Tag Archives: employment

Northwest economy needs investment for well-paid and skilled employment not job losses

Posted on June 22, 2023 by Unite the union NI

Seagate proposes redundancy for up to one-third of production operators the year after a $2.4 billion pay out to shareholders In 2022 Seagate’s turnover was $11.66 billion with an operating profit of almost $2 billion. The company paid out $2.4 … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Brenda Stevenson, employment, Investment, job losses, Northwest, Seagate, Springtown, Susan Fitzgerald | Leave a comment

UK Government must provide Globalisation Adjustment funding to support Northern Ireland workers affected by large-scale redundancies

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Union makes call as Bombardier management confirms 1,080 job-losses initially planned over two years will be delivered in current year Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer responded to confirmation Bombardier management would seek to deliver an originally planned two-year redundancy … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Belfast, Bombardier, Davy Thompson, EGF, employment, European Union, HM Treasury, Industrial Strategy, James Brokenshire, job losses, Northern Ireland, Redundancies, Reskilling, Retraining, Shorts | Leave a comment

Northern Ireland Employment growth rate falls further behind UK

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Statistics confirm concentration of losses in Manufacturing and need for a Strategic approach to sector NI Executive must prioritise raising incomes through investment rather than the race-to-the-bottom on taxes, pay and productivity September 14th: Unite Regional Secretary, Jimmy Kelly, responded … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Uncategorized | Tagged Belfast, Corporation Tax, DUP, employment, Growth, Industrial Strategy, Jimmy Kelly, NI Executive, NISRA, Northern Ireland, recovery, Sinn Fein, unemployment, Unite NI, United Kingdom | Leave a comment

Stakeholder parties must work together to secure continued success and employment at Antrim Carpets

Posted on April 22, 2016 by unitetheunion

Unite offers to mediate between management, landlord and purchaser Union’s sole interest is to secure much needed employment in an area of acute deprivation Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, whose union represents workers at Antrim Carpets has called on all … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Press Releases, Uncategorized | Tagged #Unite4Jobs, Antrim Carpets, Belfast, deprivation, employment, jobs, Mediation, Northern Ireland, Sean Smyth, Unite NI, West Belfast | Leave a comment

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 →