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A thousand workers walkout at Moy Park site at Seagoe in Portadown after company profits are put before safety
Unite proposals to secure health and safety protections rejected by bosses, leads to spontaneous walk out by workers Sean McKeever, Unite Regional Officer confirmed that there had been a mass walkout of workers at Moy Park at Seagoe, Portadown: “Up … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Coronavirus, health and safety, Moy Park, Portadown, Sean McKeever, Walkout
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Workers walk off ABP site in Lurgan over concerns over Covid-19 measures
Where workers are deemed essential every possible measure should be taken and enforced to protect them Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer called on government to act to protect workers. “Approximately 80 employees at ABP Meats in Lurgan who are … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged ABP, Coronavirus, Health & Safety, health and safety, Lurgan, Susan Fitzgerald, Unite NI
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NI Executive must act to extend income guarantee to self-employed construction workers and shut down non-essential works
Unite the union backs Construction Employers’ Federation call for closure of all non-essential construction sites but demands concurrent protection for workers Unite Regional Officer, Michael Keenan, called on Executive Ministers in Stormont to extend protections to workers in the … Continue reading
Stormont must extend income guarantee to self-employed to protect private hire taxi drivers
Taxi drivers face pauperisation from depot-rent and car-rent charges at time of sharp downturn in fares Unite Regional Community Coordinator, Albert Hewitt, called on the Ministers in the Stormont Executive to intervene to extend the Coronavirus income guarantee to … Continue reading
Prime Minister Johnson’s shutdown statement causes huge confusion and leaves workers at risk
Only appropriate response to Coronavirus threat is to shutdown all non-essential production putting employees on fully-paid leave for duration Workers in essential production and businesses must be kept safe or sent home Susan Fitzgerald, Regional Coordinating Officer for … Continue reading
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