Tag: Springtown
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Historic ballot result at Seagate secures workers collective bargaining rights with Unite
Seagate management must now engage with union reps and negotiate voluntary recognition deal In an historic ballot at Seagate, the Springtown-based manufacturer of external hard drives, workers have voted overwhelmingly for trade union recognition with Unite the union. The vote was taken among the 540 manufacturing specialists at the company and is the result of…
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Northwest economy needs investment for well-paid and skilled employment not job losses
Seagate proposes redundancy for up to one-third of production operators the year after a $2.4 billion pay out to shareholders In 2022 Seagate’s turnover was $11.66 billion with an operating profit of almost $2 billion. The company paid out $2.4 billion in dividends and buy-backs to the exclusive benefit of shareholders. Speaking for Unite the…
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Workers hail ‘historic’ decision by Industrial Court to hear application for trade union recognition at Seagate
The Industrial Court has written to Unite to confirm that it will now proceed to hear the trade union’s application for collective bargaining recognition at Seagate. The decision marks a major step forward in the ongoing union drive at the Springtown-based manufacturer of read-write heads for hard drives which employs 1,600 onsite. The development is…