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Belfast City Councillors and Greenwich Leisure Limited misleading public about health & safety breaches at leisure facilities
Sep 13 2018, 17:42 UNITE
Members of the public told by a councillor that union concerns over failure to chlorinate pools are baseless Management company GLL misinforms members of the public that allegations are being made by disgruntled former employee September 13th: Michael Keenan, Regional …- Staff health & safety concerns at Ballysillan swimming pool ignored by outsourced management company Greenwich Leisure Limited UNITE Failure to properly chlorinate pool since Saturday leaves pool attendants unable to see bottom of pool and ‘fishy’ odour Cost-cutting decision to scrap ‘plant operator’ positions at all leisure centres leaves GLL managers manually rechlorinating pools September 11th: Michael …
- Planned strike action at Dale Farm Ltd postponed as union ballots members on improved management pay offer UNITE Forty-eight hour strike action by maintenance workers was due to start at 6am on Sunday will not now proceed September 7th: Liam Gallagher, speaking for the union’s membership at Dale Farm, confirmed that an initial forty-eight hour strike planned to …
- Welcome for HSC Board clarification that 1,800 vacancy figure does not include all Health & Social Care staff groups UNITE Admission confirms figure supplied by CEO for the Northern Ireland Health & Social Care Board, Valery Watts, to the Northern Ireland Select Committee was inaccurate Time for a reality check on status of our healthcare system and meaningful negotiations on …
- Workforce at Lurgan-based Radius Plastics Ltd to be balloted on strike action UNITE Formal industrial ballot opens today after bosses refuse to address workforce concerns over pay offer terms Regional Officer warns of potential for debilitating industrial action at plant in October if management don’t reconsider their position September 3rd: Sean Smyth, regional …
- Workers at Newry, Mourne and Down district council to be balloted on strike action UNITE Staff protest confirmed for upcoming council meeting at Downshire Civic Centre, Downpatrick on Monday, 3rd September All four unions representing employees to bring forward unprecedented, joint consultative ballot on industrial action August 27th: Alan Perry, chair of the Joint Trade …
- Preparations underway for industrial action after Dale Farm Ltd management refuse to address workers’ pay claim UNITE Maintenance workers across three Dale Farm Ltd sites vote 75% in favour of strike action and 80% for industrial action short of strike Unite representatives invite Dale Farm bosses to last ditch negotiations, including through mediation of Labour Relations Agency …
- GLL spin on corner-cutting does not address continued Health & Safety concerns at Belfast Leisure Centres UNITE Outsourced management company tell press they have fifty-five pool plant operators when there are none remaining Crisis at pools continues with corner-cutting on staffing leading to continued failure to chlorinate and dangerous practice Unite Regional Officer, Michael Keenan, responded to …
- Unions warn contractors on blacklisting UNITE July 25th: Trade unions Unite and Siptu have issued a joint statement condemning the practice of blacklisting in the construction sector and warning those who engage in what the unions term this “obnoxious behaviour” that they will face a united …