Tag: Pilgrim’s Pride
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Moy Park strike ballot called by Unite in defence of workforce terms and conditions
Strike ballot of more than three thousand Unite members in largest Northern Ireland employer will proceed in coming weeks April 15th: Sean McKeever, Unite Regional Officer representing Unite’s members at Moy Park sites across Northern Ireland confirmed that the union would be balloting members over unreasonable management demands in ongoing pay negotiations. “When Moy Park…
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Concern that temporary closure of Moy Park line in Ballymena will be permanent with loss of up to 400 jobs
April 3rd: Latest jobs cull in Ballymena is driven by reckless greed and comes at a time of swelling corporate profits Workers left with little confidence in management promises made while company’s corporate executives face US trial Sean McKeever, Unite Regional Officer representing the bulk of Moy Park’s workforce in Northern Ireland questioned the temporary nature…
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Bosses must remove threat to Moy Park workforce shift premiums to avoid strike ballot
Deep resentment felt over bosses’ attempts to squeeze $50 million ‘savings’ out of Moy Park workers for new owners Pilgrim’s Pride Moy Park struggling to sustain production as more than one thousand leave employment in last six months May 15th: Unite Regional Officer for the agri-food sector in Northern Ireland, Sean McKeever, indicated that there…
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Ballot on all out industrial action imminent at Moy Park over management threats to workforce terms and conditions
Unite warns new owners Pilgrim’s pride must reverse course to avoid massive distribution to UK chicken supplies Workforce voted 95% for strike action to defend shift premium in unofficial ‘consultative’ ballot May 14th: Unite Regional Officer with responsibility for agri-food sector workers in Northern Ireland, Sean McKeever, issued a strong warning to bosses at Moy…
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Unite puts Moy Park management on notice over increased use of minimum wage agency workers
Chief Executive Janet McCollum refuses to meet with union to address pay concerns and her support for Pilgrim’s Pride takeover Moy Park £41 million profit must be used to end scourge of poverty pay and deliver an inflation-busting pay increase for all workers Unite Regional Officer for Moy Park, Sean McKeever, reiterated his union’s demand…
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Moy Park profits must benefit workforce and ensure future employment sustainability
2016 Profits of meat packer amount to £41 million on turnover of £1.4 billion Unite call for an across the board inflation-busting pay increase and an end to Poverty pay September 18th: Unite Regional Officer for Moy Park, Sean McKeever, called on management to share its success with all the members of its workforce. “This…