Tag: Boeing
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Unite welcomes Boeing announcement that it won’t challenge ITC ruling
Bombardier workforce in Northern Ireland led high profile global campaign against US protectionist tariffs Clear runway for C Series take-off must now bring more Bombardier jobs for Northern Ireland March 23rd: Unite the union represents the overwhelming majority of Bombardier’s more than four thousands workers in Northern Ireland. At the end of last year it…
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Bombardier workforce to organise gate meetings over C Series tariff threat to jobs
Workers to gather for union meetings between noon and 1pm on Thursday [January 18th] at gates of all five Bombardier sites Decision by US International Trade Commission on proposed 292% C Series tariffs due to be made public within next fortnight January 16th: Unite Regional Secretary, Jackie Pollock, who will address workers at a gate…
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Unite accuses government of ‘raising the white flag’ in Bombardier tariff fight
January 10th: The UK and Ireland’s largest union, Unite warned the UK government that it was ‘raising the white flag’ without a fight to save Bombardier jobs today (Wednesday 10 January) as it said it was demanding an urgent meeting with the new secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley. The warning came as…
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US Trade Commission urged to set aside ‘job crushing’ Bombardier tariffs
December 20th: Britain and Ireland’s largest union, Unite called on the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to set aside today’s (Wednesday 20 December) final determination by US Commerce Department to recommend ‘job crushing’ tariffs of almost 300 per cent on the importation to the US of Bombardier’s C Series passenger jet. The ITC is expected…
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Unite workforce delegation meet Bombardier Chief Executive in Montreal to discuss impact of protectionist tariffs on C Series
Engagement comes after a day of inter-union meetings between Unite representatives and UNIFOR which represents Canadian workers in Bombardier and across supply chain companies Following meeting, Unite delegation will head to Washington DC to highlight impact of 300% C Series tariffs for Northern Ireland workers A Unite delegation representing Bombardier workers in Northern Ireland which…
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Unite delegation heads across the Atlantic to save Bombardier jobs ahead of tariff decision
December 9th: A Unite delegation representing Northern Ireland Bombardier workers will be in Montreal and Washington D.C. next week for a whirlwind lobbying push to safeguard UK jobs ahead of the US department of commerce’s final determination on whether to slap tariffs of 300 per cent on Bombardier C-series passenger jets. The delegation arrives in…