Unite Expresses Disappointment in Further GE Job Cuts in Wales
July 09 2020 - 12:33PM
Dow Jones News
By Adriano Marchese
U.K. union Unite expressed disappointment at General Electric
Co.'s intentions to cut 369 jobs at its site in Nantgarw, South
Wales, calling on U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson to support the
country's aerospace industry.
Unite said on Thursday that the further reductions would bring
the total reduction of its headcount to almost 40% since the
beginning of the year.
The news follows the company's recent call for 180 voluntary
severance scheme for workers at the site.
However, the union said it remains behind its members and "will
not move an inch" from its position that compulsory redundancies
must be ruled out.
"The company needs to pause its plans and work with us to seek
an urgent U.K. government sector deal for aerospace that could save
these jobs," Unite Wales Regional Secretary Peter Hughes said.
Mr. Hughes lambasted the U.K. government's lack of support for
the aerospace industry, and the chancellor for focusing on
"gimmicks such as meal deals for August."
Write to Adriano Marchese at adriano.marchese@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
July 09, 2020 12:18 ET (16:18 GMT)
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