Tag Archives: Westminster

Northern Ireland political representatives must support a form of customs union to avoid a damaging hard border

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Unite the union NI

North-South or East-West hard border unavoidable if UK does not retain a customs union arrangement with EU Given binding backstop already agreed, a vote against a customs union is a vote for a hard sea border between NI and GB … Continue reading →

Posted in Brexit, Manufacturing, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #politicalfailure, Brexit, Brexit: On Our Terms, customs union, Davy Thompson, Hard Border, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, Westminster | 1 Comment

Women in Northern Ireland continue to be denied rights and protections afforded to women in all other parts of UK

Posted on March 8, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Westminster must legislate to extend gender pay gap disclosure duty to employers in Northern Ireland March 8th: Speaking on International Women’s Day, Unite Regional Women’s & Equalities Officer, Taryn Trainor, called on Westminster to legislate to vindicate the rights and … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign for Decent Pay, Press Releases, Unite Equalities | Tagged #Unite4FairPay, abortion, Employment rights, Equalities, fair pay, gender pay duty, NI Executive, Northern Ireland, political failure, Taryn Trainor., Taryn Trainor. equality, Westminster | Leave a comment

Customs union exit poses a threat to thousands of Northern Ireland food and drink production workers

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Unite the union NI

Shortfall of migrant workers threatens loss of production to locations elsewhere in Britain and Ireland One major border agri-food producer is already advancing plans for a continental production facility February 27th: Unite Regional Officer, Sean McKeever, said that the jobs … Continue reading →

Posted in Brexit, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases, Uncategorized | Tagged Agri-Foods, Brexit, Brexit: On Our Terms, Conservative Party, customs union, Dunbia, DUP, EU, EU Referendum, job losses, Labour Party, Moy Park, Sean McKeever, Sinn Fein, Westminster | Leave a comment

Unite representatives to give evidence before Westminster Northern Ireland Select Committee later today

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Unite Regional Secretary Jimmy Kelly will raise demand for action by UK government to safeguard 4,000 jobs at Bombardier Union will highlight need for an activist industrial strategy for Northern Ireland to defend workers from impact of protectionist ‘America First’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Bombardier, Northern Ireland news, Press Releases | Tagged #backBombardier, #backBombardierjobs, #Unite4Jobs, Boeing, Bombardier, Jimmy Kelly, job losses, NI Select Committee, President Trump, Protectionism, Susan Fitzgerald, Westminster | Leave a comment

Management must work with union to mitigate impact of latest Bombardier jobs blow

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Unite the union NI

Plans for ninety-five redundancies in core workforce confirmed Separately, Unite meet DUP leader, Arlene Foster, to seek to leverage Boeing over its legal threat to Bombardier’s CSeries September 15th: Davy Thompson, Unite Regional Coordinating Officer, responded to news that Bombardier … Continue reading →