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Strikes at helicopter manufacturer to go ahead
Unite union members demand pay rises above the 4.5% inflation rate, rejecting offers below this threshold during the ongoing UK cost-of-living crisis.
- On 12 November, more than 3,000 aerospace workers at Leonardo's Basildon, Edinburgh, Luton, Newcastle and Yeovil sites will strike at the Italian-owned manufacturer and major defence firm.
- Unite union members rejected 3.2% and 3.6% pay offers, both below the RPI inflation rate of 4.50%, demanding a revised proposal amid the cost-of-living crisis.
- Leonardo, which runs Yeovil's helicopter plant, said it has prepared to limit disruption and welcomes Unite back to negotiations as workers strike 25-28 November.
- Leonardo warned that strike action has become inevitable across its UK sites, with further walk-outs expected throughout the month at Edinburgh and Basildon, raising disruption risks.
- Unite leaders said the dispute reflects wider grievances over pay and corporate priorities, with Sharon Graham saying skilled Leonardo workers are short-changed by a company making billions, while McCarthy warned worker anger will appear on picket lines.
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Thousands of staff at aerospace firm Leonardo have walked out in a dispute over pay, on the first of a number of planned days of strike action. Hundreds of workers took to picket lines at the company’s site in Edinburgh, while similar scenes are understood to have taken place at the firm’s sites throughout Scotland and England. The walk-out came after workers rejected a 3.6% pay offer from the firm, which the Unite union said was “well below” in…
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Thousands of Leonardo staff walk out in dispute over pay
A union officer said staff had ‘no other choice’ after being offered a real-terms pay cut.
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