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Tag Archives: meatpacking
Cranswick: latest Covid-19 cluster highlights ongoing failure to address issues in meat sector
Unite urgently seeking clarification and assurances from management “If workers are not safe, nobody is safe” August 20th: Unite, which has members working at the Cranswick meat processing plant in Cullybackey, which has shut down following a Covid-19 cluster, is … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Tagged Covid-19, health and safety, Liam Gallagher, meatpacking, Unite NI
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Moy Park bosses refusal to provide workforce Covid testing blasted by Unite the union
Group’s latest profits showed £72 million in operating profits with the top-paid director receiving £2.6 million In the face of total and continued inaction by the Stormont Ministers on crisis in meatpacking sector, workers will organise to defend themselves Sean McKeever, Regional Officer for … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Covid-19, Dungannon, Infection Control, meatpacking, Moy Park, NI Executive, Portadown, Sean McKeever
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Foyle Omagh must confirm the number of cases of Covid-19 and take immediate action to ensure the safety of employees
Company admits number of confirmed cases but so far fails to disclose numbers. The Health and Safety Executive conducted an inspection of the site last week and set recommendations to company requiring an Action Plan by Thursday [May 14th] Gareth … Continue reading
Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Covid-19, Foyle Foods Group, Foyle Omagh, Gareth Scott, Health & Safety, HSENI, lockdown, meatpacking, NI Executive, Omagh, Omagh Meats, poultry
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Unite writes to First Minister and Deputy First Minister to demand testing for workers as Covid-19 clusters emerge in poultry and meatpacking sector and Moy Park employee dies
Urgent action needed from Stormont Executive on meat processing sector to avoid repeat of crisis and fatalities in care home sector If necessary, sites must be temporarily shut for testing of workers, and family members, with full pay to enable … Continue reading
Urgent action needed by Stormont Ministers after Moy Park worker dies from Covid-19 and clusters of infection reported at a growing number of poultry and meatpacking sites
Moy Park’s Dungannon site must be temporarily shutdown while entire workforce, and families, is tested and assessed, with workers receiving full pay for duration Health and Safety Executive of NI must conduct responsive and unannounced physical inspections of meat processing … Continue reading
Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases
Tagged Covid-19, Dungannon, HSENI, Infection Control, meatpacking, Moy Park, NI Executive, Portadown, poultry, workers' death
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