Unite's reaction to job cuts at Airbus
23rd March 2009
Unite national officer, Bernie Hamilton, said: "This is the
latest indication of how the global downturn is affecting the world
economy. Unite is demanding that Airbus does everything possible to
avoid compulsory cuts for the permanent and agency staff.
"Airbus must keep to its commitments agreed after 9/11 which
mean that, before the company considers compulsory redundancies,
they must first bring outsourced work in-house, reduce overtime to
a minimum and seek volunteers from the entire workforce.
"There are 1,400 temporary workers on the site. We will not
allow these workers to be sacrificed."
ENDS
Contact: Ciaran Naidoo on 07768 931 315
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