Category: Manufacturing
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Strike ballot at ABP meats in Craigavon
Workers to be balloted after management fails to agree meat packers cost of living pay claim Unite has notified Anglo Beef Processors UK (ABP) of a forthcoming strike ballot at the company’s Craigavon plant. The ballot will open on Thursday 25 September and closes on Tuesday 13 October. Unite represents more than 150 meat packers, trimmers,…
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Threat by Associated Print to shut Portadown site indefensible
Proposed closure will leave only one newspaper printworks in Northern Ireland Unite the Union has condemned plans by Associated Print to shut its Portadown facility, warning that the move would result in the loss of over 30 skilled jobs and deals a severe blow to Northern Ireland’s newspaper print capacity. The union is calling on…
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Strikes at Tata Steel as Northern Ireland workers seek pay decency
HGV drivers, crane operators employed by Tata steel at its Lisburn site only paid minimum wage Workers employed by Tata Steel will commence an initial 48-hour strike at 08:00 tomorrow [Wednesday 18 June]. The industrial action follows a 100 per cent ballot for strike action. The majority of the approximately 30 person workforce. Unite is requiring a pay…
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Spirit Aerosystems sale: Government must create joint venture to save jobs
Unite warns Spirit break-up would threaten NI aerospace sector Union seeks urgent meeting with business and trade ministers to chart way forward Unite has written to both secretary of state Jonathan Reynolds MP and minister of state for business Sarah Jones MP seeking an urgent meeting over the future of Spirit Aerosystems. Over 3,700 workers…
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Thousands of Northern Ireland Spirit workers left facing uncertainty after Airbus announces only partial buy out
Potential break-up of Spirit constitutes an unprecedented threat to Northern Ireland aerospace, wider economy and society Unite, the leading trade union at Spirit Aerosystems, has called on the UK government to intervene to secure employment and the future of Northern Ireland aerospace. The call follows this morning’s announcement by Airbus that it would only buy…
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Government can’t allow break-up of Spirit Aerosystems due to impact on Northern Ireland economy
Amidst recent and increasing speculation, Spirit workforce need guarantees for their future Unite has challenged the government to intervene and secure clarity and guarantees for workers employed at Spirit Aerosystems in Northern Ireland. The call follows mounting press speculation over who is going to take on non-Airbus operations as part of the wider acquisition of…