18 October 2017

Nationalise to save jobs at BAE Systems

Arms manufacturer BAE Systems has announced that up to 2,000 jobs will be cut in locations across the UK. These job cuts will have a devastating effect on the lives of workers losing their livelihood but will also have a wider impact on the local economy.

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11 October 2017

Workplace news in brief

Short reports on some of the latest trade union struggles including BAE job cuts, PCS action and cinema strikes.

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20 November 2013

Portsmouth: 'Save the yards, nationalise'

The fight to save jobs at Portsmouth dockyards continued on 16 November with 300 trade unionists giving support and solidarity

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BAE Shipyard in Govan, Glasgow, photo by wiki commons: user:bjmullan

13 November 2013

BAE takes the axe to shipyards: Defend every job

The shocking news that 1,775 jobs will go at BAE in Glasgow, Fife, Bristol and Portsmouth has angered thousands of workers, writes Chris Pickett, Portsmouth Trades Council, personal capacity.

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11 November 2013

Portsmouth BAE workers rally to defend all jobs

Over 200 trade unionists and community activists rallied in solidarity with workers at the Portsmouth BAE shipbuilding yard

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8 November 2013

Nationalise to defend the shipyards

Working class communities in Portsmouth, Glasgow and Fife have been dealt a devastating blow by the announcement on Wednesday that 1,775 jobs are to go in the shipbuilding industry

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