Tag Archives: Davy Thompson

Unite disappointed as Bombardier could cut sixty agency staff jobs

Posted on January 7, 2016 by unitetheunion

Union will continue engagement with company to seek to safeguard Belfast employment January 7th: Davy Thompson, Regional Coordinating Officer with responsibility for the workforce expressed his regret that Bombardier announced that up to sixty agency jobs could be lost in … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Ballymena, Belfast, Bombardier, Davy Thompson, employment, job losses, labour rights, Northern Ireland, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Workforce ballot of 88% voting to reject inadequate Bombardier pay offer

Posted on December 10, 2015 by unitetheunion

Unite will seek urgent discussions with employers with the aim of making progress December 10th: Responding to the news that his union’s membership in Bombardier has voted to reject a management proposal to cut terms and conditions, Unite Regional Coordinating … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Belfast, Bombardier, Davy Thompson, manufacturing, pay deal | Leave a comment

Minister must reverse decision to award Belfast Rapid Transit contract to overseas suppliers

Posted on November 27, 2015 by unitetheunion

Decision to overlook local suppliers inexcusable at a time when manufacturing faces an unprecedented crisis Public procurement must be used to stimulate demand in the local economy November 27th: Responding to the news that the contract for supply of BRT … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #ManufacturingCrisis, Belfast, BRT, Davy Thompson, DRD, manufacturing, Metro, Michelle McIlveen, Northern Ireland, procurement, Translink, Transport NI, Unite NI, Wrightbus | Leave a comment

Ministerial silence and inaction in face of multiple job loss announcements unacceptable

Posted on November 13, 2015 by unitetheunion

Unite Regional Secretary calls for the Executive to bring forward set of proposals to deal with the crisis in NI Manufacturing. First Minister and deputy First Minister must give a lead on dealing with the issues leading to job losses. … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #ManufacturingCrisis, #Unite4Jobs, Caterpillar, Davy Thompson, DEL, DETI, Dunnes, economy, Invista, Jimmy Kelly, job losses, Jonathan Bell, manufacturing, Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland, Peter Robinson, Schrader, Stephen Farry, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Multiple job loss announcements proof Northern Ireland manufacturing is in crisis

Posted on November 11, 2015 by unitetheunion

Caterpillar announce ninety-eight job losses, Schrader forty-two and Invista are to seek up to forty-eight redundancies Minister Bell must reverse Invest NI decision to not proactively seek inward investment in Manufacturing November 11th: Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer responded … Continue reading →