UNITE to invest millions recruiting in anti-union industries

UNITE trade union is to invest millions of euro in recruiting workers in non-union and anti-union industries in a move that could see it challenging SIPTU for dominance in the private sector.

The union, a recent amalgamation of Amicus and the TGWU, has 100,000 members on the island as well as a strong presence in Britain.

Now it is preparing to invest €15 million in a concerted recruitment drive and a large percentage of that will be dedicated to members in this country.