News Tag: union
March 12, 2010
Talks aimed at averting industrial action at British Airways (BA) collapsed earlier this week and, as a result, Unit has today announced BA cabin crew members will strike for three days from March 20 and for four days from March 27.
Last month, BA‘s 12,000 cabin crew members voted to take industrial action over cost-cutting measures, which include a ...
Misery for passengers as BA union unveils strike dates
by Kay Murchie
February 25, 2010
Up to 270,000 civil servants are to stage a 48-hour national strike next month in a dispute over redundancy pay.
The walkout, which will take place on 8 and 9 March, will involve job centre staff, tax workers, coastguards, border agency officials, courts staff and driving test examiners.
If a satisfactory outcome is not reached then further strike action could take ...
270,000 civil servants to stage 48-hour strike
by Kay Murchie
February 22, 2010
Fears of travel chaos could emerge later as the results of a ballot is set to be announced.
A second strike ballot for British Airways (BA) 12,000 cabin crew members is to close today after they vowed to take industrial action over cost-cutting measures, which include a pay freeze and a switch to part-time working for thousands of staff.
Cabin crew ...
BA strike ballot result due today
by Kay Murchie
February 19, 2010
The Unite union has been unsuccessful in its High Court action against British Airways (BA) to stop the airline from imposing cost-cutting measures.
The union claimed it was not properly consulted on the measures, which include a pay freeze and a switch to part-time working for 3,000 staff.
BA cabin crew had been set to take industrial ...
Unite fails in High Court bid over BA proposed cuts
by Kay Murchie
February 2, 2010
Cadbury shareholders have today voted in favour of the £11.5 billion ($18.9 billion) takeover deal from US giant, Kraft Foods.
Today’s vote brings an end to Kraft’s five-month battle to take control of the 186-year-old British confectioner.
Cadbury said it had received valid acceptances of the offer from shareholders representing 71.7% of the company.
Commenting on the deal, Kraft ...
Cadbury shareholders vote in favour of Kraft takeover
by Kay Murchie
January 28, 2010
Shop Direct, the group behind Littlewoods, Kays, Additions Direct, Very, Empire Stores and Marshall Ward is to axe 1,500 positions across three sites in Sunderland, Burnley and Newtown in Powys.
The GMB union described the job losses as a "devastating blow" to the three affected regions.
The home shopping group which has its headquarters in Liverpool, was formerly known as Littlewoods Home ...
Shop Direct to axe 1,500 jobs
by Kay Murchie
January 20, 2010
British Airways (BA) cabin crew have ruled out industrial strike action for the Easter holidays.
The announcement will be a relief for the 2.5 million people that fly abroad during the Easter period.
Earlier this week, the Unite union said BA cabin crew were to begin a second strike ballot next week raising renewed fears for travellers.
This announcement came after a strike ...
BA rules out Easter travel disruption
by Kay Murchie
December 17, 2009
The 12-day strike planned by British Airways (BA) cabin crew over Christmas has been averted after it was declared illegal in a High Court ruling.
The ruling will be welcomed by thousands of passengers who were planning to fly over the festive period.
Mrs Justice Laura Cox ruled that the cabin crew's union, Unite, had not correctly included the votes ...
British Airways wins High Court injunction, strike cancelled
by Kay Murchie
November 6, 2009
Struggling airline British Airways (BA) has today posted a first-half pre-tax loss of £292 million for the six months to 30 September.
The airline admitted during the summer it was fighting to survive and has since been looking at ways to cut costs.
It is struggling to stay afloat during the global economic downturn which has led to a slump in demand. ...
BA posts record £292m loss for first-half
by Kay Murchie
November 3, 2009
Banking giant HSBC has announced plans to axe 1,726 jobs in the UK and comes just 24 hours after Royal Bank of Scotland said it was axing 3,700 branch jobs.
HSBC UK chief executive, Paul Thurston, said: "Decisions that affect our people are always difficult, but this restructure is an essential part of the streamlining of our business and the ...
Banking giant HSBC to eliminate 1,700 UK positions
by Kay Murchie
October 13, 2009
The future of Vauxhall and its 5,500 workers have been safeguarded today after the Unite union announced it has reached a deal with Magna, the Candian car parts firm and proposed new owners of Vauxhall and sister company, Germany-based Opel.
However, in order to protect jobs at both Vauxhall plants (Ellesmere Port and Luton), the union has been ...
Unite reaches deal with Magna to save Vauxhall jobs
by Kay Murchie
September 15, 2009
Defence giant BAE Systems is to reduce its workforce and close one of its sites in Woodford, Cheshire. However the job losses will also affect a number of its other sites.
The Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions (CSEU) described the news as "bitterly disappointing".
The union's general secretary, Hugh Scullion, said: "The CSEU will work constructively with ...
BAE Systems to close factory and axe 1,116 jobs
by Kay Murchie
August 28, 2009
Network Rail, which owns Britain's railway infrastructure, is embarking on a cost-cutting programme, which will see the loss of 1,800 positions.
The rail operator said it hopes to avoid any compulsory redundancies and said the jobs will be eliminated by April 2011.
The firm, which has a workforce of 33,000 people throughout the country, said: “We are looking at restructuring our ...
Network Rail proposes 1,800 UK job cuts
by Kay Murchie
August 19, 2009
It has been announced that banking giant Lloyds Banking Group is reviewing its decision to close down its Cheltenham & Gloucester (C&G) subsidiary.
In June, the mega-bank said it was closing all of its 160 UK C&G branches with the loss of hundreds of jobs but the decision may now be reversed.
The u-turn has been welcomed by the Unite ...
Lloyds to ‘review’ shutdown of Cheltenham & Gloucester
by Kay Murchie
July 16, 2009
Banking giant Lloyds Banking Group is shedding a further 1,200 jobs - just a fortnight after it announced 2,100 jobs would be axed.
The job losses now take the total 8,200, since its hasty merger with HBOS last autumn.
The bank, which is 43% state-owned, said the latest round of job cuts will be lost in IT support and in insurance services ...
Lloyds Banking Group reducing headcount - again
by Kay Murchie
July 13, 2009
British Airline Pilots' Association (Balpa) has today announced that pilots of struggling airline, British Airways (BA), have voted overwhelmingly to accept a 2.6% pay cut, which will save the airline up to £26 million a year in running costs.
The airline recently admitted that it was fighting for its survival but it is not alone. Many airlines continue to ...
BA pilots vote to accept 2.6% pay cut
by Kay Murchie
July 6, 2009
More than 2,000 British Airways (BA) cabin crew have rejected the company’s proposals to slash costs by freezing pay and reducing headcount.
A deadline of 30 June was set by the company to reach a deal on 3,500 job cuts, a pay freeze and other changes, but no agreement was reached at that time.
Speaking after the meeting, a ...
BA staff against pay cuts
by Kay Murchie
June 25, 2009
British Airways (BA), which recently asked 40,000 members of staff to work for nothing in a bid to cut costs, has now had a response from its employees.
The airline, which recently admitted it was fighting for survival, said 6,940 members of staff applied for voluntary pay cuts, including 800 workers who have volunteered to work for ...
BA to save £10m as 7,000 staff agree to pay cuts
by Kay Murchie
Steel giant Corus axing 2,000 jobs
by Kay Murchie
June 9, 2009
Lloyds Banking Group is announcing further job losses today with the closure of all its 160 UK Cheltenham & Gloucester (C&G) branches with the loss of 1,500 jobs.
Since April, Lloyds has axed almost 3,000 jobs which resulted in the Unite union accusing the banking giant of a embarking on a strategy of “death by a thousand cuts”. ...
1,500 jobs go as Cheltenham & Gloucester closes all branches
by Kay Murchie
