Tag Archives: Jimmy Kelly

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, Conservative Party, IndustryStrategy4NI, Jimmy Kelly, jobs, manufacturing, Northern Ireland, Theresa May, Trudeau | Leave a comment

Unite General Secretary Len McCluskey pledges to raise issue of Boeing’s failure to engage Canadian government with sister unions

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Unite the union NI

The government, DUP and Sinn Fein must step up to defend right to invest in vital manufacturing sector and fully use their leverage to defend Belfast jobs September 18th: Unite the union’s General Secretary Len McCluskey added his support to Bombardier’s Belfast … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Belfast, Boeing, Bombardier, Canada, DUP, Jimmy Kelly, job losses, Len McCluskey, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, Sinn Fein, State investment, state-aid, UK | 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

New Minimum Wage level welcome but still over €2 short of Living Wage

Posted on July 18, 2017 by unitetheunion

Low pay is bad for business says Kelly July 18th: Unite has welcomed the 30 cent increase to the National Minimum Wage approved by the Cabinet today, but pointed out that the new rate of €9.55 is still over €2 … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Releases, Republic of Ireland news, Uncategorized | Tagged Jimmy Kelly, Living Wage, Minimum Wage, Unite ROI, wages | Leave a comment

From ‘Lunatics’ to ‘Mickey Mouse’: Parlon’s industrial relations approach damaging to construction sector

Posted on July 11, 2017 by unitetheunion

Crane strike resumes today, CIF sites to be picketed from Friday July 11th: Unite, which represents approximately 170 crane operators currently engaged in industrial action, today said that the industrial relations approach adopted by CIF Director-General Tom Parlon was damaging … Continue reading →