Tag Archives: Northern Ireland

Invest NI failing Northern Ireland workers by grant-aiding poverty pay jobs

Posted on November 1, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Figures show less than half jobs supported by Invest NI pay average Northern Ireland wage Falling global trade and investment trends show impossibility of growth strategy predicated on corporate tax cuts November 1st: Jimmy Kelly, Ireland Secretary for Unite challenged … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged #ManufacturingCrisis, Education, Investment, InvestNI, Jimmy Kelly, manufacturing, Manufacturing Strategy, Northern Ireland, poverty pay, Skills, Unite NI | Leave a comment

UK Government must provide Globalisation Adjustment funding to support Northern Ireland workers affected by large-scale redundancies

Posted on October 27, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Union makes call as Bombardier management confirms 1,080 job-losses initially planned over two years will be delivered in current year Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer responded to confirmation Bombardier management would seek to deliver an originally planned two-year redundancy … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Belfast, Bombardier, Davy Thompson, EGF, employment, European Union, HM Treasury, Industrial Strategy, James Brokenshire, job losses, Northern Ireland, Redundancies, Reskilling, Retraining, Shorts | Leave a comment

Outrage over Wiggle decision to close Chain Reaction operations

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Management restructuring threatens more than three hundred jobs and comes only months after acquisition October 26th: Unite Regional Officer, Davy Thompson, was scathing of a decision by Wiggle to close operations it inherited from Chain Reaction Cycles in Northern Ireland. … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged asset-stripping, Ballyclare, Chain Reaction Cycles, Closure, corporate greed, economy, job losses, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, Wiggle | Leave a comment

Union welcomes publication of Bengoa report heralding transformation of Health & Social Care

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Restructuring process must be underpinned by adequate budgets and must guarantee equality of outcome for all patients Priority given to co-production and collaborative approach involving staff is best approach to improve our Health Service October 25th: Unite Regional Officer Kevin … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged health, Health Reform, Kevin McAdam, Michelle O'Neill, Minister for Health, Northern Ireland, participation, social partnership | Leave a comment

Manufacturing NI and Unite the union jointly launch campaign for Northern Ireland Industrial Strategy

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Unite the union NI

Northern Ireland Executive must adopt Strategic approach to grow Manufacturing base Real action needed to deliver ambitious target of growing sector to 20% of the Northern Ireland economy October 20th: Unite Regional Secretary, Jimmy Kelly, and the Chief Executive of … Continue reading →