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MediaHuis closure of Newry site is a severe blow to Northern Ireland’s print sector
Unite seeks to defend employment of 46 workers who face prospect of redundancy Last week the MediaHuis group, which owns the Independent titles and Belfast Telegraph, made public its plans to end printing at their Newry site. The facility is … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news
Tagged Belfast Telegraph, Closure, Independent group, job losses, MediaHuis, Neil Moore
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Caterpillar 83 jobs redundancy announcement is another bitter blow for Larne area
Unite to engage with employer to mitigate impact on its membership This afternoon’s announcement by Caterpillar that it is to seek 83 redundancies among its Larne workforce has been branded as another ‘bitter blow’ for the local area by trade … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Caterpillar, George Brash, job losses, Larne
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Sainsbury’s must clarify its continued commitment to Northern Ireland retail market after management announces plans to close Craigavon store
109 workers based in Craigavon face threat of joblessness in mouth of Christmas; Sainsbury’s must guarantee alternative employment elsewhere as well as meet redeployment costs Fears that Craigavon site closure may be a weathervane pointing to a wider retail threat … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Brexit, Closure, Craigavon, job losses, Northern Ireland Protocol, Sainsbury's, Taryn Trainor
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Thompsons Aero-seating announces a further 180 job losses due to Covid downturn: Stormont Executive must act to defend Aerospace jobs and skills
Union to engage with its membership at Craigavon and Banbridge sites on next steps in response to this opportunist attack on workers’ jobs Unite challenges need for job losses as Chinese state-owned AVIC, which owns Thompson Aero-seating, reports continuing profits Kieran Ellison, Regional … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Aerospace, Banbridge, Craigavon, job losses, Skills, Thompson Aero Seating Ltd
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Kingspan’s Springvale EPS site at Ballyclare, Antrim to close with loss of 23 jobs
Site is still profitable but management’s attitude is ‘to hell with the small group of staff’ who operate it Closure comes as Kingspan proceeds with euro 255 purchase of a leading insulation company in Denmark Springvale EPS Ltd, a subsection of … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Ballyclare, Brexit, corporate greed, job losses, Kevin McAdam, Kingspan, manufacturing, Springvale EPS
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