Tag: Offshoring
-
Emergency rally in Portadown as Glen Dimplex workers face offshoring threat
Unite calls on election candidates to state what they will do to secure good union jobs in manufacturing Unite has called an emergency rally for the future of manufacturing jobs and skills in the Upper Bann area. When: 12:30 Friday 28 June Where: St Marks Church, Portadown BT62 3LG The rally is being held in…
-
Caterpillar must engage fully in redundancy consultation as Unite seeks to mitigate job losses
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 consultation over proposed job-losses at its Larne site. “Unite has engaged in the 90-day consultation…
-
Wrightbus redundancies latest hammer blow for Ballymena and Antrim economy
Wrightbus redundancies latest hammer blow for Ballymena and Antrim economy Management inform workers of ninety-five job losses due to downturn in orders February 12th: Manufacturing strategy including economic taskforce, with trade union representation, must be established to tackle tsunami of job losses Employees at Wrightbus were this afternoon [Monday February 12] informed by management that there…
-
Politicians to hear workers’ concerns over Schlumberger closure proposal
Workers from Schlumberger’s production facility in Newtownabbey will raise their concerns directly with local political leaders at an event organised by Unite the union. December 6th: Under corporate management plans, Schlumberger’s site in Northern Ireland is scheduled for closure by the end of June 2018 with the loss of 203 jobs. The work done…
-
Fujitsu strike action commences with non-unionised workers refusing to cross picket lines
Belfast workers join colleagues across UK for first twenty-four hour Fujitsu strike action against offshoring and compulsory redundancies Workers demand Fujitsu commit to UK workforce, end offshoring and become a fully accredited Living Wage employer February 28th: Unite the union’s Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, congratulated workers at Fujitsu in Belfast for their participation in UK-wide…