Workers from some of GKN’s biggest customers joined their colleagues from GKN today (March 1) to call on Theresa May’s government to block Melrose’s debt-fuelled takeover bid of the British-based…Read more…
Combat air strategy call
Skills and the capability of the UK to manufacture its own combat aircraft must be at the heart of the government’s combat air strategy Unite said today (February 21). Reacting to the…Read more…
‘Elated’
Tireless union campaigning has paid off, as Unite and its Bombardier members celebrated a massive victory at the weekend after US trade authorities ruled against crippling tariffs on imports of the…Read more…
‘Fantastic boost’
Unite hailed the skills and hard work of Airbus workers today (January 18) after the airline Emirates signed an agreement to order up to 36 additional A380 aircraft. Describing the news as a…Read more…
‘Predatory’ bid
An investment firm is still aiming for a “predatory” takeover of engineering company GKN despite having two bids rejected in recent days. In response, Unite held an emergency meeting of GKN…Read more…
Where another world is possible
It’s not very often that a suit and tie from management speaks of his indebtedness to the union. But that’s exactly what happened when in October Rolls-Royce celebrated the contribution of…Read more…
Cautious welcome
Airbus’ decision to take a majority stake in Bombardier’s C-Series jet after the US imposed “crushing” tariffs on the aircraft has been given a cautious welcome by Unite, which warned there is still…Read more…
EU crash out industry threat?
Unite Rolls-Royce reps will meet with MPs to reiterate the potential danger crashing out of the EU poses to the aerospace industry. They will lobby MPs to pressure the government into seeking…Read more…
Unite solidarity pledge
Unite general secretary Len McCluskey has pledged to raise the issue of Boeing’s failure to engage the Canadian government with Unite’s sister unions in Canada. McCluskey’s pledge comes…Read more…
‘End corporate bullying’
Unite has demanded that Boeing ‘ends its corporate bullying’ and the UK government stands up for manufacturing jobs after the company lodged claims of ‘price dumping’ with the US Department of…Read more…
Pivotal role
Unite hailed the pivotal role played by its Rolls-Royce shop stewards and members in securing a new large engine test bed facility after the engine maker announced it was investing £150m in its…Read more…
‘Slapped in the Face’
An overwhelming nine out of 10 Unite members working at GKN Aerospace Services Ltd near Bristol, have voted for strike action beginning next week (May 22) in a protest over pay. Hard-working…Read more…
Brexit must keep our aerospace sector soaring
The aerospace industry is the flag carrier of UK manufacturing. From Yeovil to Broughton, Unite members are vital to the success of an international network which results in world class aircraft….Read more…
Crucial to communities
The aerospace and defence industry has joined Unite in making a clear call for Britain staying inside the European Union ahead of the referendum on the 23rd of June. ADS Group – the industry…Read more…
A European success story
Together with Unite national officer Ian Waddell and Labour MEP Glenis Willmott, IndustriAll Europe – the European trade union federation for manufacturing – hosted a high-level European aerospace…Read more…