Tag Archives: Susan Fitzgerald

Delivery vehicles backed up at Allied Bakeries site on Castlereagh Road as picketing workers stand strong

Posted on February 16, 2020 by Unite the union NI

Huge levels of popular support for workforce in all-out strike action for Fair Pay Susan Fitzgerald, Regional Coordinating Officer for Unite commended both her members and those of the Bakers’ union (BFAWU) who established a powerful picket line at the … Continue reading →

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Call for public to back the striking Allied Bakeries workers as pickets set for Castlereagh Road site

Posted on February 15, 2020 by Unite the union NI

All-out strike action to commence at Allied Bakeries from 6am tomorrow Workforce strike action seeks to lift basic pay significantly above minimum wage Susan Fitzgerald, Regional Coordinating Officer called for the public to support workers forced into taking an all-out … Continue reading →

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Investment for future growth must follow sale of Bombardier Aerospace to Spirit Aerosystems

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Skills and capacity of Bombardier manufacturing workforce is world class and has driven commercial interest Welcoming the announcement of the sale of Bombardier’s Aerospace manufacturing operation to aerospace components manufacturer Spirit Aero Systems, Unite assistant general secretary Steve Turner said: “Today’s deal will … Continue reading →

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Jeff Wright has chance to safeguard livelihoods of the Wrightbus workers through eleventh hour intervention

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Deadline for resolution of land issue now is 10am tomorrow morning [October 10th] Increasing numbers of workers now face prospect of going to food banks after two weeks without work Unite Regional Officer for Wrightbus, George Brash, urged Jeff Wright to urgently … Continue reading →

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Next 48 hours critical to saving 1,200 Wrightbus workers’ jobs as negotiations move to stage of exclusivity

Posted on October 9, 2019 by Unite the union NI

Only barrier remaining to deal to reopen gates and allow workforce back to work is land ownership Worker delegations to visit local offices of political representatives and demand they publicly back call for hand over of land Unite Regional Officer … Continue reading →