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Irish IRE at Bombardier
By: Charles Alcock
Caption: Bombardier Aerospace’s Belfast, Northern Ireland work- force has rejected a new pay deal and is threatening strike action.
Word Count: 128
Bombardier Aerospace’s Belfast, Northern Ireland work- force has rejected a new pay deal and is threatening strike action. Trade union representatives had actually accepted a new four-year deal that was due to take effect at the end of this coming January, but this was rejected in a shop-floor vote on October 15. The proposed package called for a wage freeze next year, followed by increases of 2, 2.25 and 2.5 percent in the three successive years.A Bombardier spokesman in Belfast said the company is committed to reducing its production costs and still hopes to convince its employees to accept a new deal. The Belfast operation builds major airframe sections for Bombardier’s business and regional aircraft, as well as doing substantial work for other manufacturers such as Boeing and Rolls-Royce.