Threat by Associated Print to shut Portadown site ‘indefensible’ with 30 jobs at risk

Threat by Associated Print to shut Portadown site ‘indefensible’ with 30 jobs at risk

Unite the Union has condemned plans by Associated Print to shut its Portadown facility, warning that the move would result in the loss of over 30 skilled jobs and deals a severe blow to Northern Ireland’s newspaper print capacity. The union is calling on Associated Print to drop its plans to close the Carn site and instead invest in the business or else sell the site to someone who would take on the business as a going concern. Unite believes th…

Threat by Associated Print to shut Portadown site indefensible

Proposed closure will leave only one newspaper printworks in Northern Ireland Unite the Union has condemned plans by Associated Print to shut its Portadown facility, warning that the move would result in the loss of over 30 skilled jobs and deals a severe blow to Northern Ireland’s newspaper print capacity. The union is calling on Associated Print to drop its plans to close the site and instead invest in the business or else sell the site to som…