Tag: #Unite4Manufacturing
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National Apprenticeship Week is an opportunity to get serious about decent training for young workers and our economy
Apprenticeship levy has not worked in Northern Ireland, we need a return to an employment-led, partnership approach to skills Young workers must receive decent pay and conditions from day one in a workplace apprenticeship with a firm expectation of a job at the end March 4th: Jackie Pollock, Unite Regional Secretary for Ireland, used the…
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Northern Ireland unemployment rate increase is a concerning sign of deteriorating economy
Regional unemployment rate leaps ahead of that of the UK as a whole for first time in a year Fears of Brexit risks and failure to bring forward manufacturing strategy are factors in economic decline October 16th: Davy Thompson, Regional Coordinating Officer for Unite, responded to the release of figures confirming that the unemployment rate…
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Ambitious long-term strategy needed to sustain shipbuilding capacity and legacy at Belfast shipyard
UK government trawling the globe looking for bargain basement bids, no doubt paying bargain basement wages May 11th: Susan Fitzgerald, Unite Regional Officer for workers at Harland & Wolff demanded that the UK government ensure that the one billion procurement budget for three new fleet auxiliary vessels go to sustain the future of UK shipbuilding,…
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Wrightbus redundancies latest hammer blow for Ballymena and Antrim economy
Wrightbus redundancies latest hammer blow for Ballymena and Antrim economy Management inform workers of ninety-five job losses due to downturn in orders February 12th: Manufacturing strategy including economic taskforce, with trade union representation, must be established to tackle tsunami of job losses Employees at Wrightbus were this afternoon [Monday February 12] informed by management that there…
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Politicians to hear workers’ concerns over Schlumberger closure proposal
Workers from Schlumberger’s production facility in Newtownabbey will raise their concerns directly with local political leaders at an event organised by Unite the union. December 6th: Under corporate management plans, Schlumberger’s site in Northern Ireland is scheduled for closure by the end of June 2018 with the loss of 203 jobs. The work done…