Tag Archives: Unite NI
Unite’s proposals for Translink efficiency savings will protect bus and rail services from planned cuts
DRD and Translink agree union’s proposals will mean only minor service adjustments needed Union and management will form Efficiency Steering Group to implement off-setting savings July 22nd: Ireland Secretary, Jimmy Kelly, confirmed that his union had today agreed to work … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
Strike action at Tata averted as management retain pension scheme
British Steel Pension scheme will now be retained Members of Unite vote 72% to accept management offer July 16th: Unite has confirmed that industrial action at Tata steel has been called off after management reversed course on previous proposals which … Continue reading
Strike action at United Drugs/Sangers suspended after management offer workforce backdated pay improvement
Unite recommending pay offer be endorsed by membership Further talks on improving industrial relations to recommence after the summer July 9th: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for the union’s membership in United Drugs/Sangers, Sean Smyth, confirmed his union were suspending … Continue reading
Osborne’s onslaught on tax credits will disproportionately impact Northern Ireland
If adopted in Northern Ireland, plans to scrap student maintenance grants would exclude a generation of working class youth from higher education Unite will initiate a campaign to raise wages and maintain workers’ income through industrial action July 8th: Speaking … Continue reading









