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| BAE confirms it will cut 600 jobs | BAE confirms it will cut 600 jobs |
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| Defence company BAE has confirmed it will cut almost 600 jobs at its Brough site, near Hull and its Woodford plant near Manchester. | Defence company BAE has confirmed it will cut almost 600 jobs at its Brough site, near Hull and its Woodford plant near Manchester. |
| A failure to win new orders is partly behind the move, which will see almost a quarter of the 2,000 staff at Brough lose their jobs. | |
| Engineering posts are most at risk, but staff in support and manufacturing at Brough will also be affected. | |
| Union officials said they would resist compulsory redundancies. | Union officials said they would resist compulsory redundancies. |
| Cuts at Brough were thought likely after BAE lost a big contract to supply 35 Hawk trainer jets to the United Arab Emirates. | |
| The workload for the engineering team makes the current staffing level unsustainable BAE statement | |
| BAE is Hull's biggest employer and the job losses will be a blow to the local economy. | |
| New focus | |
| About 134 job cuts are planned at the Woodford operation, near Manchester where the Nimrod surveillance aircraft is made. | |
| However, jobs related to that plane are safe. | |
| Instead, engineering posts on a range of projects, including the Typhoon, Airbus jets and the F-35, are under threat. | |
| BAE is now focusing on unmanned fighter aircraft after the government decided to phase out the UK capability for large, manned military jets. | |
| "The workload for the engineering team makes the current staffing level unsustainable, regrettably resulting in the redundancy announcement," BAE said in a statement. | |
| Uncertain future | Uncertain future |
| "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. |
| Woodford site general manager Jim Welsh said: "We recognise that this is a difficult period for all employees and their families and we will continue to do everything practical to mitigate the number of compulsory job losses." | Woodford site general manager Jim Welsh said: "We recognise that this is a difficult period for all employees and their families and we will continue to do everything practical to mitigate the number of compulsory job losses." |