Tag: Stephen Farry
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Harland and Wolff announce up to sixty job losses
Unions call for Ministerial intervention to ensure skills retention for future March 10th: Michael Mulholland, Regional Organiser spokesperson for the Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering representing his own union, the GMB, and Unite, responded to the announcement of jobs losses at Harland and Wolff: “The announcement by Harland and Wolff management that they will be…
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Ministerial silence and inaction in face of multiple job loss announcements unacceptable
Unite Regional Secretary calls for the Executive to bring forward set of proposals to deal with the crisis in NI Manufacturing. First Minister and deputy First Minister must give a lead on dealing with the issues leading to job losses. November 13th: Responding to the deafening silence of political leaders in the wake of mounting…
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Minister Farry must intervene on University proposals which threaten compulsory redundancies
University of Ulster has told Unite that unless they can secure sufficient voluntary redundancies, they too will require compulsory redundancies Announcement of forced job losses at Queen’s makes nonsense of NI Executive promises that public sector Exit Scheme would be voluntary September 17th: Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, called upon Minister Farry to take action…