Tag Archives: Redundancies

Conflicting information to Dyno Rod staff leaves workers fearing their jobs are set to go down the drain

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Belfast Drain Clearing Services Ltd tell workers they will transferred to Irish Waste Services Ltd from Monday morning but Irish Waste Services Ltd deny any plans to take on Dyno Rod contracts or workers October 5th: Unite Regional Officer Michael … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4Jobs, Belfast Drain Clearing Services, Dyno-Rod, Employment rights, Irish Waste Services, Michael Keenan, Redundancies, Unite NI members | 1 Comment

Management must work with union to mitigate impact of latest Bombardier jobs blow

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Plans for ninety-five redundancies in core workforce confirmed Separately, Unite meet DUP leader, Arlene Foster, to seek to leverage Boeing over its legal threat to Bombardier’s CSeries September 15th: Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, responded to news that Bombardier … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Belfast, Boeing, Bombardier, Compulsory Redundancies, Davy Thompson, DUP, Redundancies, Westminster | Leave a comment

Schivo NI, formerly Maydown Precision Engineering, enters receivership, its closure is latest blow to North West industrial base

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Company that formerly employed eighty-five closes its doors, ending fifty years manufacturing activity on Maydown site Union expresses outrage at Schivo which has left workers to seek minimum statutory redundancy pay from Department March 30th: Chair of Unite’s Executive Council … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Closure, Derry/Londonderry, IndustryStrategy4NI, Liam Gallagher, manufacturing, Manufacturing Strategy, Northern Ireland, Northwest, Redundancies, Schivo, Schivo NI, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland must intervene to end buck-passing and safeguard Youth Service jobs

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Unite Regional Secretary writes to James Brokenshire MP to request intervention to secure future of youth service jobs More than one hundred youth workers face redundancy from beginning of April 2017 March 21st: In the absence of the Northern Ireland … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Compulsory Redundancies, James Brokenshire, Jimmy Kelly, Redundancies, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Stormont crisis, Unite NI, youth services | Leave a comment

Fujitsu strike action commences with non-unionised workers refusing to cross picket lines

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Unite the union NI

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 … Continue reading →