Tag: CSeries
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Unite welcomes Boeing announcement that it won’t challenge ITC ruling
Bombardier workforce in Northern Ireland led high profile global campaign against US protectionist tariffs Clear runway for C Series take-off must now bring more Bombardier jobs for Northern Ireland March 23rd: Unite the union represents the overwhelming majority of Bombardier’s more than four thousands workers in Northern Ireland. At the end of last year it…
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Unite accuses government of ‘raising the white flag’ in Bombardier tariff fight
January 10th: The UK and Ireland’s largest union, Unite warned the UK government that it was ‘raising the white flag’ without a fight to save Bombardier jobs today (Wednesday 10 January) as it said it was demanding an urgent meeting with the new secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley. The warning came as…
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Management announce further 280 job losses at Bombardier
Latest in series of job losses shows that threat to Belfast has not disappeared Disappointment that Bombardier management choose to bring forward job cuts despite Unite’s efforts in campaign to overturn US tariffs Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, on behalf of the Confederation of Shipbuilding & Engineering Unions, expressed his acute disappointment with news…
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Bombardier agreement with Airbus on joint ownership of C Series Aircraft is a welcome development
Airbus to acquire a majority shareholding in C Series Aircraft Limited Partnership Union assured deal will guarantee jobs in C Series production in Northern Ireland October 17th: Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, welcomed news that Bombardier had agreed a deal with Airbus in regard to the ownership of the C Series aircraft: “Under this…
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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…
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Union hopes $5.6 billion Delta Airlines CSeries order will mean planned redundancies at Bombardier can be avoided
Unite warns depressed state of private and regional aircraft market still poses a threat to Belfast employment April 28th: Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer responsible for Bombardier-Shorts workforce, expressed his union’s hopes that a major order from Delta Airlines for CSeries planes could mean a downward revision of plans for five hundred redundancies in…