Tag Archives: poultry

Moy Park bosses must test entire workforce at Randalstown feed mill after latest Covid outbreak

Posted on January 4, 2021 by Unite the union NI

Unite warns that virus outbreak has potential to impact feed supply to millions of chickens across Northern Ireland Sean McKeever, Unite Regional Officer warned management at Moy Park that they had to move swiftly to ensure testing of all fifty … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Covid19, Infection Control, Moy Park, New variant, outbreak, poultry, Randalstown, Sean McKeever | 1 Comment

Foyle Omagh must confirm the number of cases of Covid-19 and take immediate action to ensure the safety of employees

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Unite the union NI

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 | 1 Comment

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

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Unite the union NI

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 →