Tag: US Department of Commerce
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Unite welcomes Boeing announcement that it won’t challenge ITC ruling
Bombardier workforce in Northern Ireland led high profile global campaign against US protectionist tariffs Clear runway for C Series take-off must now bring more Bombardier jobs for Northern Ireland March 23rd: Unite the union represents the overwhelming majority of Bombardier’s more than four thousands workers in Northern Ireland. At the end of last year it…
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Bombardier workforce to organise gate meetings over C Series tariff threat to jobs
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 fortnight January 16th: Unite Regional Secretary, Jackie Pollock, who will address workers at a gate…
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US Trade Commission urged to set aside ‘job crushing’ Bombardier tariffs
December 20th: Britain and Ireland’s largest union, Unite called on the US International Trade Commission (ITC) to set aside today’s (Wednesday 20 December) final determination by US Commerce Department to recommend ‘job crushing’ tariffs of almost 300 per cent on the importation to the US of Bombardier’s C Series passenger jet. The ITC is expected…