Tag Archives: Closure

Schlumberger decision to close Newtownabbey site with 205 job losses shows shareholder benefits trumps social responsibility

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

  Local site management counterproposal rejected despite offering path forward to sustain production and deliver genuine efficiencies Union reps to meet tomorrow to decide next steps in response to rejection of rescue bid February 6th: Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Officer … Continue reading →

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270 jobs at risk as Kilroot Power station faces closure after exclusion from all-island supply auction

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

36% of Northern Ireland’s electrical generating capacity under threat Political representatives must intervene to defend jobs in Northern Ireland Speaking on behalf of all three unions representing workers in AES Ballylumford and Kilroot power stations: GMB, Prospect and Unite the … Continue reading →

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Unite takes fight for Bombardier jobs directly to US Capitol Hill

Posted on December 14, 2017 by

  Unite will highlight that 22,000 US jobs are involved in C Series production, tariffs will only damage all workers December 14th: A delegation from Britain and Ireland’s largest trade union, Unite will take the fight for Northern Ireland Bombardier … Continue reading →

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Unite delegation heads across the Atlantic to save Bombardier jobs ahead of tariff decision

Posted on December 9, 2017 by

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 … Continue reading →

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Politicians to hear workers’ concerns over Schlumberger closure proposal

Posted on December 7, 2017 by

Workers from Schlumberger’s production facility in Newtownabbey will raise their concerns directly with local political leaders at an event organised by Unite the union.   December 6th: Under corporate management plans, Schlumberger’s site in Northern Ireland is scheduled for closure … Continue reading →

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