015 by unitetheunion

Union members want to know why Lidl is discriminating against workers based in Northern Ireland Living Wage rate is a bare minimum for workers and is UK-wide outside London September 18th: Ireland Secretary for Unite, Jimmy Kelly, rounded on Lidl … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, Discrimination, Jimmy Kelly, Lidl, Living Wage, Northern Ireland, Unite NI | Leave a comment

University of Ulster management must come clean on plans for redundancies and closures

Posted on September 10, 2015 by unitetheunion

Staff told plans include closure of Psychology department in Magee campus at cost of 14.5 jobs Failure to issue formal notice of consultation and engage union leaves staff to consider industrial action ballot September 10th: Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4Jobs, #UniteAgainstCuts, austerity, Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Education, job cuts, job losses, NI Executive, Sean Smyth, Unite NI, University of Ulster | Leave a comment

An economic development strategy based on corporation tax race-to-bottom will fail to deliver growth

Posted on September 7, 2015 by unitetheunion

Report fails to offer anything for manufacturing sector facing unsustainable energy costs and needing investment support Committee threatens to open up skills provision to private sector but silent on need for increased funding for Further & Higher Education September 7th: … Continue reading →

Posted in Austerity, Campaigns, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4Jobs, #UniteAgainstCuts, austerity, economy, Investment, Jimmy Kelly, jobs, manufacturing, NI Assembly, NI Executive, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Schivo: Unite refreshes management’s memory of Maydown union recognition agreement

Posted on September 3, 2015 by unitetheunion

Former Maydown employees and union members to provide copy of recognition agreement and staff handbook references to collective bargaining Union confirms legal challenge in process and promises to escalate protest campaign September 3rd: Unite activists and former Maydown employees will … Continue reading →