T&G union in bid to halt airport job cuts

The
Transport and General Workers Union (T&G) is meeting with aircraft
maintenance firm FLS today, to protest at the jobs cuts at Stansted and
Manchester airports announced last week.

T&G,
the largest trade union at Danish-owned FLS, will be joined by representatives
from the other unions involved as the campaign to save the jobs gathers
momentum.

The
T&G said that more than 420 skilled jobs could to be lost if the plans are
implemented.

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T&G
spokesman John Street said: “When passenger numbers are growing and there are
plans to expand both Stansted and Manchester airports, we find it hard to
accept why the company is planning to cut back.”

By Ross Wigham