Tag: Colm Quinlan
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Bord na Mona: Peat harvesting suspension must be accompanied by clear roadmap to protect jobs and earnings
New Government parties must firm up on programme commitments to Midlands Workers must be central to proposed Just Transition Commission June 17th: Responding to the news that Bord na Mona is to suspend peat harvesting, trade union Unite – which represents craft and administrative grades in the company – said today (Wednesday) that workers need…
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Bord na Mona: Midlands communities facing ‘economic lockdown’ unless Government policy changes
Workers challenge validity of layoffs and report for work Unite calls for publication of Just Transition Commissioner’s report April 30th: Over 70 years after Bord na Mona was established to create and sustain employment in the Midlands, communities in the region are facing ‘economic lockdown’ unless Government policy is reversed. That is the grim warning from…
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Bruton challenged on Bord na Mona layoffs ahead of emergency board meeting today
Plans must be suspended pending Government formation Workers must not pay price for Covid-19 emergency April 21st: Communications, Climate Action and Environment Minister Richard Bruton has this morning (Tuesday) been challenged to confirm whether he approved plans Bord na Mona to lay off over 200 workers on May 1st followed by a further 200 later in…
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Bord na Mona: Unite writes to company setting out demands
Union will seek ballot for industrial action if insufficient progress made October 25th: Unite, which represents members working for Bord na Mona, has today written to the company setting out the union’s demands following yesterday’s announcement of projected redundancies. The letter from Unite Regional Officer Colm Quinlan is available for download here, and states that…
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Bord na Mona: Government sleepwalking into crisis, possible industrial action
Unite urges Bruton to convene urgent stakeholder meeting to progress Bord na Mona – ESB proposals October 24th: Responding to the projected loss of between 380 and 430 Bord na Mona jobs starting in the coming months, with further job losses anticipated in the medium term, trade union Unite today accused the Government of sleepwalking…
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ICTU BDC: Brexit, banking and healthcare among topics addressed by Unite delegates
Workers must not pay the price for a Tory Brexit says Jimmy Kelly July 5th: On the second day of the ICTU Biennial Delegate Conference in Belfast, Brexit was one of the topics dominating debate. Moving Unite’s motion on Brexit (Motion 29), Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly said that ‘workers must not pay the price for…