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18/06/2003
Hopes for Shorts jobs fade
Any hopes of saving the 1,000 jobs under threat at Shorts were dashed today after workers seemingly rejected a new pay plan.
Trade unions have been meeting for the past week to see if workers will re-enter into negotiations with Shorts' management team over new a new pay deal.
However, this was plan was scuppered today after Shorts said that the three main unions did not unanimously back such a move.
Workers had initially rejected a union-backed four year pay deal - with a pay freeze in the first year, prompting the jobs announcement.
However, hopes were raised when former Enterprise Minister Sir Reg Empey, and east Belfast councillor Jim Rodgers met with senior members of Shorts, including Bombardier vice-president Michael Ryan, on June 12 to discuss the cuts.
At the time of the meeting, Mr Rodgers described the situation at Shorts as "very serious" but said that the future of jobs was is in the hands of the Shorts workforce.
Bombardier, one of Canada's leading industrial groups, is Northern Ireland's largest manufacturing employer. It is also the world's third largest civil aviation manufacturer and a leading maker of regional jets.
(MB)
Trade unions have been meeting for the past week to see if workers will re-enter into negotiations with Shorts' management team over new a new pay deal.
However, this was plan was scuppered today after Shorts said that the three main unions did not unanimously back such a move.
Workers had initially rejected a union-backed four year pay deal - with a pay freeze in the first year, prompting the jobs announcement.
However, hopes were raised when former Enterprise Minister Sir Reg Empey, and east Belfast councillor Jim Rodgers met with senior members of Shorts, including Bombardier vice-president Michael Ryan, on June 12 to discuss the cuts.
At the time of the meeting, Mr Rodgers described the situation at Shorts as "very serious" but said that the future of jobs was is in the hands of the Shorts workforce.
Bombardier, one of Canada's leading industrial groups, is Northern Ireland's largest manufacturing employer. It is also the world's third largest civil aviation manufacturer and a leading maker of regional jets.
(MB)
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