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Unite highlighted this week why the UK must have a strong future in shipbuilding and must protect the legacy of shipbuilding in Belfast, which dates back over a century. The union’s comments come as Harland & Wolff is ‘reworking’ an application for government support for its shipyard in Belfast. The company is seeking a government […]
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Aerospace and shipbuilding – two high skilled UK engineering industries, have long been synonymous with quality and excellence. Nations across the globe have, for many years, sought out our…Read more…
Fifty years on veterans of the 1971 Upper Clyde Shipbuilders (UCS) “work-in” have called on young workers to take inspiration from their legendary dispute when fighting pandemic redundancies.
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Unite has cautiously welcomed this week’s defence spending announcement – but warned that it must be used to create and support jobs and communities in the UK amid a national employment crisis. On…Read more…
Unite and shipbuilding unions celebrated victory after the government made a major U-turn this week, suggesting they have reclassified Fleet Solid Support (FSS) ships as warships – and so must be…Read more…
A £1.5 billion contract to build Royal Navy fleet solid support ships (FSS) that has been opened to overseas shipyards must go to domestic firms if UK shipbuilding jobs are to be preserved, Unite has…Read more…
With Spain becoming the latest country to extend its pay protection scheme “for as long as it takes” – following Germany, the Netherlands and France – the UK government continues to look on aimlessly…Read more…
The government must start making waves to support the resurrection of the Appledore shipyard, as career open days are planned in the next week to entice skilled workers back to the north Devon site….Read more…
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE, we bring you the latest heroes and zeroes amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest. HEROES easyJet and Dnata Catering members fighting for their…Read more…
The future of the UK’s world class base of highly skilled workers is now at great risk, Unite, other unions and employers warned yesterday (August 31).
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“Labour believes in our incredible workforce so why can’t the government? It’s simple – building our Royal Naval Fleet Support Ships here in UK shipyards is essential to maintain both jobs and…Read more…
The announcement today (August 25) that InfraStrata, the owners of the Harland and Wolff in Belfast, has bought the historic Appledore shipyard in North Devon has been hailed as great news by Unite….Read more…
Every Friday here on UniteLIVE we bring you the latest ‘heroes and zeroes’ amid the coronavirus crisis. Here are this week’s latest. Bakkavor workers This week, Unite highlighted…Read more…
The United Kingdom is famous for its seafaring tradition. The legendary Royal Navy has won many a maritime victory and our shipyards have been the envy of the world. Britannia may no longer rule the…Read more…
Unite has welcomed the revelation that there are now three consortiums actively seeking to purchase the mothballed Appledore shipyard in North Devon. Unite understands that a final announcement on…Read more…
Belfast shipyard workers occupied the Harland and Wolff site ahead of a rally that took place today (July 30) calling on the government to save the historic shipyard from closure. In dramatic…Read more…
As a rally was held today (July 30) to save the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Unite general secretary Len McCluskey sent protesting workers a message of solidarity. He said, “I want…Read more…
Unite is again calling on the government to support British jobs and build the next generation of Naval support ships in the UK as it ramps up its Keep Britain Afloat campaign and celebrates a…Read more…
Inviting foreign firms to bid on a £1bn government contract to build Royal Navy support ships abroad has turned Britain into a “laughing stock” and is a betrayal of UK ship workers, Unite warned MPs…Read more…
The shipbuilding industry suffered another setback today (February 7) after Babcock announced 150 redundancies at its Rosyth shipyard. Unite said the losses, which follow on from the decision…Read more…