Planned strike action at the GKN Automotive factory in Birmingham has been suspended. The workers at the factory in Chester Road were due to begin strike action next week (September 27), in…Read more…
‘Our members stood firm’
Further strike action at an historic Shropshire wheel factory has been called off after workers voted to accept an improved pay offer from the company, Unite said today (September 7). Unite members…Read more…
GKN Birmingham strike ballot begins
Workers at the GKN Automotive factory in Birmingham will begin receiving ballot papers from today (August 16) in the dispute over the decision by parent company GKN Melrose to close the site next…Read more…
‘Fight tooth and nail’
Workers at the GKN Automotive factory on Chester Road in Birmingham, owned by venture capitalists Melrose, are being balloted for strike action after the company confirmed its intention to close the…Read more…
‘Hollow’ levelling-up promises
Unite has slammed prime minister Boris Johnson’s speech on Thursday (July 15) in Coventry on ‘levelling up the country’, saying his pledges rang hollow when he has refused to help both struggling…Read more…
‘We won’t give up the fight’
Unite members at GKN Erdington took their fight to save their plant – an absolutely vital cog in the wider UK car manufacturing machine – to Parliament this week. On Tuesday (July 6), the workers met…Read more…
GKN workers take fight to Parliament
A group of workers employed at GKN Automotives in Birmingham will hold a lobby at Parliament tomorrow (July 6) in their campaign to prevent the factory from closing. The event will take place from…Read more…
‘Excellent alternative business plan’
Members of Unite employed at GKN Birmingham have today (May 6), along with the joint consultative committee, presented an alternative business plan to the company’s senior management, as part of…Read more…
Melrose CEO accused of misleading Parliament
Unite is demanding that Simon Peckham, chief executive of Melrose PLC, urgently corrects his evidence to parliament following a select committee hearing today (February 23). During the evidence…Read more…
Unite vows to overturn GKN’s Birmingham factory closure plans
Unite has announced that it is working on a rescue plan to secure the future of the GKN plant in Chester Road, Birmingham that produces drivelines for major automotive companies in the UK. The 500…Read more…
Bristol GKN jobs at risk
Unite is calling on GKN Western Approach to consider all options to eradicate or mitigate proposed job losses at its factory in Bristol as it continues to fight for government support for the…Read more…
‘We aren’t walking away from this’
A Unite delegation descended on Melrose’s annual general meeting (AGM) today (May 9) in London, where they lobbied shareholders and grilled board members over the company’s proposed plans to close…Read more…
GKN plant closure revealed
Unite has today (April 5) demanded an urgent meeting with Melrose bosses after news emerged of plans to close GKN’s King’s Norton plant by March 2021 with the loss of over 200 jobs. Unite…Read more…
‘Sad day’ for Airbus workers
Unite has called for assurances over jobs after aeroplane manufacturer Airbus announced today (February 14) that it would be ending production of its A380 superjumbo passenger jet. Airbus,…Read more…
Industrial strategy ‘in tatters’
When the present government first said it would adopt an industrial strategy – something the trade union movement had been talking about for years – Unite was thrilled, Unite assistant general…Read more…
‘Not far enough’
New government plans to strengthen takeover laws will fall short in stopping the short term-ism of speculative capital, Unite has said. The plans, which will be subject to a 12-week…Read more…
Aerospace take-off?
The aerospace industry in the UK is among the nation’s largest and most high-tech sectors – in fact, British aerospace is the largest in Europe, second only to the US, with a global market share of…Read more…
‘We must act now’
GKN’s credit rating was this week (May 29) slashed following a hostile takeover by turn-around specialist firm Melrose in March. Credit rating firm Moody’s cut GKN’s rating from Baa3 to Ba1 –…Read more…
GKN takeover decision slammed
Business secretary Greg Clark waved through the Melrose takeover of GKN in a statement today (April 24) in Parliament – a move which Unite has slammed. Clark said that “on the basis of…Read more…
Airbus’ fears over Melrose plans
Unite members are not the only ones anxious about Melrose’s takeover of engineering firm GKN. Reiterating its worries yesterday (April 11), GKN’s biggest customer Airbus told investors that the firm…Read more…