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Rally for Daisy Hill Stroke Department shows huge public support

Time for parties to ‘serve the community’ and stop jostling for self-promotion March 30: Local chair of the Unite in the Community branch, Martin McKeown, welcomed the massive demonstration of support for the Stroke Department but urged all parties to … Continue reading

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Call for Minister to rethink Translink’s sham consultation process

Consultation sessions offer no opportunity for public to voice concerns over bus service reductions Unite consulting on further dates of strike action ahead of May election March 26: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for the public transport provider Translink, Davy … Continue reading

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Belfast Metropolitan College management warn staff of up to 113 full-time job losses

Scale of redundancies will have devastating impact on quality of educational provision Union blasts attack on educational provision that will undermine future economic growth March 24: The Regional Chair of Unite, Liam Gallagher, expressed his union’s disgust at the threatened … Continue reading

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Greenmount college training department closure another blow to rural economy

Closure of training department will further erode productivity growth in agricultural sector March 23: Unite’s Regional Officer with responsibility for DARD employees, Gareth Scott warned about the impact of the decision of Greenmount college management to close their training department … Continue reading

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Stormont must listen as tens of thousands of workers say ‘enough is enough’

Unite delighted at turnout across Northern Ireland People demanding an alternative to Stormont political consensus for austerity March 13th: Workers across Northern Ireland engaged in a one-day strike to say ‘enough is enough – hands off our public services’. Today’s … Continue reading

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