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Schivo NI, formerly Maydown Precision Engineering, enters administration; latest body blow to North West industrial base

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Union asks whether work conducted in Derry has been outsourced by incoming management in a cynical ‘asset-stripping’ manoeuvre NI Executive parties must now reconsider their refusal to bring forward industrial strategy for balanced regional growth January 6th: Unite Regional Officer, … Continue reading →

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Absence of manufacturing strategy leaves Stormont inactive as heavy manufacturing sector continues to haemorrhage jobs

Posted on August 10, 2016 by unitetheunion

Bombardier announces almost one hundred redundancies in core Belfast workforce, with potential for more in complementary (temporary) labour force Unite demands urgent talks with Ministers to seek proactive approach to defending manufacturing jobs August 10th: Responding to Bombardier plans for … Continue reading →

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Union hopes $5.6 billion Delta Airlines CSeries order will mean planned redundancies at Bombardier can be avoided

Posted on April 28, 2016 by unitetheunion

Unite warns depressed state of private and regional aircraft market still poses a threat to Belfast employment April 28th: Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer responsible for Bombardier-Shorts workforce, expressed his union’s hopes that a major order from Delta Airlines … Continue reading →

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Stakeholder parties must work together to secure continued success and employment at Antrim Carpets

Posted on April 22, 2016 by unitetheunion

Unite offers to mediate between management, landlord and purchaser Union’s sole interest is to secure much needed employment in an area of acute deprivation Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, whose union represents workers at Antrim Carpets has called on all … Continue reading →

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Management inform Unite that eighty jobs likely to go at Tayto

Posted on April 7, 2016 by unitetheunion

Manderley Food Group proposals will mean Tayto’s sixtieth anniversary will be marked with large-scale redundancies at Tandragee April 7th: Sean McKeever, Unite officer for production and packaging workers at Tayto in Tandragee has confirmed he had been informed of a … Continue reading →

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