The apprenticeship levy is draining Northern Ireland of training resources and opportunities for young people and needs to be reformed, Unite has warned. Issuing the warning during National…Read more…
It’s #Time4Equality
#Time4Equality is an initiative launched by the Irish Executive Committee at the start of 2019 – and it does exactly what it says on the tin. Regional women’s officer Taryn Trainor takes up…Read more…
Blog: Northern Ireland must come first, no matter what else is in the Brexit deal
The impact of Brexit on Northern Ireland cannot be reduced to simplistic quotes about borders or considered only as an afterthought. For Unison – and for Parliament – it must be integral.
The…Read more…
‘Fair hospitality’ call
Unite hospitality workers took to Belfast’s streets today (December 12) to “lift the lid” on widespread exploitation and sexual harassment of young staff in bars, restaurants and hotels. The…Read more…
Disabilities day
Unite hosted a special conference in Northern Ireland today (December 3) on how best to provide support for employees dealing with mental health issues. The conference – run in partnership…Read more…
‘Vote down May’s plan’
Last week, the Brexit drama became a full-blown crisis. Anxiety is growing throughout industry over the continuing confusion and uncertainty over the terms of Brexit, and the possibility that…Read more…
‘Back the bill’
Unite members are being urged to write to their MPs and ask them to support legislation to reform outdated abortion law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Next week, Labour MP for Hull…Read more…
UNISON vows to fight for the Good Friday Agreement
Union vows to fight for the rights of all people in Northern Ireland
The article UNISON vows to fight for the Good Friday Agreement first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Buses stopped as attacks renewed
A bus route through an area of West Belfast has once again been cancelled following renewed attacks against drivers in recent days. The decision was made after a brick was thrown through the…Read more…
There for You needs you!
UNISON’s welfare charity is holding an election to find six trustees to direct its work
The article There for You needs you! first appeared on the UNISON National site.Read more…
Blow to East Antrim economy
Employees at tyre pressure firm Sensata Technologies were informed by management this morning (February 23) that there would be one hundred and twenty-five jobs going at the company’s Carrickfergus…Read more…
‘Alice in Brexit-land’
Unite members from the Ireland region gathered in Belfast on Monday (February 13) to discuss the growing danger of a hard Brexit to the peace and prosperity of the pivotal region and formulate plans…Read more…
‘Elated’
Tireless union campaigning has paid off, as Unite and its Bombardier members celebrated a massive victory at the weekend after US trade authorities ruled against crippling tariffs on imports of the…Read more…
‘Raising the white flag’
Unite warned the UK government that it was ‘raising the white flag’ without a fight to save Bombardier jobs today (January 10) as it said it was demanding an urgent meeting with the new secretary of…Read more…
Save Bombardier jobs
A Unite delegation representing Northern Ireland Bombardier workers will be in Montreal and Washington D.C. next week for a whirlwind lobbying push to safeguard UK jobs ahead of the US department of…Read more…
UNISON backs Brexit amendment to save the Good Friday Agreement
The UK government needs to show it is ‘genuinely committed’ to upholding the peace process, says the union
The article UNISON backs Brexit amendment to save the Good Friday Agreement first appeared…Read more…
The insanity of a no deal Brexit
Gavin Robinson, the DUP MP for East Belfast, didn’t go as far as was trailed by his local media when he asked in parliament whether business secretary Greg Clark had made any approach on the…Read more…
‘Only the start’
Unite deputy convenor at Bombardier Dougie Jamison lives right beside the factory where he works – a proud bulwark of highly skilled jobs and good wages in an area of Belfast otherwise blighted by…Read more…
‘Holding our breath’
Bombardier workers in Northern Ireland are holding their breath as they await a decision this afternoon at 5 pm (September 26) from the US Department of Commerce – a ruling that may determine their…Read more…
‘Bitter disappoint’ in PM
Unite expressed bitter disappointment in prime minister Theresa May after she met with the Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau to discuss trade at a summit on Monday (September 18). The meeting…Read more…