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| Unions meet over Airbus job cuts | Unions meet over Airbus job cuts |
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| Unions at Airbus's UK factories in Flintshire and Bristol have met managers to discuss the proposed 1,600 job losses at both plants. | |
| Redundancy packages are expected to be drawn up over the next three months. | Redundancy packages are expected to be drawn up over the next three months. |
| Unions are still unsure of the split between the two sites but are hopeful the job losses can be achieved over four years by "natural attrition." | Unions are still unsure of the split between the two sites but are hopeful the job losses can be achieved over four years by "natural attrition." |
| There are fears over Broughton's long term future after the decision to award key new work to Germany and Spain. | There are fears over Broughton's long term future after the decision to award key new work to Germany and Spain. |
| Airbus has not yet disclosed details of the job cuts although it is thought the losses will be shared between Broughton, which employs 7,000, and Filton near Bristol. | Airbus has not yet disclosed details of the job cuts although it is thought the losses will be shared between Broughton, which employs 7,000, and Filton near Bristol. |
| Contractors will be expected to take the brunt of the job losses. | Contractors will be expected to take the brunt of the job losses. |
| Strike warning | Strike warning |
| Union officials from Flintshire and Bristiol travelled to Toulouse on Monday. | Union officials from Flintshire and Bristiol travelled to Toulouse on Monday. |
| In the event of compulsorary redundancies, European unions have warned they may take strike action. | In the event of compulsorary redundancies, European unions have warned they may take strike action. |
| Although the Broughton job losses were not as bad as expected, the plant has missed out on investment in so-called "composite technology", which will be used in the next generation of Airbus planes. There are worries this could affect the long-term future of the plant. | Although the Broughton job losses were not as bad as expected, the plant has missed out on investment in so-called "composite technology", which will be used in the next generation of Airbus planes. There are worries this could affect the long-term future of the plant. |
| Meanwhile, the aircraft manufacturer's problems continue to deepen. Construction of the cargo version of the A380 superjumbo has been suspended as two American freight carriers dropped orders for twenty planes. | Meanwhile, the aircraft manufacturer's problems continue to deepen. Construction of the cargo version of the A380 superjumbo has been suspended as two American freight carriers dropped orders for twenty planes. |