Tag Archives: Davy Thompson

Management must work with union to mitigate impact of latest Bombardier jobs blow

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Plans for ninety-five redundancies in core workforce confirmed Separately, Unite meet DUP leader, Arlene Foster, to seek to leverage Boeing over its legal threat to Bombardier’s CSeries September 15th: Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, responded to news that Bombardier … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Belfast, Boeing, Bombardier, Compulsory Redundancies, Davy Thompson, DUP, Redundancies, Westminster | Leave a comment

Prime Minister Theresa May must use full leverage on Boeing to safeguard Belfast jobs

Posted on September 12, 2017 by Unite the union NI

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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4Jobs, #Unite4Manufacturing, Aerospace, Anti-competitive, Belfast, Boeing, Bombardier, Closure, CSeries, Davy Thompson, economy, Jimmy Kelly, job losses, Len McCluskey, manufacturing, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, Shorts, Susan Fitzgerald, Theresa May, Westminster | Leave a comment

ICTU Biennial Delegates Conference: Speech by Davy Thompson on Scourge of Bogus Self-Employment

Posted on July 4, 2017 by Unite the union NI

July 4th: Speaking in support of motion 11 on the need to challenge Bogus Self-Employment at the Irish Congress of Trade Union’s Biennial Delegate Conference in Belfast, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer Davy Thompson said: Bogus self-employment is a scourge faced … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged bogus self-employment, Davy Thompson, Deliveroo, GMB, precarious work, self-employment, Uber, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Bombardier’s Belfast workforce overwhelmingly agree multi-annual pay deal

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Unite hopes pay deal will stabilise company’s presence in Northern Ireland and allow for future employment growth June 15th: Davy Thompson, Regional Coordinating Officer for Unite expressed his hopes that the pay deal agreed by the union’s membership will safeguard … Continue reading →

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Economy, workers’ rights centre stage as Unite Policy Conference kicks off

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Workers must not pay price for Brexit, says Jimmy Kelly Unite’s Fourth Irish Policy conference kicked off this morning (Tuesday May 23rd) with debates on the economy and workers’ rights. The agenda is available for download here, and below are … Continue reading →