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BAE 'set to cut almost 600 jobs' BAE confirms 450 Brough job loss
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Defence company BAE is to cut almost 600 jobs at its Brough site, near Hull and at Woodford, near Manchester, according to the Unite union. Defence company BAE has confirmed it will cut 450 jobs at its Brough site, near Hull.
Management are refusing to confirm the numbers involved until after the news has been given to staff, but more details are expected later. The plant is one of the area's biggest employers with about 2,000 staff.
Brough is one of the region's biggest employers with about 2,000 staff. Another 134 jobs are set to go at its Woodford operation, near Manchester, according to the Unite union, because of failure to win new orders.
Union officials said they were angry at the scale of the job cuts and said they would resist compulsory redundancies. Management have not confirmed the Woodford job losses yet but more details are expected later. Union officials are angry with the cuts.
Unite said 450 jobs would be lost at the Brough facility, which is the home of the Hawk military aircraft. They said they would resist compulsory redundancies.
Meanwhile, 134 jobs will be lost at Woodford, where the Nimrod is made. The Brough facility is the home of the Hawk military aircraft, while Woodford is where the Nimrod is made.
"Only a few days ago, the Red Arrows had the Hawks on display to celebrate the RAF's 90th anniversary," said Unite national officer Bernie Hamilton."Only a few days ago, the Red Arrows had the Hawks on display to celebrate the RAF's 90th anniversary," said Unite national officer Bernie Hamilton.
"Sadly, the future for the skilled workers that built these state-of-the-art jets is now uncertain.""Sadly, the future for the skilled workers that built these state-of-the-art jets is now uncertain."
He added that the union knew it would have a "challenge on our hands" at both sites as a result of rising competition, but said that the UK government should work to safeguard the country's aerospace industry for future generations.He added that the union knew it would have a "challenge on our hands" at both sites as a result of rising competition, but said that the UK government should work to safeguard the country's aerospace industry for future generations.