UNISON Northern Ireland host an online event to mark International End Violence Against Women and Girls Day
The article Domestic abuse is a workplace issue first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
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UNISON Northern Ireland host an online event to mark International End Violence Against Women and Girls Day
The article Domestic abuse is a workplace issue first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Covid is a cruel virus scarring us mentally as well as physically – raising anxiety, fears. Keeping families apart, making those happily living alone, lonely. But outside of the unreal TV-land…Read more…
Caterpillar’s announcement of plans for up to 700 job losses is a devastating blow to Northern Ireland manufacturing and Larne area economy, Unite has said. The union has blasted the decision as a…Read more…
When the government first announced its new three-tier system of lockdowns earlier this week, it was ostensibly meant to bring some clarity to a local lockdown system that had been marked by chaos…Read more…
The Seagate workforce, based in Derry/Londonderry has been left anxious over an inadequate management response to the Covid-19 outbreak. Staff have been informed that at least three workers have…Read more…
After 35 staff tested positive for the virus the pork meat processing plant will now close for a deep clean this weekend. It’s understood testing and tracing will take place among the 500 employees…Read more…
Last week, workers at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast celebrated the first anniversary of one of the most stunning success stories of industrial fightbacks in the history of the trade union…Read more…
It’s rare for Unite Ireland senior regional organiser Davy Kettyles to watch breakfast TV – he normally listens to Today on Radio 4. But on one fine May morning, Belfast-based Davy, for no apparent…Read more…
The vital role the aerospace sector plays in the Northern Ireland economy was highlighted this week by Labour MPs, who called on the government to take action after hundreds of job cuts at…Read more…
Hundreds of workers will see pay bands lifted
The article Ambulance staff in Northern Ireland to receive backdated pay boost, says UNISON first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Allied Bakeries workers have voted to accept an improved pay offer and so called off planned industrial action, ending the threat of disruption to pancake supply ahead of Pancake Day. The result,…Read more…
Unite shop stewards have agreed to suspend all-out strike action, due to start on Friday (January 24), after the bread and flour firm Hovis made a new pay offer. Ahead of the strike that has…Read more…
Union thanks public for unwavering support
The article Northern Ireland health workers suspend strike and vote on government pay offer first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Unite health members in Northern Ireland joined thousands of other NHS workers on picket lines across the region today (18 December) in a dispute over pay and patient safety.
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Commenting on new government documents uncovered by the Labour Party suggesting the Prime Minister has misled the public over post-Brexit customs checks for Northern Ireland, UNISON general secretary…Read more…
Pauline Symington is a neonatal ward assistant at Ulster Hospital and won the popular vote after being nominated by her colleagues
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UNISON has today (Wednesday) announced the dates for strikes and industrial action by health and social services staff in Northern Ireland. Workers represented by the union voted overwhelmingly…Read more…
The ballot concentrated on safe staffing levels and pay parity, as health workers in Northern Ireland are paid less than their colleagues in Britain.
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Unite welcomed the news that Bombardier has been sold to US firm Spirit AeroSystems in a deal worth around £1bn, saying that investment for growth must follow the sale.
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The purchase of Wrightbus by industrialist Jo Bamford must lead to the greatest number of staff returning to work, Unite said after the sale of the bus manufacturer was confirmed yesterday (October…Read more…