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Category Archives: Manufacturing
Monaghan Mushrooms must immediately introduce lateral flow testing and provide fully-paid sick leave to self-isolating workers at its Benburb site
Workers have told Unite of an extensive Covid-19 outbreak at Monaghan Mushrooms production site in Battleford Road, Benburb If outbreak affecting majority of workforce is confirmed, site must be shut for a deep-cleanse pending safe return with testing and full … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Benburb, full pay, health and safety, outbreak, Sean McKeever, testing, workers' rights
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Moy Park bosses must test entire workforce at Randalstown feed mill after latest Covid outbreak
Unite warns that virus outbreak has potential to impact feed supply to millions of chickens across Northern Ireland Sean McKeever, Unite Regional Officer warned management at Moy Park that they had to move swiftly to ensure testing of all fifty … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Infection Control, Moy Park, New variant, outbreak, poultry, Randalstown, Sean McKeever
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Caterpillar must engage fully in redundancy consultation as Unite seeks to mitigate job losses
While Caterpillar global profits exceed $17 billion last year, the business’ corporate management seeks to impose a penny-pinching caps on voluntary redundancy offered to Larne workforce George Brash, Unite Regional Officer challenged Caterpillar management to engage meaningfully in the ongoing … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Caterpillar, fightback, G7 product, George Brash, job losses, Larne, Offshoring
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Caterpillar’s announcement of plans for up to 700 job losses is a devastating blow to Northern Ireland manufacturing and Larne area economy
Union blasts decision as a ‘scandalous’ profit grab at expense of workers in Northern Ireland as production is set to be outsourced to India Urgent action needed from Stormont must use all available economic and political levers to safeguard highly-skilled … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Caterpillar, job losses, Larne, manufacturing, Manufacturing Strategy, Profit, Stormont
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