SIPTU says a jobs announcement in Co Monaghan yesterday could spell positive news for workers affected by the closure of the Bose plant in Carrickmacross.
The trade union says it plans to invite managers from Combilift - a Monaghan based forklift company who announced 200 new positions - to the Bose facility to meet with affected workers. http://www.newstalk.com/New-jobs-Monaghan-Combilift
It was announced last month that production at the Carrickmacross factory would be shut down with the loss of around 140 jobs.
The closure is part of a world-wide cost-cutting programme in Bose, which will see production transferred to Malaysia and Mexico.
SIPTU representatives have also met with the Jobs Minister Richard Bruton, to discuss ways to create employment opportunities for workers affected by job losses at Bose.
Industrial organiser with SIPTU, James McVeigh, says the new jobs announced at Combilift is great news for the Monaghan region.
