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| Unions seek Avaya job loss talks | Unions seek Avaya job loss talks |
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| Trade unions are hoping to meet the management of Avaya after news broke of hundreds of jobs losses. | Trade unions are hoping to meet the management of Avaya after news broke of hundreds of jobs losses. |
| Unite claimed the US telecoms firm, which bought part of Nortel, is pulling out of Northern Ireland, with the loss of 140 jobs in Monkstown, Newtownabbey. | Unite claimed the US telecoms firm, which bought part of Nortel, is pulling out of Northern Ireland, with the loss of 140 jobs in Monkstown, Newtownabbey. |
| On Thursday, it was announced that the Hughes Christensen drill bit factory in east Belfast was to close with the loss of 210 jobs. | On Thursday, it was announced that the Hughes Christensen drill bit factory in east Belfast was to close with the loss of 210 jobs. |
| Parent company Baker Hughes said its operations would move to Texas. | Parent company Baker Hughes said its operations would move to Texas. |
| The factory at Castlereagh has been in operation for 55 years making drill bits for the oil and gas industry. | The factory at Castlereagh has been in operation for 55 years making drill bits for the oil and gas industry. |
| The company made 135 people redundant last year, blaming a decline in the world market for drill bits. | The company made 135 people redundant last year, blaming a decline in the world market for drill bits. |
| "We had hoped that the redundancies we made during 2009 would allow us to continue bit manufacturing at Woodlands, Texas, and here in Belfast," the company said. | "We had hoped that the redundancies we made during 2009 would allow us to continue bit manufacturing at Woodlands, Texas, and here in Belfast," the company said. |
| "However, we have determined, in the face of expectations for significantly weaker demand for Tricone bits, that we can only support a single facility to make these bits." | "However, we have determined, in the face of expectations for significantly weaker demand for Tricone bits, that we can only support a single facility to make these bits." |
| Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said Invest NI was continuing to build relationships with Avaya. | |
| "I understand that local employees have been verbally briefed about Avaya's intention to consolidate as part of a European restructuring plan," she said. | |
| "At this stage, it is not clear what exactly this means for Northern Ireland but Invest NI continues to build relationships with Avaya, including working very closely with local management, to position Northern Ireland as strongly as possible. | |
| "It would be inappropriate to speculate further until Avaya makes a formal announcement." |