Unite the union slams BAE systems for making ‘obscene’ profits while offering a raw deal to workers

Unite the union slams BAE systems for making ‘obscene’ profits while offering a raw deal to workers

Unite the union, the country’s leading trade union for defence and aerospace, has slammed military-industrial giant BAE Systems for making obscene profits while at the same time refusing to pay its workers a fair wage. The union has also criticised BAE for attempting union-busting high court injunctions to prevent strikes. The latest financial results show BAE’s full year operating profits increased by 12% to £3.32 billion. Meanwhile skilled wor…