Unite Construction ROI

15/04/2026

Unite the Union, Republic of Ireland activists were joined by Solidarity- The Socialist Alternative local councillor Cllr John Burtchaell - Solidarity - Blanchardstown Mulhuddart today at the National Construction Summit, to highlight our ongoing campaign against Union busting by Jones Engineering. Datacentre projects are controversial developments with limited benefits for our communities. If they are to be built, they should be built with union-organised labour by companies with decent track records on workers' rights

12/04/2026

Statement from Unite the Union on the fuel protests and growing Cost Of Living Crisis.

Energy costs: Workers will not pick up tab for another crisis

👉Trade union action needed to force Government to address spiralling cost-of-living crisis
👉Unite member consultation to assess energy cost impact

Unite said today that public support for the fuel protests reflects anger at the government’s pitiful response to spiralling energy prices, and demanded that the ongoing cost-of-living crisis facing workers be front and centre of any new package of measures developed by the government.

Last month, Unite released the results of a survey of public sector workers showing that 80 per cent of respondents had to cut back on essential spending over the past year, with a third forced to borrow to meet household costs. The survey was largely undertaken before the current crisis began.

Unite’s Irish Executive Committee is clear that backing our members at this time of crisis is a priority, and the union is currently engaged in direct consultation with members across all sectors of the economy to identify the impact of the latest energy price rises.
Click through to read full statement issued today: https://tinyurl.com/yc76axpp

27/03/2026

Unite members will begin to receive ballots for the upcoming Executive Council elections in the next week. The National Construction Branch has endorsed the above candidates. We believe these candidates represent the best vision of what our union is - a fighting, campaigning union that puts workers first!

Since Sharon Grahams election as general secretary just over three years ago, Unite has pivoted back to the workplace. Where we can deliver decent pay uplift by negotiations, we will. But where employers are unwilling to share profits with workers, we're not afraid to take strike action. That policy has delivered nearly half a billion back into workers pockets.

Where our members have come under attack by rogue employers, the union under Sharon Graham's leadership, has delivered unwavering support - just ask our members in Murphy's and Jones engineering.

Please fill in your ballot and return in the prepaid envelope enclosed.

26/03/2026

In Belgium this week with our trade union colleagues campaigning against social dumping, tech-sploitation and anti trade union activity

24/03/2026

Today, Unite activists joined colleagues from FGTB , ABVV and MEPs Johan Danielsson and Ceulemans in Charleroi, Belgium at a protest at a Google datacentre construction project to highlight anti union, anti worker policies pursued by contractors and clients on these lucrative projects. The actions of companies like Jones engineering won't be tolerated, and we won't stop until they are prepared to end these practices.

10/03/2026

Unite took our campaign for justice to sites in the midlands today. Jones Engineering need to realise - we won't stop exposing their Union-Busting activities. We will leave no stone unturned in our campaign for justice Novo Nordisk Esb Networks

26/02/2026

Unite the union brought our Jones Engineering campaign to this week. We have raised awareness of union busting at the Data Centre Forum in Oslo and also at the Google data centre currently under construction by Zaunergroup in Skian.
Later today Unite met with elected Officials in Oslo with the help of our trade union colleagues from EL og IT Forbundet Norge

19/02/2026

Yesterday, Unite Construction ROI met with representatives of EL og IT Forbundet Norge (Norwegian trade union), to discuss our campaign against Union-Busting by Jones Engineering and future collaboration in Norway and across Scandinavia. Our movement is built on the principle of solidarity and solidarity recognises no borders. Massive thanks to Steffan Bjorkavag and Bjorn Skogen for a very fruitful meeting. BWI Global Union Sharon Graham - General Secretary, Unite the Union Google Meta Facebook Amazon.com Digital Realty Enterprise Ireland

11/02/2026

Unite visited the European Parliament in Strasbourg yesterday along with other European unions campaigning against abusive subcontracting chains.
We also discussed our Jones Engineering campaign with unions from Belgium and across Scandinavia in advance of our campaign visiting projects in those countries.

10/02/2026

Out on sites again today talking to workers about their entitlements.

09/02/2026

Unite’s campaign spreads to Germany where we met with neighbours of Jones Engineering office in Frankfurt, Germany and planned for future protests at their offices and projects and to arrange meetings with German decision makers.

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