Tag Archives: IndustryStrategy4NI

Union fears that Prime Minister Theresa May’s Canada visit is a missed opportunity

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Unite to continue active schedule of meetings with political and trade union leaders in pursuit of resolution to threat hanging over Belfast jobs September 19th: Jimmy Kelly, Unite Regional Secretary, criticised the response of both the Prime Minister to the … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4Jobs, #Unite4Manufacturing, Anti-competitive, Belfast, Boeing, Bombardier, Canada, Conservatives, IndustryStrategy4NI, Jimmy Kelly, jobs, manufacturing, Northern Ireland, Theresa May, Trudeau | Leave a comment

Schivo NI, formerly Maydown Precision Engineering, enters receivership, its closure is latest blow to North West industrial base

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Company that formerly employed eighty-five closes its doors, ending fifty years manufacturing activity on Maydown site Union expresses outrage at Schivo which has left workers to seek minimum statutory redundancy pay from Department March 30th: Chair of Unite’s Executive Council … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Closure, Derry/Londonderry, IndustryStrategy4NI, Liam Gallagher, manufacturing, Manufacturing Strategy, Northern Ireland, Northwest, Redundancies, Schivo, Schivo NI, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Northern Ireland industry can compete and win globally but needs real ambition from our political representatives

Posted on January 30, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Packed conference hears united voice of trade unions and employers calling for real action as part of an Industrial Strategy for Northern Ireland Conference speakers include Howard Beckett, Assistant General Secretary of Unite; Dave Anderson MP, Shadow Secretary of State … Continue reading →