Tag: Protectionism
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Unite accuses government of ‘raising the white flag’ in Bombardier tariff fight
January 10th: The UK and Ireland’s largest union, Unite warned the UK government that it was ‘raising the white flag’ without a fight to save Bombardier jobs today (Wednesday 10 January) as it said it was demanding an urgent meeting with the new secretary of state for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley. The warning came as…
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US Trade Commission urged to set aside ‘job crushing’ Bombardier tariffs
December 20th: Britain and Ireland’s largest union, Unite called on the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to set aside today’s (Wednesday 20 December) final determination by US Commerce Department to recommend ‘job crushing’ tariffs of almost 300 per cent on the importation to the US of Bombardier’s C Series passenger jet. The ITC is expected…
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Unite takes fight for Bombardier jobs directly to US Capitol Hill
Unite will highlight that 22,000 US jobs are involved in C Series production, tariffs will only damage all workers December 14th: A delegation from Britain and Ireland’s largest trade union, Unite will take the fight for Northern Ireland Bombardier jobs to the heart of US administration today when they meet with political representatives in Washington,…
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Unite workforce delegation meet Bombardier Chief Executive in Montreal to discuss impact of protectionist tariffs on C Series
Engagement comes after a day of inter-union meetings between Unite representatives and UNIFOR which represents Canadian workers in Bombardier and across supply chain companies Following meeting, Unite delegation will head to Washington DC to highlight impact of 300% C Series tariffs for Northern Ireland workers A Unite delegation representing Bombardier workers in Northern Ireland which…
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Unite delegation heads across the Atlantic to save Bombardier jobs ahead of tariff decision
December 9th: A Unite delegation representing Northern Ireland Bombardier workers will be in Montreal and Washington D.C. next week for a whirlwind lobbying push to safeguard UK jobs ahead of the US department of commerce’s final determination on whether to slap tariffs of 300 per cent on Bombardier C-series passenger jets. The delegation arrives in…
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#backBombardierjobs delegation to address Belfast City Council ahead of vote on C Series motion
Workers from across Bombardier’s five production sites in Northern Ireland will gather this evening at Belfast city hall ahead of a vote on a motion seeking support for the union’s #backBombardierjobs campaign. A delegation of three workplace reps will address councillors ahead of the debate. The motion commits the council to write to the Prime…