Tag Archives: Belfast

Staff health & safety concerns at Ballysillan swimming pool ignored by outsourced management company Greenwich Leisure Limited

Posted on September 11, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Failure to properly chlorinate pool since Saturday leaves pool attendants unable to see bottom of pool and ‘fishy’ odour Cost-cutting decision to scrap ‘plant operator’ positions at all leisure centres leaves GLL managers manually rechlorinating pools September 11th: Michael Keenan, … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Ballysillan, Belfast, Belfast City Council, Greenwich Leisure Ltd, health and safety, Leisure Centres, outsourcing, private sector | 3 Comments

Anger and concern among workforce at Bombardier management over further outsourcing

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Without warning sell-off to ‘Lauak Group’ of France is latest incident of offshoring and outsourcing impacting jobs in Northern Ireland Bombardier corporate management should remember the determination and strength demonstrated by workers during threat to jobs from US tariffs August … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #backBombardierjobs, #Unite4Jobs, Belfast, Bombardier, economy, job losses, manufacturing, Northern Ireland, Susan Fitzgerald, Unite NI | 1 Comment

GLL spin on corner-cutting does not address continued Health & Safety concerns at Belfast Leisure Centres

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Outsourced management company tell press they have fifty-five pool plant operators when there are none remaining Crisis at pools continues with corner-cutting on staffing leading to continued failure to chlorinate and dangerous practice Unite Regional Officer, Michael Keenan, responded to … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Avoneil, Ballysillan, Belfast, Belfast City Council, corner-cutting, Greenwich Leisure Ltd, health and safety, Leisure Centres, Michael Keenan, outsourcing, Shankill Road | Leave a comment

Airbus order must mean an end of Bombardier cost-cutting and outsourcing from Northern Ireland

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Unite the union NI

JetBlue orders 120 Airbus A220 aircraft, formerly Bombardier CSeries, with wings built in Belfast July 11th: Unite Regional Secretary in Ireland, Jackie Pollock, welcomed news that airline operator JetBlue had ordered 60 Airbus A220 aircraft (formerly the Bombardier CSeries), with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #backBombardierjobs, #Unite4Jobs, Airbus, Belfast, Bombardier, Jackie Pollock, JetBlue, job losses, orders, outsourcing, President Trump, sus, Susan Fitzgerald | Leave a comment

Department for Infrastructure officials must heed public opposition to opening bus lanes to private taxis

Posted on July 6, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Thousands sign petitions hosted by bus drivers’ union Unite and sustainable transport lobby Concerns raised about absence of equality screening in consultation on opening of Belfast bus lanes to 4,500 private taxis July 6th: Speaking on the closing date of … Continue reading →