Tag Archives: Unite ROI

Authentic Food Company: Unite meets liquidators, says serious questions surround closure announcement

Union slams management refusal to engage with workers Retention of Dundalk jobs and protection of taxpayer must be priorities October 19th: Unite, which represents workers at Dundalk’s Authentic Food Company site, has today met with the liquidators appointed by the … Continue reading

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Bord na Mona: Government must step in to ensure workers do not pick up decarbonisation tab

European role in achieving ‘Just Transition’ must be investigated October 17th: Unite, which is part of the Bord na Mona Group of Unions, today (Wednesday) called on the Government to intervene following the company’s announcement that the Midlands alone will … Continue reading

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Brendan Ogle: Ideological Budget puts enriching the few above the needs of the many

Package offers little for working people Unite’s Senior Officer in the Republic of Ireland, Brendan Ogle, has said that Tuesday’s Budget was an “ideologically driven package” which offers little to working people and “further embeds the pattern of public crises … Continue reading

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Unions warn contractors on blacklisting

July 25th: Trade unions Unite and Siptu have issued a joint statement condemning the practice of blacklisting in the construction sector and warning those who engage in what the unions term this “obnoxious behaviour” that they will face a united … Continue reading

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English Language Teachers left behind by QQI Bill

‘Learner Protection Fund’ should be matched by ‘Teacher Protection Fund’ following LanLearn debacle July 24th:  Unite today said that the Qualification and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) (Amendment) Bill published by Higher Education Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor leaves English Language … Continue reading

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