Tag: Bombardier
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Urgent strategy needed to defend Northern Ireland’s Aerospace sector in face of mass jobs threat
Bombardier plans for 600 redundancies comes only days after similar announcements elsewhere in sector Stormont Executive challenged over inaction in face of mounting threat to vital Aerospace sector Reacting to today’s huge job loss announcement by Bombardier, Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer called for urgent action from the Northern Ireland Executive on a strategy…
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Investment for future growth must follow sale of Bombardier Aerospace to Spirit Aerosystems
Skills and capacity of Bombardier manufacturing workforce is world class and has driven commercial interest Welcoming the announcement of the sale of Bombardier’s Aerospace manufacturing operation to aerospace components manufacturer Spirit Aero Systems, Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner said: “Today’s deal will see Bombardier’s footprint here transfer as a whole to one of the world’s largest independent…
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Guarantees sought from Bombardier for its CRJ workforce in Northern Ireland after Mitsubishi sale announcement
Workforce will be angered that sale was announced without any recourse to trade unions or even management in Belfast Sale opens door to new markets for Mitsubishi but raises concerns for long-term security of approximately 350 jobs Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer challenged Bombardier’s global corporate management to provide guarantees to their workforce as…
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Unite seeks assurances on investment and job security for Bombardier employees in Northern Ireland
Union expresses hope that any prospective new owner will commit to local production and bring forward expanded investment Jackie Pollock, Unite Regional Secretary in Ireland, responded to news that Bombardier was to sell its Aerostructures division globally which includes all five production sites in Northern Ireland. “Today’s announcement will come as a shock to the…
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Bombardier bosses agree union demand to end compulsory redundancies in face of industrial action ballot
Company confirm that they will suspend all compulsory redundancies and those workers affected in the most recent round will be offered their jobs back. Talks between unions and management on securing work and growth for Northern Ireland sites will now commence. Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer responsible for her union’s members in Bombardier, “Today’s…
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Unions at Bombardier to consult membership on industrial action as company’s global management announce latest redundancies blow in Northern Ireland
Bombardier announces a further 30-35 compulsory redundancies as part of jobs cull only a day after announcing up to forty voluntary redundancies In response to workforce concerns, a consultative ballot of workforce on strike action has been agreed by Unite and GMB union reps to commence Monday April 29th. April 9th: Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Coordinating…