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Peter Mark abolishes new training fee following Unite campaign
May 12 2019, 09:16 UNITE
Workers to receive entitlements backdated to March 4th Victory comes on eve of Unite conference May 12th Unite, which represents workers in the hairdressing sector, today (Sunday) welcomed Peter Mark’s decision to abolish a new ‘training fee’ which the chain … Continue reading →- Unite warns costs may cancel out modest wage gains for construction and electrical workers UNITE May 10th: Extending a cautious welcome for Minister Pat Breen’s decision to approve new minimum pay rates for construction and electrical contracting workers recommended by the Labour Court, trade union Unite warned that what Regional Officer for Construction Tom Fitzgerald … Continue …
- New all-island Champions Cup to focus on communities UNITE All sponsorship money to go to local clubs and community events May 9th: Unite today (Thursday) announced its sponsorship of a new ‘Unite the Union Champions Cup’. This three year sponsorship will see a two-legged play off (home and away) … Continue reading →
- Derry and Strabane city deal will be judged ultimately on the decent jobs it delivers UNITE Union issues call for investment to be directed at manufacturing sector, education and skills development Unite Regional Officer, Liam Gallagher, issued the following reaction on behalf of his union to the recently announced Derry and Strabane city deal. “We welcome … Continue reading …
- Unite seeks assurances on investment and job security for Bombardier employees in Northern Ireland UNITE Union expresses hope that any prospective new owner will commit to local production and bring forward expanded investment Jackie Pollock, Unite Regional Secretary in Ireland, responded to news that Bombardier was to sell its Aerostructures division globally which includes all … Continue …
- Department of Health must nationalise Four Seasons nursing homes for benefit of staff and clients UNITE Three thousand five hundred workers and seventeen hundred vulnerable and elderly persons in Northern Ireland face threat as company enters administration Questions must be asked about role of private sector in the provision of social care and how the NHS … Continue reading →
- Bombardier bosses agree union demand to end compulsory redundancies in face of industrial action ballot UNITE Company confirm that they will suspend all compulsory redundancies and those workers affected in the most recent round will be offered their jobs back. Talks between unions and management on securing work and growth for Northern Ireland sites will now … Continue reading →
- Engineers at Dundonald International Ice Bowl to be balloted on industrial action in end of May UNITE Industrial action likely to coincide with first Northern Ireland bowling open to be held in Dundonald in twelve years Blame for escalation lies squarely with approach of management in Lisburn & Castlereagh City council in pay equality talks Davy McMurray, … Continue reading →
- Dale Farm decision to close Fivemiletown Creamery is a blatant case of asset stripping leaving eighteen workers facing redundancy UNITE Decision to move production of some specialist Fivemiletown brand cheeses to other sites is driven by desire to maximise profit Unite seeks further investment from Dale Farm to safeguard more than one hundred years of milk processing at the Fivemiletown … Continue reading →