The purchase of Wrightbus by industrialist Jo Bamford must lead to the greatest number of staff returning to work, Unite said after the sale of the bus manufacturer was confirmed yesterday (October…Read more…
‘Brilliant news’
There were jubilant scenes in the Northern Irish town of Ballymena today (October 11) after an 11th hour deal was reached to save hundreds of Wrightbus jobs. One Wrightbus worker (pictured…Read more…
Give us the land! Open the gate!
Hundreds of protesters rallied in front of the Wrightbus factory in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, on Friday (4 October) calling for the firm’s 1,200 jobs to be saved.
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Dark day for Northern Ireland’s economy
Yesterday’s (25 September) announcement that bus manufacturer Wrightbus has entered administration was devastating for its 1,300 workers and another dark day for Northern Ireland’s at risk economy….Read more…
Nationalise Wrightbus call
Unite has called on the government to take immediate action and nationalise Wrightbus, the Ballymena-based bus manufacturer which announced today (September 25) that it has entered into…Read more…