Tag: Water
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Introducing water charges now could cost up to 3,000 jobs, warns Unite
Charges will reduce consumer spending, throttle job creation Proposed charges bad for economy and bad for low-income households, says Jimmy Kelly May 6th: Responding today to the Government’s announcement of the proposed water charges model, Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly warned that the charges will reduce consumer spending and dampen job creation, resulting in an…
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Water rights and wrongs
April 6th: Over the weekend, Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly was one of the speakers at a conference – Our Water is Not For Sale – organised by Cllr Brid Smith and co-sponsored by Unite. Click here to download a copy of the programme. Jimmy spoke about water as a human right and the consequences…