Statement from UNISON Northern Ireland head of bargaining and representation Anne Speed
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Belfast mental health decision welcomed
UNISON welcomes good decision by Belfast Trust to maintain mental health and learning disability day centres
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Belfast Trust to impose change from weekly to monthly pay on low-paid workers
Union condemns denial of right to negotiate
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Sad day for UK manufacturing
Unite has warned of a double blow to traditional UK manufacturing as workers prepare to leave Imperial Tobacco’s iconic Horizon factory in Nottingham for the last time today (May 27). The…Read more…
Belfast honours nurses
Freedom of the city accepted by UNISON delegation – on behalf of the whole health care family
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COHSE – Purdysburn Hospital
COHSE – Purdysburn Hospital, Belfast 1981
One of COHSE’s most active and highly influential branches
COHSE Branch Secretary later Regional Secretary Jimmy O’Reilly (front) and a young David Picking
Across boundaries and oceans
In 1916 two seminal events that would shape the future of both Northern Ireland and the Republic took place. It was the year not only of the Easter Rising but also of the Battle of the Somme – one of…Read more…
21st century fleet
Aberdeen-based transport company FirstGroup has struck a deal with Falkirk based bus company Alexander Dennis (ADL) and Wrightbus of Northern Ireland to build a new fleet of state of the art buses….Read more…
The 2011-16 political mandate: how did they do?
As the devolved political mandate 2011-16 comes to a close, what has been achieved? Overall, the Assembly passed 67 pieces of legislation and 5 private members bills, few of them notable, and…Read more…
Use your vote on 5 May
Jobs and public services – the most important issues at the elections on 5 May
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Foyle Haven in Derry handed life line as UNISON backs campaign
Service helps those with addiction problems handed rescue package that also saves 11 jobs
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Pay Living Wage now
A powerful strike action in SP Graham bookmakers on the day of the Grand National (April 9) showed just how determined counter staff are in their fight to secure fair pay. Workers reported…Read more…
National Support
It’s perhaps the most famous horserace of all with six hundred million people watching live on TV – the world stops for the Grand National. This year however punters in Northern Ireland…Read more…
Public library service ‘hollowed out’ by job losses and cuts
UNISON backs BBC report that reveals loss of 8,000 jobs and 343 libraries in six years
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All parties in Northern Ireland must listen to UNISON members
Northern Ireland has been transformed in recent years – but for a part of the world that has faced such hardship, the impact of austerity is significant and painful.
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Stormont jobs plea
Unite and other unions are calling for ministerial intervention at Stormont after Belfast engineering giant Harland and Wolff announced sixty job losses. The company is blaming the move –…Read more…
Bookies demand living wage
Sean Graham bookmakers have voted unanimously to take strike action over poverty pay, with initial strike dates to coincide with the Champion Hurdle and Gold Cup. The mandate for strike action…Read more…
‘This cannot be the future of Northern Ireland’
Northern Ireland’s manufacturing workforce was dealt another blow as aerospace firm Bombardier announced today (February 17) that more than 1,000 jobs would be axed in its Northern Ireland operation,…Read more…
‘Match the ambition of our young’
Unite’s ‘Rally for a future’ in Ballymena drew thousands on Saturday (February 6), as the community joined together to demand decent jobs and investment. World-renowned actor…Read more…
We must unite
Actor James Nesbitt has added his voice to calls for investment and jobs in his home town Ballymena ahead of a rally there this coming Saturday (Feb 6). Almost 2,000 jobs in the town –…Read more…