Shorts 'to lose 2,000 jobs' ; Staff fear worst after terror attacks and slump in air travel

The main union group at Shorts, the Confederation of Shipbuilding Unions, admits to being "very anxious" about the developments, and is trying to arrange an urgent meeting with Bombardier. He said virtually all of Shorts' output was for Bombardier. Bombardier is Northern Ireland'...

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Published inBelfast telegraph
Main Author Chris Thornton and Paul Dykes
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Belfast Independent News & Media 26.09.2001
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Empey, Reg
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Summary:The main union group at Shorts, the Confederation of Shipbuilding Unions, admits to being "very anxious" about the developments, and is trying to arrange an urgent meeting with Bombardier. He said virtually all of Shorts' output was for Bombardier. Bombardier is Northern Ireland's largest private sector employer. In addition to Shorts plants in Belfast, Newtownabbey, Newtownards and Dunmurry, Bombardier owns Belfast City Airport.
ISSN:0307-5664