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Unite challenges justification for 3M Bangor announcement of thirty-four job losses

3M informs workforce compulsory redundancies likely at Bangor site Scale of job-losses disproportionate to transfer of production proposed October 26th: Sean Smyth, Unite Regional Officer, expressed his union’s dismay at the 3M Bangor announcement that they plan 34 job-losses following the … Continue reading

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Unite General Secretary, Len McCluskey, to launch ‘Growing the Economy & Living Standards’ document at Stormont

Paper to raise proposals to help address economic challenges facing Northern Ireland October 25th: Announcing that Unite Regional Secretary, Len McCluskey would speak at the launch event for Unite’s proposals for an economic alternative, the union’s Ireland Secretary, Jimmy Kelly, … Continue reading

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University of Ulster management must come clean on plans for redundancies and closures

Staff told plans include closure of Psychology department in Magee campus at cost of 14.5 jobs Failure to issue formal notice of consultation and engage union leaves staff to consider industrial action ballot September 10th: Unite Regional Officer, Sean Smyth, … Continue reading

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An economic development strategy based on corporation tax race-to-bottom will fail to deliver growth

Report fails to offer anything for manufacturing sector facing unsustainable energy costs and needing investment support Committee threatens to open up skills provision to private sector but silent on need for increased funding for Further & Higher Education September 7th: … Continue reading

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Schivo: Unite refreshes management’s memory of Maydown union recognition agreement

Former Maydown employees and union members to provide copy of recognition agreement and staff handbook references to collective bargaining Union confirms legal challenge in process and promises to escalate protest campaign September 3rd: Unite activists and former Maydown employees will … Continue reading

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