The former Tyrone County Hospital in Omagh closed its doors in June 2017, but the Western Trust has paid out £410,000 to a security firm to keep the site protected, it can be revealed. Joe McCusker, Regional Organiser for UNISON Northern Ireland, spoke to Stephen Nolan on BBC Radio Ulster this morning about the issue.
"The peace process was about removing the borders between people on the island of Ireland. Brexit risks putting them back up." Dave Prentis, General Secretary of UNISON, weighs in on Brexit and Northern Ireland for the New Statesman.
On Thursday 14 and Friday 15 February 2019, trade union delegates from across the island of Ireland are gathering for the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Annual Disability Seminar in Belfast.
The decision by the Supreme Court to grant permission for an appeal against last summer’s Court of Appeal judgment affecting care workers on sleep-in shifts is extremely good news, says UNISON.
