Tag: #Unite4Manufacturing
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Closure of Crane Stock Valve site in East Belfast demonstrates need for Executive focus on manufacturing
63 redundancies at East Belfast site sought at US valve manufacturer withdraws production from Northern Ireland Announcement is latest blow to Northern Ireland manufacturing and the economy of East Belfast Unite Regional Officer George Brash, confirmed that his union had been informed of the run-down and closure of Crane Stock Valve’s manufacturing base in…
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Ballymena march and rally set for tomorrow to demand government action to secure Wrightbus jobs and skills
Jeff Wright must do the right thing and ‘hand back the land’ to protect jobs and skills Unite Regional Secretary Jackie Pollock reiterated his union’s call for the UK government to act to secure a future for Wrightbus and to safeguard jobs and skills. “Yesterday the Conservative government has promised a new deal for Northern…
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Unite press conference today on threat to jobs at Wrightbus
When: 11am today [Wednesday September 25th] Where: Unite the union office, the Pentagon, 2 Ballymoney Road, Ballymena BT 45 3BY Unite warns of devastating consequences of closure to Ballymena and wider economy if jobs and skills not saved Union challenges administrator to be creative to defend jobs & contracts Today’s planned announcement of administration is…
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Secretary of State challenged over government inaction on Harland & Wolff as trade unionists rally at shipyard gates
Speakers at rally reiterate call for nationalisation and contrast government inaction with leadership shown by workforce and trade union movement Secretary of State for NI, Julian Smith MP grilled over failure to safeguard jobs at Harland and Wolff and the absence of an ambitious economic strategy at Belfast manufacturing forum Trade unionists were active on…
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Trade unionists to rally in support of shipyard workers fight to save jobs and skills at Harland and Wolff
Speakers at trade union rally include Matt Wrack, the General Secretary of the Fire Brigades Union and Alex Rogan, GMB convenor at Ferguson Marine Rally to proceed concurrently with Belfast City Council manufacturing forum meeting at which union representatives will direct questions to Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Julian Smith MP The Northern Ireland…