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Urgent meeting with Flybe management sought for assurances for Northern Ireland workforce

April 3rd: Unite, the UK and Ireland’s largest union, which represents over 450 workers at regional airline Flybe is seeking an urgent, high level meeting with the company’s management to minimise job losses at Flybe and provide reassurances about the company’s overall health after a clutch of flights were today (3 April) cancelled for ‘operational…

April 3, 2019

Bombardier bosses must remove threat of compulsory redundancies hanging over Northern Ireland workforce

Up to a hundred compulsory redundancies planned despite large numbers having their applications for voluntary redundancy rejected Workforce are questioning why Northern Ireland sites are facing the threat of compulsory redundancy while in Canada workers are being ‘reclassified’ rather than let go. March 10th: Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer responsible for her union’s membership…

March 10, 2019

Workforce hopeful another airline can be found to take on City of Derry airport contract for London flights

Last week’s PSO extension means that Stansted service is highly attractive to potential alternative airlines Speaking on behalf of his union’s members in City of Derry airport, Gareth Scott, Regional Officer for Unite expressed his hopes that an airline could be found to replace BMI Regional (FlyBMI), which previously operated the Derry to London service.…

February 18, 2019

Lack of serious action by UK government to defend Bombardier jobs indefensible

BBC Spotlight revelations show there is no ‘confidence and supply’ for workforce faced with 292 per cent import duty threat UK business minister offers excuses for months of delay in sending a meagre four page government submission January 24th: Jackie Pollock, Ireland Secretary for Unite expressed his union’s anger at revelations that the UK government…

January 24, 2018

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Urgent meeting with Flybe management sought for assurances for Northern Ireland workforce

Bombardier bosses must remove threat of compulsory redundancies hanging over Northern Ireland workforce

Workforce hopeful another airline can be found to take on City of Derry airport contract for London flights

Lack of serious action by UK government to defend Bombardier jobs indefensible