Category Archives: Just Transition

Wrightbus workforce skills are key to just transition and sustainable public transport policy

Posted on September 30, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Wright family must do the right thing and ‘hand back the land’ to protect jobs and skills Regional Secretary Jackie Pollock reiterated his union’s commitment to securing a future for the workforce in light of headline announcements due to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Transition, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #ManufacturingCrisis, #Unite4Jobs, Ballymena, Closure, George Brash, Jackie Pollock, jobs, Wrightbus | 1 Comment

Professor John Barry of Queens University launches an open letter in support of Harland & Wolff workforce

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Calls by unions for nationalisation of the shipyard are perfectly consistent with action on climate John Barry, Professor of Green Political Economy at Queens University Belfast today launched an open letter urging academics, politicians and the wider public to back … Continue reading →