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Northern Ireland political representatives must support a form of customs union to avoid a damaging hard border
Apr 26 2018, 12:28 UNITE
North-South or East-West hard border unavoidable if UK does not retain a customs union arrangement with EU Given binding backstop already agreed, a vote against a customs union is a vote for a hard sea border between NI and GB …- Greenwich Leisure Limited corner-cutting is impacting health & safety at Belfast Leisure Centres UNITE Unite announces ‘May Day March’ on City Hall to demand municipal leisure centres are returned to in-house management Outsourced management company’s cuts to pool maintenance workers leave Jacuzzis green and pools without chlorine April 25th: Unite Regional Officer, Michael Keenan, …
- Irish Life: Decision to close pension scheme down to greed rather than need UNITE Jackie Pollock says workers backed by Unite strike fund amounting to tens of millions April 24th: Speaking on the Irish Life picket line in Dublin today, Unite Regional Secretary Jackie Pollock said the decision by Great West Lifeco and Irish …
- Irish Life dispute: Second strike day set for April 24th UNITE Irish workers squeezed as Great West Lifeco dividends rise Union challenges company to explain why Ireland singled out for scheme closure April 19th: Unite today announced that a second day of strike action at Irish Life will take place on …
- More support and greater security needed to prevent harassment of public transport workers UNITE Female conductor was subjected repeatedly to physical and sexual harassment by drunken passengers Those responsible for abusive harassment of public transport workers must face full weight of the law Unite Regional Officer Davy Thompson called on Translink to provide more …
- Bus services to be diverted away from Lagmore View for foreseeable future after recent spate of attacks UNITE Latest attack demonstrates that there are some who, for whatever reason, are determined to stop buses from operating in estate Drivers commend efforts of local community representatives to attempt to address ongoing attacks April 15th: Unite Regional Officer Davy Thompson …
- Council must take back control of Leisure Centres, not conduct another delaying review UNITE Unite in discussions with NIPSA on next steps in workforce campaign to reverse outsourcing After success of Falls and Shankill United Workers March, action not more words needed from Belfast City Council April 10th: Unite Regional Officer, Michael Keenan, welcomed …
- Irish Life workers set to strike on Thursday in defence of pensions UNITE 24-hour stoppage follows decisive vote for action April 10th: Close to 800 Unite members in Irish Life will be taking strike action on Thursday (April 12th) in a dispute centred on the company’s unilateral decision to close the workers’ Defined …
- Union calls for West Belfast community to back striking Belfast Taxis admin workers UNITE Unite attempt to find resolution collapses as bosses fail to make any offer whatsoever and seek weeklong delay Female admin staff members’ continuous strike extends into second week in demand for first pay increase in years April 10th: Unite Regional …