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New billboards tell Starmer ‘Don’t sell us Short’

Campaign highlights workers’ jobs plan for Northern Ireland aerospace landmark Government must broker a deal between Airbus and Bombardier to secure NI jobs and skills New billboards are being rolled out across Northern Ireland this week telling Keir Starmer to … Continue reading

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Spirit Aerosystems sale: Government must create joint venture to save jobs

Unite warns Spirit break-up would threaten NI aerospace sector Union seeks urgent meeting with business and trade ministers to chart way forward Unite has written to both secretary of state Jonathan Reynolds MP and minister of state for business Sarah … Continue reading

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Thousands of Northern Ireland Spirit workers left facing uncertainty after Airbus announces only partial buy out

Potential break-up of Spirit constitutes an unprecedented threat to Northern Ireland aerospace, wider economy and society  Unite, the leading trade union at Spirit Aerosystems, has called on the UK government to intervene to secure employment and the future of Northern … Continue reading

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Prime Minister Theresa May must use full leverage on Boeing to safeguard Belfast jobs

UK government must defend its right to invest in critical manufacturing sectors of the economy Local political parties must find way to be relevant in dispute threatening thousands of jobs in Northern Ireland September 12th: It was reported last night … Continue reading

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Bombardier’s Belfast workforce overwhelmingly agree multi-annual pay deal

Unite hopes pay deal will stabilise company’s presence in Northern Ireland and allow for future employment growth June 15th: Davy Thompson, Regional Coordinating Officer for Unite expressed his hopes that the pay deal agreed by the union’s membership will safeguard … Continue reading

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