Tag: Boeing
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Disappointment over latest US Department of Commerce Anti-Dumping ruling against Bombardier
Union confident that tonight’s preliminary ruling will be overturned in future but government action needed now to avoid damage in meantime Unite the union campaign to demand pressure put on Boeing to step up a gear with cross-party Westminster engagement next Wednesday [October 11th] October 6th: Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, expressed his union’s…
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Concern over impact on Belfast jobs from Department of Commerce ruling against Bombardier
Following meeting with Secretary of State, Unite Regional Secretary states that Boeing case is without merit as they did not suffer any loss from Delta Airlines deal Union demands government intervene to defend UK workers against US protectionist barriers September 26th: Jimmy Kelly, Unite Regional Secretary, expressed his union’s acute disappointment following the decision of…
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Union fears that Prime Minister Theresa May’s Canada visit is a missed opportunity
Unite to continue active schedule of meetings with political and trade union leaders in pursuit of resolution to threat hanging over Belfast jobs September 19th: Jimmy Kelly, Unite Regional Secretary, criticised the response of both the Prime Minister to the threat hanging over thousands of jobs at Bombardier in Belfast and reiterated “Boeing’s legal case…
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Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey pledges to raise issue of Boeing’s failure to engage Canadian government with sister unions
The government, DUP and Sinn Fein must step up to defend right to invest in vital manufacturing sector and fully use their leverage to defend Belfast jobs September 18th: Unite the union’s General Secretary Len McCluskey added his support to Bombardier’s Belfast workforce: “Unite’s focus throughout this has been to stand on the side of the workers…
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Management must work with union to mitigate impact of latest Bombardier jobs blow
Plans for ninety-five redundancies in core workforce confirmed Separately, Unite meet DUP leader, Arlene Foster, to seek to leverage Boeing over its legal threat to Bombardier’s CSeries September 15th: Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, responded to news that Bombardier would be seeking ninety-five redundancies among the workforce. “We are very disappointed with this news.…
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Prime Minister Theresa May must use full leverage on Boeing to safeguard Belfast jobs
UK government must defend its right to invest in critical manufacturing sectors of the economy Local political parties must find way to be relevant in dispute threatening thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland September 12th: It was reported last night that Prime Minister Theresa May had a phone conversation with President Trump to discuss concerns…