Tag: Ballymena
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Unite the union is engaging to defend the interests of its members working at NuTrack
NuTrack confirms to workers that the company has entered into administration in a further jobs blow to Ballymena Unite the union this afternoon confirmed that it had received correspondence sent to workers from the owners of NuTrack, a manufacturer supplying components for buses, that the company had entered administration and has permanently closed operations as of 22ndSeptember 2022. The news…
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Wrightbus job loss plan is a heavy blow to workers, their families and the wider Ballymena economy
Consultative process confirmed on plans to make redundant 35 employees and up to 90 agency staff Unite calls on new Wrightbus owners to furlough workers under Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme George Brash, Unite Regional Officer called on Wrightbus management to mitigate its plans for a phased redundancy among its Ballymena workforce. “Unite has been engaging…
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Expanding order book for Wrightbus hydrogen-bus confirms workers were correct to fight
Wrightbus employment rises into the hundreds as orders for new hydrogen-buses roll in to fill out order book Unite Regional Secretary Jackie Pollock welcomed the fact that employment at Wrightbus since its acquisition by Bamford has now risen very substantially with further recruitment likely: “The employment of hundreds of ex-Wrightbus workers by Bamford is a…
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Unite negotiating with Bamford to ensure continuity of employment and terms and conditions for Wrightbus workers
Commitment made by new management to union that the future will be based on permanent, direct employed staff Unite Regional Officer for Wrightbus, George Brash, welcomed confirmation that Bamford would be opening a recruitment process to take on additional workers at Wrightbus in Ballymena to enable bus construction. “Today’s announcement by Bamford that it will…
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Bamford acquisition of Wrightbus must lead to greatest number of workers returning to building buses
Union calls for wider investment to lock-in Ballymena’s status as manufacturing skills hub into the long-term Unite Regional Officer for Wrightbus, George Brash, welcomed confirmation from the administrators of the former bus manufacturer, Deloitte, that they had been bought by Bamford Bus company. “This news confirms the result Wrightbus workers and those in the wider…