Tag Archives: Food Manufacturing

Stormont must act urgently to enforce protections for drivers and hauliers

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Unite the union NI

Strict enforcement of Public Health Agency Covid-19 guidance needed to ensure health and safety of road hauliers Drivers won’t become collateral damage when protections are flouted by employers more focused on profiting from the current crisis George Brash, Unite Regional … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Coronavirus, Covid-19, distribution, drivers, Food Manufacturing, George Brash, hauliers, Infection Control, Northern Ireland Executive, PPE, sanitiser, Stormont | Leave a comment

Prime Minister Johnson’s shutdown statement causes huge confusion and leaves workers at risk

Posted on March 24, 2020 by Unite the union NI

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 →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Uncategorized | Tagged Coronavirus, Essential production, Food Manufacturing, non-essential production, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Executive, Prime Minister Johnson, shutdown, Stormont | 1 Comment

Northern Ireland political leaders must secure Agri-Food sector access to EU workers post-Brexit

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Tory plans to end freedom of movement in March 2019 pose further challenge to Northern Ireland’s vital agri-food sector Announcement only days after International Trade Secretary pushes post-Brexit US trade deal threatening local agri-food industry July 28th: Unite Regional Officer … Continue reading →

Posted in Brexit, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Balanced Regional Development, Brexit, Food Manufacturing, food processing, Freedom of Movement, labour mobility, migrants, Moy Park, Northern Ireland, Polish, rural economy, Sean McKeever, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Moy Park workers welcome JBS decision to relocate international headquarters to Ireland

Posted on May 16, 2016 by unitetheunion

Financial media report that JBS, the largest global food manufacturer, has informed its shareholders that it will seek to relocate headquarters to Ireland Union representing workers in Moy Park says decision must mean additional jobs and investment to follow May … Continue reading →