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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Pledge to retain local management team at Derrylin Glass plant welcomed
Preferred buyer’s intention to upgrade furnace provides assurance as to long-term commitment to plant Important that transfer process be smooth and positive to secure employment January 11: Regional Secretary of Unite, Jimmy Kelly, responding to an Aventas press release in … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Republic of Ireland news
Tagged Cavan, Fermanagh, Jimmy Kelly, jobs, Quinn Group
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NI water dispute to escalate as shop stewards vote to withdraw ‘emergency cover’ arrangements
Call for Minister to intervene to avoid consequences of prolonged industrial action ‘Goodwill’ emergency cover arrangements withdrawn by workforce after management abuse January 10: The Water Group of Trade Unions, including UNITE, NIPSA and GMB, has announced the termination of … Continue reading
Unite keen to work with management to safeguard employment at stricken Quinn Group businesses
Hope that transfer to local management will secure group’s future January 9: Regional Secretary of Unite, Jimmy Kelly, welcomed the transfer of some parts of the former Quinn group to a local management consortium: “The history of the Quinn group … Continue reading
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Tagged Cavan, Fermanagh, Ireland, jobs, Northern Ireland
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Five months into JJ Rhatigan dispute, Unite extends pickets to Wyckham Point site in Dundrum
JJ Rhatigan workers paid less than €5 per hour on school building project Union remains determined to ensure decent conditions on Government-funded projects January 9th: Unite is today placing pickets on the JJ Rhatigan & Co site at Wyckham Point … Continue reading
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NI Water workers forced to take industrial action by management
December 19: Management leave workers with no alternative to industrial action Industrial action to commence Monday 22nd December UNITE officer representing the union’s members in NI Water, Joanne McWilliams, expressed her disappointment at the unwillingness of management to reverse proposals … Continue reading
