Tag Archives: job losses

Sainsbury’s must clarify its continued commitment to Northern Ireland retail market after management announces plans to close Craigavon store

Posted on October 19, 2021 by Unite the union NI

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 | Leave a comment

Thompsons Aero-seating announces a further 180 job losses due to Covid downturn: Stormont Executive must act to defend Aerospace jobs and skills

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Unite the union NI

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 | Leave a comment

Kingspan’s Springvale EPS site at Ballyclare, Antrim to close with loss of 23 jobs

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Unite the union NI

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 | 1 Comment

Caterpillar must engage fully in redundancy consultation as Unite seeks to mitigate job losses

Posted on December 8, 2020 by Unite the union NI

While Caterpillar global profits exceed $17 billion last year, the business’ corporate management seeks to impose a penny-pinching caps on voluntary redundancy offered to Larne workforce George Brash, Unite Regional Officer challenged Caterpillar management to engage meaningfully in the ongoing … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Caterpillar, fightback, G7 product, George Brash, job losses, Larne, Offshoring | 2 Comments

Caterpillar’s announcement of plans for up to 700 job losses is a devastating blow to Northern Ireland manufacturing and Larne area economy

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Unite the union NI

Union blasts decision as a ‘scandalous’ profit grab at expense of workers in Northern Ireland as production is set to be outsourced to India Urgent action needed from Stormont must use all available economic and political levers to safeguard highly-skilled … Continue reading →