Tag Archives: Redundancies

Caterpillar announcement another blow to NI Manufacturing base

Posted on September 1, 2016 by unitetheunion

Today must be a turning point for Stormont industrial policy with real action to help beleaguered sector Executive parties acting as if manufacturing is a lost cause, Northern Ireland needs a stand-alone strategy September 1st: Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, Davy … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Carrickfergus, Caterpillar, Closure, Davy Thompson, DUP, FG Wilson, Industrial Strategy, InvestNI, job losses, Monkstown, Newtownabbey, NI Executive, Redundancies, Sinn Fein, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Union members in Tayto discuss next steps in campaign to defend jobs and win Living Wage

Posted on April 29, 2016 by unitetheunion

Management letter sent to workers’ homes impacted ballot result by threatening job security Manderley Group refusal to raise wage to legal minimum morally unjustifiable Sean McKeever, Unite officer for production and packaging workers at Tayto in Tandragee has responded to … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Living Wage, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, ballot, Hutchinson, Industrial disputes, Living Wage, Manderley Food Group, poverty pay, Redundancies, Sean McKeever, Tandragee, Tayto, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Union hopes $5.6 billion Delta Airlines CSeries order will mean planned redundancies at Bombardier can be avoided

Posted on April 28, 2016 by unitetheunion

Unite warns depressed state of private and regional aircraft market still poses a threat to Belfast employment April 28th: Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer responsible for Bombardier-Shorts workforce, expressed his union’s hopes that a major order from Delta Airlines … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #Unite4Jobs, Aerospace, apprentices, Belfast, Bombardier, CSeries, Davy Thompson, Delta Airlines, jobs, Northern Ireland, Redundancies, Shorts, Unite NI | Leave a comment

Castle Court cleaners to be balloted on strike action over night shift redundancies

Posted on April 14, 2016 by unitetheunion

Robinson’s Services workers to be balloted following eight unnecessary redundancies Under management proposals cleaners on minimum wage would be expected to pay for taxis home at 3am April 14th: Davy Edmont, Unite officer for Robinson’s cleaning staff working in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged ballot, Belfast, Davy Edmont, Dismissed, Industrial disputes, Minimum Wage, Northern Ireland, Redundancies, Robinson's Services, Unite NI, wages | Leave a comment

Sainsbury’s restructuring proposals threaten more than two hundred jobs in Northern Ireland

Posted on April 5, 2016 by unitetheunion

Unite will work with management in an attempt to minimise necessary redundancies UK restructuring will affect Unite members working in Holywood, West Belfast, Strand Road and Dungannon April 5th: Sean Smyth, Unite officer for Unite members in Sainsbury’s explained that … Continue reading →