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Northern Ireland Executive must ensure Chancellor moves on June 10th furlough deadline currently blocking support to 500 Thompson Aero Seating workers
Government intervention and investment for repurposing needed to preserve Aerospace jobs and skills as sharp downturn leads to empty order books Kieran Ellison, Unite Regional Officer for Thompson Aero Seating, expressed his union’s dismay at this afternoon’s announcement by Thompson … Continue reading
Welcome for Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council decision to reconsider plans for dismissal threat to 73 workers and instead seek furlough
Unite has written to NI Executive Ministers, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and the Chancellor to demand clear guidelines on public sector eligibility for Coronavirus furlough scheme Kieran Ellison, Unite Regional Officer welcomed today’s announcement by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council which … Continue reading
Stormont must act urgently to enforce protections for drivers and hauliers
Strict enforcement of Public Health Agency Covid-19 guidance needed to ensure health and safety of road hauliers Drivers won’t become collateral damage when protections are flouted by employers more focused on profiting from the current crisis George Brash, Unite Regional … Continue reading
NI Executive must act to extend income guarantee to self-employed construction workers and shut down non-essential works
Unite the union backs Construction Employers’ Federation call for closure of all non-essential construction sites but demands concurrent protection for workers Unite Regional Officer, Michael Keenan, called on Executive Ministers in Stormont to extend protections to workers in the … Continue reading
Prime Minister Johnson’s shutdown statement causes huge confusion and leaves workers at risk
Only appropriate response to Coronavirus threat is to shutdown all non-essential production putting employees on fully-paid leave for duration Workers in essential production and businesses must be kept safe or sent home Susan Fitzgerald, Regional Coordinating Officer for … Continue reading
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