Tag Archives: Susan Fitzgerald

Airbus order must mean an end of Bombardier cost-cutting and outsourcing from Northern Ireland

Posted on July 11, 2018 by Unite the union NI

JetBlue orders 120 Airbus A220 aircraft, formerly Bombardier CSeries, with wings built in Belfast July 11th: Unite Regional Secretary in Ireland, Jackie Pollock, welcomed news that airline operator JetBlue had ordered 60 Airbus A220 aircraft (formerly the Bombardier CSeries), with a … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #backBombardierjobs, #Unite4Jobs, Airbus, Belfast, Bombardier, Jackie Pollock, JetBlue, job losses, orders, outsourcing, President Trump, sus, Susan Fitzgerald | Leave a comment

Schlumberger decision to close Newtownabbey site with 205 job losses shows shareholder benefits trumps social responsibility

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Local site management counterproposal rejected despite offering path forward to sustain production and deliver genuine efficiencies Union reps to meet tomorrow to decide next steps in response to rejection of rescue bid February 6th: Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Officer … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged Closure, corporate greed, job losses, Newtownabbey, Profit, race-to-the-bottom, Schlumberger, Susan Fitzgerald | Leave a comment

DUP and Sinn Féin support Unite’s demand for direct employment of Carillion workers by Housing Executive

Posted on January 25, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Uncertainty facing 250 workers after Carillion Northern Ireland-operation falls into liquidation must be lifted Following confirmation earlier in the day that Carillion Energy Service, who provides Housing Executive maintenance work in Northern Ireland, had followed Carillion plc into liquidation, Jackie … Continue reading →

Posted in Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Public Services | Tagged Carillion, DUP, Jackie Pollock, NI Housing Executive, NIHE, outsourcing, renationalisation, Sinn Fein, Susan Fitzgerald | 1 Comment

Lack of serious action by UK government to defend Bombardier jobs indefensible

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Unite the union NI

BBC Spotlight revelations show there is no ‘confidence and supply’ for workforce faced with 292 per cent import duty threat UK business minister offers excuses for months of delay in sending a meagre four page government submission January 24th: Jackie … Continue reading →

Posted in Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #backBombardier, #backBombardierjobs, Bombardier, Jackie Pollock, jobs threat, President Trump, Susan Fitzgerald, UK government | 1 Comment

Bombardier workforce to organise gate meetings over C Series tariff threat to jobs

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Workers to gather for union meetings between noon and 1pm on Thursday [January 18th] at gates of all five Bombardier sites Decision by US International Trade Commission on proposed 292% C Series tariffs due to be made public within next … Continue reading →