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*You can also call our national helpline, UNISONdirect, on 0845 355 0845.
*Lines are open from 6am to midnight on Monday to Friday and from 9 am till 4pm on Saturday. There is also a textphone number for members with hearing difficulties - 0800 0 967 968.
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UNISON NI news updates

CLASSROOM ASSISTANTS JOB DESCRIPTIONS

(11/10/07) Job Descriptions, as agreed at the LRA in February 2007.

IMMIGRATION MATTERS BIA consider ‘out of time’ Leave to Remain

In an announcement on Tuesday 25th March 2008, the Boarder and Immigration Agency (BIA) have clarified transitional measures for senior care workers who were “unable to extend their permission to stay in the United Kingdom within the normal time limit”.

UNISON WINS MAJOR EQUAL PAY VICTORY AS SCHOOL CLEANERS ACROSS NORTHERN IRELAND RISE TO THE HIGHEST CLEANING RATES IN THE UK

After 6 years of protest, negotiations and threatened strike action more than 5000 school cleaners have won a landmark equal pay increase and 6 years back pay.  For most of the women this will amount to several thousand pounds back pay.

Correspondence to classroom assistants

(07/02/08) Many of you have been in contact with the Union late yesterday afternoon and this morning expressing your concerns that the agreement you voted for was going to be either set aside or delayed. This has caused widespread panic due to the fact that a large number of staff have already received their buy-out payments.

Catering Services at UUJ, Jordanstown Campus

(6.2.08) The University of Ulster has made a fundamentally flawed decision on the future of catering at the Jordanstown Campus .........

CATERING STAFF JORDANSTOWN UNIVERSITY

Catering staff at Jordanstown Univesity are holding an indicative Industrial Action ballot at their workplace on Wednesday 30 January 2008

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Regional Office
UNISON Northern Ireland
UNISON Centre
4th Floor
Galway House
165 York Street
Belfast BT15 1AL
Tel: 0845 355 0845
Fax: 028 9077 9772
Text tel: 028 9032 7929
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North West Support Centre
The Old Church
Clarendon Street
Derry BT48 7ES
Tel: 0845 355 0845
Fax: 028 7136 5601
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Recent documents

UNISON Submission on Programme for Government and Budget 2008/2011

This is the submission from UNISON Northern Ireland on the NI Executive Programme for Government, Budget and Infrastructure Strategy 2008/2011.
Link to a PDF document on this siteAcrobat PDF (87788 bytes)

Classroom assistants update

A sad day for the trade union movement
Link to a PDF document on this siteClassroom assistants update

Northern Ireland Research

Research into the impact of the UNISON/WEA Learning at Work programme.
Link to a PDF document on this siteNorthern Ireland Research
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