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Leonardo Workers Suspend Strike After New Pay Offer
Unite union suspended strikes after Leonardo UK presented a new pay offer to 3,000 employees, pending a member ballot; strikes will resume in November if rejected.
- About 3,000 employees at Leonardo, which runs the UK's only helicopter factory in Yeovil, planned to strike across five UK sites.
- After last-minute talks, union Unite agreed to suspend the action to allow for a ballot of members on the new offer.
- Leonardo, headquartered in Italy, manufactures defence industry equipment including helicopters, aerospace parts, electronics and cybersecurity technology.
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Unite union calls off UK strike action at global arms corporation Leonardo
Keeping production running and profits flowing is part and parcel of the union bureaucracy’s operations in any case, but Leonardo’s place in British imperialism’s war machine made this an even greater imperative for Unite’s leadership.
·United States
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Strike action at defence company Leonardo UK suspended as new pay offer tabled
Unite said if the proposed deal is rejected by members, staff will walk out later this month.
·London, United Kingdom
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